Giulian Biancone
{{short description|French footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Giulian Biancone
| image = Giulian Biancone (2021).jpg
| caption = Biancone with Troyes in 2021
| full_name = Giulian Alexis André Biancone
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Fréjus, France
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Olympiacos
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = 2006–2011
| youthclubs1 = AS Maximoise
| youthyears2 = 2011–2015
| youthclubs2 = Fréjus
| youthyears3 = 2015–2018
| youthclubs3 = Monaco
| years1 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = Monaco
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = Monaco B
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → Cercle Brugge (loan)
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → Cercle Brugge (loan)
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Troyes
| caps5 = 33
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2022
| clubs6 = Troyes B
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022–2023
| clubs7 = Nottingham Forest
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2023–
| clubs8 = Olympiacos
| caps8 = 28
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = Olympiacos B
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = France U19
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 11 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Giulian Alexis André Biancone (born 31 March 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Olympiacos.
Early life
Giulian Alexis André Biancone{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2786707 |title=2022/23 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=14 September 2022 |access-date=14 September 2022}} was born on 31 March 2000 in Fréjus, Var.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur71203.html |title=Giulian Biancone |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=3 July 2022 |language=fr}}
Club career
Biancone made his professional debut with Monaco in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League loss to Atlético Madrid on 28 November 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2025126--atleti-vs-monaco/|title=UEFA Champions League - Atlético-Monaco |publisher=UEFA}}
In July 2019, Biancone joined Monaco's satellite club Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan.{{cite web|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2019/official-loic-badiashile-giulian-biancone-join-cercle-brugge-on-loan-from-as-monaco/|title=Official Loïc Badiashile, Giulian Biancone join Cercle Brugge on loan from AS Monaco|website=getfootballnewsfrance.com|date=2 July 2019|accessdate=18 July 2019}}
On 12 August 2021, Ligue 1 club Troyes signed Biancone on a five-year contract.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
On 3 July 2022, Biancone signed a three-year contract with Premier League club Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web | url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/03/forest-complete-biancone-signing/ | title=Forest complete Biancone signing }} On 23 August, he made his debut for the club in a 3–0 win over Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62558137 | title=Nottingham Forest moved into the third round of the Carabao Cup with a comfortable win at League Two Grimsby | work=BBC Sport |date=23 August 2022}} On 31 August, Biancone made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Cheikhou Kouyaté in a 6–0 away defeat to champions Manchester City.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62655348 |title=Man City 6-0 Nottingham Forest: Erling Haaland scores another hat-trick in easy victory |website=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2022|access-date=31 August 2022}}
On 18 September 2023, Biancone signed with Greek Super League side Olympiacos for an undisclosed transfer fee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2023/september/18/giulia-biancone-/|title=Giulian Biancone completes permanent move to Olympiacos|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|date=18 September 2023|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}}
International career
Biancone is a youth international for France, having represented the France U19s.{{cite web|url=https://www.asmonaco.com/en/le-programme-des-internationaux-monegasques/|title=The program of Monegasque internationals |date=9 October 2018|publisher=AS Monaco FC}}
Career statistics
{{updated|31 May 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/giulian-biancone/508966/ |title=G. Biancone: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=3 July 2022}}
| 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" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps !Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Monaco B
|13 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan=4|Monaco
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
| colspan="2" |— | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20
|Ligue 1 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Ligue 1 |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
! colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| rowspan=3|Cercle Brugge (loan)
|25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21
|Belgian First Division A |18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 20 | 1 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
! colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||46 | 2 | ||||
| Troyes B
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Troyes
|Ligue 1 |33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | ||
| Olympiacos
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!103 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 5 |
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Honours
Olympiacos
References
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External links
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- [https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/players/giulianbiancone/ Profile] at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website
- {{FFF player}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Olympiacos F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Fréjus
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Olympiacos F.C. players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Championnat National 3 players