Christophe Jallet

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Christophe Jallet

| image = Christophe Jallet - France v Armenia.jpg

| caption = Jallet playing for France in 2014

| full_name = Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Christophe-JALLET-J33257599/ |title=Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet |website=Verif.com |access-date=1 March 2025 |language=fr}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cognac, Charente, France

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Right back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1992–1998

| youthclubs1 = Cognac

| youthyears2 = 1998–2003

| youthclubs2 = Niort

| years1 = 2003–2006

| clubs1 = Niort

| caps1 = 98

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2006–2009

| clubs2 = Lorient

| caps2 = 97

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2009–2014

| clubs3 = Paris Saint-Germain

| caps3 = 143

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2014–2017

| clubs4 = Lyon

| caps4 = 68

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2017–2019

| clubs5 = Nice

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2019–2020

| clubs6 = Amiens

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 1

| totalcaps = 447

| totalgoals = 27

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2017

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}}

}}

Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet (born 31 October 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back. During his career, he played for Niort, Lorient, Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, Nice and Amiens, as well as registering 16 caps for the France national team between 2012 and 2017.

Club career

=Early career=

Born in Cognac, Charente, Jallet began his career at his hometown club UA Cognac where he operated behind the striker.{{cite web |last1=Mestres |first1=Antoine |title=Jallet, le dernier survivant |url=https://www.sofoot.com/jallet-le-dernier-survivant-159994.html |website=So Foot |accessdate=2 August 2019 |language=French |date=31 July 2012}} Tracked by the main club in the region, Niort, since 13, he was discouraged by his parents to pursue the move and he remained in Cognac.

=Niort=

Jallet finally joined Niort at 15, but his coach told his parents that he was "not good enough." Jallet dramatically improved after this. Following his training, he started numerous games in National and Ligue 2 during his three seasons as a defensive midfielder there.

=Lorient=

In 2006, Jallet was transferred to FC Lorient,{{cite web |last1=Dussueil |first1=Enguerrand |title=Tour de France du Mercato : FC Lorient |url=http://www.footmercato.net/ligue-1/tour-de-france-du-mercato-fc-lorient_7660 |website=Foot Mercato |accessdate=2 August 2019 |language=French |date=28 July 2006}} where he played as the side's third-choice right-back. After a successful tutelage as third-choice, Jallet eventually became a stalwart of the team.

=Paris Saint-Germain=

On 6 July 2009, Jallet joined Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros, signing a four-year contract.[http://www.psg.fr/fr/Actus/003001/Article/45543/Christophe-Jallet-est-Parisien "Christophe is Jallet Parisien"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050549/http://www.psg.fr/fr/Actus/003001/Article/45543/Christophe-Jallet-est-Parisien |date=4 March 2016 }}, psg.fr, 6 July 2009. He was recruited to provide competition for Ceará at right-back. Jallet made his first appearance in a competitive match with PSG against Le Mans in the second matchday of the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44980 "Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Le Mans UC 72 '], lfp.fr , 15 August 2009. Playing as a right midfielder, he scored his first goal one week later against Valenciennes with an assist from Stéphane Sessègnon.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44989 "Valenciennes FC 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain"], lfp.fr, 22 August 2009. During the next match, against Lille, he delivered an assist a few minutes after he was substituted onto the pitch and marked the very end of game again with a goal.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44669 "Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Lille OSC"], lfp.fr, 30 August 2009. During his first season, Jallet's impact as a substitute with goalscoring potential was highly valued, though gaining a starting berth proved hard with the form of Ceará. Jallet scored again at the 19th match against Grenoble, leading to a 4–0 victory for PSG.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44799 "Paris Saint-Germain 4–0"], lfp.fr, 23 December 2009. He ended the season with 11 assists.[http://www.psgmag.net/878-Bilan-2009-2010-les-defenseurs-du.html "Balance 2009–2010: Defenders "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081955/http://www.psgmag.net/878-Bilan-2009-2010-les-defenseurs-du.html |date=7 April 2014 }}, psgmag.net, 19 June 2010.

On 1 May 2010, at the Stade de France, Jallet won the Coupe de France with PSG after a 1–0 defeat of Monaco in the final.{{cite web |title=PSG - Monaco : les notes du match |url=http://www.footmercato.net/coupe-de-france/psg-monaco-les-notes-du-match_48896 |website=Foot Mercato |accessdate=2 August 2019 |language=French |date=1 May 2010}}

On 22 April 2011, he renewed his two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

On 2 October 2011, in the clash between PSG and Lyon, Jaillet scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory with an assist from Nenê.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74456 "Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais'], lfp.fr , 2 October 2011. He gained the confidence of new coach Carlo Ancelotti in a new position as midfielder, with Ancelotti preferring Milan Biševac at right-back. Jallet gained the captaincy late in the season following the dropping of Mamadou Sakho.

{{Pull quote|width=65%|"Jallet is a player with great regularity. There is no tactical error, he is always focused, dynamic. I did not know Jallet but his performance has always been good. He is very professional. I think Jallet can be a good player for the national team."

Carlo Ancelotti{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/fr/news/29/ligue-1/2012/05/05/3082746/ligue-1-ancelotti-veut-voir-jallet-en-bleu |title=Ligue 1 – Ancelotti veut voir Jallet en Bleu statement |language=French|date=5 May 2012|accessdate=8 August 2012 |publisher=Goal.com}}}}

=Lyon=

On 24 July 2014, Jallet signed a three-year deal with Olympique Lyonnais.{{cite web |title=Transfer news: Christophe Jallet moves to Lyon on a three-year contract |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11806/9392655/transfer-news-christophe-jallet-moves-to-lyon-on-a-three-year-contract |website=Sky Sports |accessdate=2 August 2019 |date=24 July 2014}}

=Nice=

On 18 July 2017, Jallet signed with OGC Nice on a free transfer.{{cite web |title=Nice sign defender Christophe Jallet on free transfer from Lyon |url=https://global.espn.com/football/story/3160157/nice-sign-defender-christophe-jallet-on-free-transfer-from-lyon?src=com |website=ESPN FC |accessdate=2 August 2019 |date=19 July 2017}}

=Amiens=

On 23 July 2019, Jallet signed with Amiens.{{cite web|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/christophe-jallet-rejoint-l-amiens-sc-pour-un-an-9896|title=CHRISTOPHE JALLET REJOINT L'AMIENS SC POUR UN AN !|accessdate=23 July 2019|date=23 July 2019|publisher=Amiens SC|language=French}}

==Retirement==

Jallet retired after the 2019–20 season, despite Amiens offering to extend his contract for another campaign.{{Cite web |url = https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/06/26/jallet-retires-psg-lyon-nice-amiens-france |title = Jallet retires |work = Ligue1 |publisher = Ligue 1 |date = 26 June 2020 |accessdate = 31 October 2020}}

International career

Jallet was called up to the France national team by manager Didier Deschamps for a friendly against Uruguay on 9 August 2012. In his second appearance, on 11 September 2012, he scored a goal against Belarus from a difficult angle. He played a total of 16 matches for the France national team.

=International goals=

:Source:{{NFT|48290}}

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center"\| 1	11 September 2012	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	{{fb\|BLR}}	align="center"\| 2–0	align="center"\| 3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Niort

Championnat National: 2005–06{{cite web|url=http://www.chamoisfc79.fr/visiteur/historique/ex_joueur.php?id_joueur=101|title=Christophe Jallet|publisher=chamoisfc79.fr|accessdate=30 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530182359/http://www.chamoisfc79.fr/visiteur/historique/ex_joueur.php?id_joueur=101|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=dead}}

Paris Saint-Germain