Alexis Blin
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexis Blin
| image = France - England U19, 20150331 55.JPG
| caption = Blin in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|9|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Le Mans, France
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Palermo
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 = 2002–2007
| youthclubs1 = La Bazoge
| youthyears2 = 2007–2013
| youthclubs2 = Le Mans
| youthyears3 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs3 = Toulouse
| years1 = 2013
| clubs1 = Le Mans B
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2015
| clubs2 = Toulouse B
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2019
| clubs3 = Toulouse
| caps3 = 82
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → Amiens (loan)
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2019–2021
| clubs5 = Amiens
| caps5 = 60
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2021–2024
| clubs6 = Lecce
| caps6 = 92
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Palermo
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = France U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = France U19
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam3 = France U20
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2016
| nationalteam4 = France U21
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 15 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Alexis Blin (born 16 September 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Palermo}} club Palermo.{{Soccerway|alexis-blin/284738}}
Club career
=Toulouse=
Blin is a youth exponent from Le Mans but transferred to Ligue 1 side Toulouse in 2013. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 January 2015 against Evian Thonon Gaillard in a 1–0 away defeat. He played 85 minutes, before being substituted by Youssef Benali.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/25/france/ligue-1/football-croix-de-savoie-74/toulouse-fc/1687121/?ICID=PL_MS_06|title=Evian TG vs.Toulouse - 25 January 2015 - Soccerway|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=26 January 2015}}
In September 2018, Blin joined league rivals Amiens on loan for the 2018–19 season with Amiens securing an option to sign him permanently.{{cite news |title=Ligue 1: Alexis Blin quitte Toulouse et rejoint Amiens en prêt |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/sport/football/afp-00660860-ligue-1-alexis-blin-quitte-toulouse-et-rejoint-amiens-en-pret-2203830.php |accessdate=15 September 2018 |work=Les Échos |date=10 September 2018 |language=French}}
=Amiens=
On 11 June 2019, Blin signed a three-year contract after previously being loaned with French club Amiens.{{cite web|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/alexis-blin-joueur-de-lamiens-sc-jusquen-2022-9748|title=ALEXIS BLIN, JOUEUR DE L'AMIENS SC JUSQU'EN 2022 !|accessdate=7 July 2019|date=11 June 2019|publisher=Amiens SC|language=French}}
=Lecce=
On 23 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an option for fourth year with Italian Serie B club Lecce.{{cite web|publisher=Lecce|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/298665283078/blin-in-giallorosso|title=BLIN IN GIALLOROSSO|date=23 June 2021|language=it}} He played a total three seasons with the club, two of which in Serie A, also captaining the club on his final season with the Giallorossi.
=Palermo=
On 25 July 2024, Serie B club Palermo announced the permanent signing of Blin from Lecce.{{cite web |url=https://www.palermofc.com/en/news/blin-is-rosanero/ |publisher=Palermo FC |date=2024-07-25 |accessdate=2024-07-25 |title=BLIN IS ROSANERO}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 21 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Toulouse
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|Ligue 1 |24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|Ligue 1 |26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Ligue 1 |26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!82||1||4||0||4||0||0||0||2||0||92||1 | ||||||||||||
| Amiens (loan)
|Ligue 1 |27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Amiens
|Ligue 1 |24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21
|36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!60||1||3||2||3||1||0||0||0||0||66||4 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Lecce
|26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23
|35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24
|Serie A |31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!92||2||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||97||2 | ||||||||||||
| Palermo
|Serie B |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!266||5||14||2||9||1||0||0||2||0||291||8 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FFF player|8881-blin-alexis}}
- {{FFF male player|1626019835}}
{{Palermo FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blin, Alexis}}
Category:Footballers from Le Mans
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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