Joachim Trouabal
{{short description|French rugby player (born 2000)}}
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Joachim Trouabal (born 18 August 2000) is a French professional rugby union footballer who is an international for the France national rugby sevens team.
Early life
He played a number of different sports growing up, including tennis, football, and judo. He ultimately chose rugby union and starting playing in the Paris region for Brétigny from 2008 to 2013, before training with Rugby Club Massy Essonne.{{cite web|title= Joachim Trouabal: "If we go to the Olympics, it will be to aim for gold"|first=Arnaud|last=Bertrande|date=31 March 2021|url= https://www.lequotidiendusport.fr/joachim-trouabal-si-on-va-au-jo-ce-sera-pour-viser-lor/#google_vignette|website=Lequotidiendusport.fr|accessdate=10 Dec 2024}}
Career
=Rugby Union=
He trained as a youngster at Top 14 club Racing 92 and played for France in Rugby Sevens at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. He made his debut for the senior France national rugby sevens team in Cape Town on December 9, 2018 against Samoa, during the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.{{cite web|url= https://supersevens.lnr.fr/actualite/ces-8-belles-histoires-ne-pas-manquer-avant-l-extenso-supersevens|website=Supersevems.fr|accessdate=9 December 2024|title= THESE 8 GREAT STORIES NOT TO BE MISSED BEFORE THE IN EXTENSO SUPERSEVENS|date=31 January 2020}}
He continued to play for France Rugby Sevens in the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series and was a member of the France Squad at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/french-sevens-star-joins-ex-wallaby-in-nfls-prestigious-pathway-program/|website=Rugby Pass|accessdate=11 December 2024|title= French sevens star joins ex-Wallaby in NFL's prestigious pathway program|date=9 December 2024|first=Finn|last=Morton}}
He played for France in the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and 2023–24 SVNS, with his performances including a hat trick against Fiji in Toulouse in May 2023.{{cite web|url= https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/sevens/fiji-out-of-cup-contention-in-france/|website=fbcnews|accessdate=9 December 2024|title= Fiji out of cup contention in France|first=Talei|last=Matairakula|date=May 14, 2023}}{{cite web|url= https://www.sudouest.fr/sport/rugby/rugby-a-7-c-est-certainement-la-meilleure-saison-de-l-equipe-de-france-selon-joachim-trouabal-15163019.php|first=Patrick|last=Fevrier|date=24 May 2023|title= Rugby 7s: "It's certainly the best season for the French team," according to Joachim Trouabal|website=Sudouest|accessdate=10 December 2024}}
===NFL===
Following the end of his France Rugby Sevens contract he participated in the NFL International Combine in Loughborough, England in October 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyrama.fr/2024/10/12/joachim-trouabal-tente-laventure-du-football-americain-il-y-a-des-centaines-de-combinaisons-tu-dois-tout-apprendre-12251616.php|title= Joachim Trouabal tries his hand at American football: "There are hundreds of combinations, you have to learn everything"|accessdate=10 December 2024|date=12 October 2024|first=Loïc |last=Bessiere|website=Rugbyrama}} In December 2024, he was announced as joining the NFL's International Player Pathway scheme.{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/articles/c786wqwdy64o.amp|date=9 December 2024|accessdate=9 December 2024|title= Petaia, Stona & Sexton named in NFL's 2025 IPP class}}{{cite web|url= https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-announces-international-player-pathway-program-class-of-2025|website=NFL|accessdate=10 December 2024|title= NFL announces International Player Pathway program Class of 2025|date=9 December 2024}}
Personal life
His father is French international sprinter Jean-Charles Trouabal.{{cite web|url= https://www.xperience-sport.com/blog/article/jean-charles-trouabal-une-histoire-de-partage-et-demotion-entre-sport-de-haut-niveau-et-desir-de-transmission|website=Xperience-sport|accessdate=10 December 2024|title= JEAN-CHARLES TROUABAL: BETWEEN HIGH-LEVEL SPORT AND THE DESIRE TO PASS ON KNOWLEDGE|date=20 May 2024}}
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Category:Rugby union players from Paris
Category:France international rugby sevens players