Nathaël Julan

Nathaël Antoine Julian Julan (19 July 1996 – 3 January 2020) was a French professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented Guingamp in Ligue 1, and Le Havre and Valenciennes in Ligue 2.[2]

Nathaël Julan
Julan with Valenciennes in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Nathaël Antoine Julian Julan[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-19)19 July 1996
Place of birth Montivilliers, France
Date of death 3 January 2020(2020-01-03) (aged 23)
Place of death Pordic, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
2004–2015 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Le Havre B 52 (23)
2015–2018 Le Havre 39 (7)
2018–2020 Guingamp 11 (0)
2019 → Valenciennes (loan) 13 (2)
2019 Guingamp II 3 (2)
Total 118 (34)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

On 30 June 2016, Julan signed his first professional contract with Le Havre, for three years.[3] On 4 August 2017, in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue at home to Nîmes Olympique, he scored twice in a 4–4 draw and the winning strike in the subsequent penalty shootout.[4]

After registering three goals and an assist in 14 games over the first half of the season, Julan joined Ligue 1 club Guingamp on a 3​1⁄2-year deal on 31 January 2018.[5] On 10 January 2019, he joined Ligue 2 side Valenciennes, until the end of the season.[6] Eight days later on his debut, he scored to open a 1–1 draw at Châteauroux.[7]

In the last match of his life on 30 November 2019, Julan scored both goals, as Guingamp's reserves beat leaders C'Chartres 2–1 at home in the Championnat National 2.[8]

Personal life and death

Julan was born in Montivilliers, Seine-Maritime, and he was of Guadeloupean descent.[9]

On 3 January 2020, Julan died in a car accident in his Audi Q5 in Pordic, Brittany, after leaving training.[10][11]

References
  1. "Demande d'acte de décès à Pordic (22590)" [Death certificate request in Pordic (22590)] (in French). acte-deces.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. Nathaël Julan at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. "Le Havre: Nathaël Julan passe professionnel" [Le Havre: Nathaël Julan turns professional]. France Football (in French). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. "Coupe de la Ligue : Le Havre passe, Sochaux out" [Coupe de la Ligue: Le Havre through, Sochaux out]. L'Équipe (in French). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. "EA Guingamp. Julan a signé pour 3 ans et demi" [EA Guingamp. Julan signed for 3 and a half years]. Le Télégramme (in French). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. "Guingamp: Nathaël Julan prêté à Valenciennes (L2) sans option d'achat" [Guingamp: Nathaël Julan loaned to Valenciennes (L2) without purchase option]. France Football (in French). 10 January 2019.
  7. Gotte, Richard (18 January 2019). "Ligue 2 : Julan, un but et première réussie, les notes des Valenciennois à Châteauroux" [Ligue 2: Julan a goal and successful debut, the Valenciennes players' ratings at Châteauroux]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. "Football. Guingamp fait chuter le leader (2-1)" [Football. Guingamp bring down the leader (2-1)]. Le Télégramme (in French). 30 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. "Football: Décès du jeune attaquant guadeloupéen de l'EAG Nathaël Julan" [Football: Young Guadeloupe striker EAG Nathaël Julan dies]. RCI Martinique (in French). 3 February 2020.
  10. "Décès de Nathaël Julan" [Nathaël Julan dies] (in French). Guingamp. 3 January 2020.
  11. "Le joueur de Guingamp Nathaël Julan meurt dans un accident" [Guingamp player Nathaël Julan dies in an accident]. France Bleu (in French). 3 January 2020.
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