Axel Julien
{{short description|French basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Axel Julien
| image = Axel Julien-83.jpg
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| caption = Julien with JDA Dijon in 2017
| number = 83
| position = Point guard
| height_cm = 185
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| league = Pro A
| team = JDA Dijon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|07|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Saint-Tropez, France
| death_date =
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| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2009
| career_end =
| years1 = 2009–2015
| team1 = Hyères-Toulon
| years2 = 2015–2021
| team2 = JDA Dijon
| years3 = 2021–2024
| team3 = JL Bourg
| years4 = 2024–present
| team4 = JDA Dijon
| highlights = *LNB Leaders Cup winner (2020)
- 2× Pro A All-Star (2017, 2020)
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}}
Axel Julien (born 27 July 1992) is a French professional basketball player for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A.[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Axel_Julien/France/JDA_Dijon_Bourgogne/171996?PlayerID=171996 Axel Julien's Eurobasket.com profile] He is a two-time LNB All-Star selection and has been a core member of Bourg since he joined the team in 2021.
Professional career
Julien grew up with the juniors of HTV Basket and made his debut with their junior team ("Espoirs") in 2008.{{Cite web |title=AXEL JULIEN Profile {{!}} EuroLeague |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/axel-julien/profile/011161/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Euroleague Basketball |language=en-GB}} He won the LNB Pro A Leaders Cup in 2020 with JDA Dijon, his first major trophy.
On May 31, 2024, he signed with JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A for a second stint.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jdadijon.com/2024/05/31/effectif-24-25-axel-julien-premiere-recrue-de-la-jda-bourgogne-dijon/|title=Axel Julien, première recrue de la JDA Bourgogne Dijon|last=|first=|date=May 31, 2024|website=jdadijon.com|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=May 31, 2024}}
National team career
Julien has played for the France U20 and France university team. He played at the 2015 World University Games as well as at the 2012 FIBA U20 European Championship.
References
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Category:21st-century French sportsmen
Category:French men's basketball players
Category:JDA Dijon Basket players
Category:JL Bourg Basket players