Lloyd Palun

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lloyd Palun

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Arles, France

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Right-back, defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2005–2008

| youthclubs1 = Martigues

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Martigues

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2010

| clubs2 = Trinité

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2010–2015

| clubs3 = Nice

| caps3 = 62

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = Nice B

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2017

| clubs5 = Red Star

| caps5 = 67

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2017–2019

| clubs6 = Cercle Brugge

| caps6 = 54

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2019–2021

| clubs7 = Guingamp

| caps7 = 32

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = Guingamp II

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2021–2023

| clubs9 = Bastia

| caps9 = 46

| goals9 = 1

| totalcaps = 283

| totalgoals = 14

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2023

| nationalteam1 = Gabon

| nationalcaps1 = 70

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 27 June 2023

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Lloyd Palun (born 28 November 1988) is a professional footballer who most recently played for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in France, he represents Gabon at international level.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lloyd-palun-au-red-star/577282|language=fr|title=Lloyd Palun au Red Star|date=27 July 2015|accessdate=17 March 2016|work=L'Équipe}} He plays as a right-back or as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Palun joined Nice after playing with local amateur clubs Martigues and Trinité.{{cite news |title=Lloyd Palun, l'envol d'un Aiglon |url=http://www.foot-express.com/palun,-lenvol-dun-aiglon.html |work=Foot-Express |date=25 April 2011 |accessdate=29 November 2011 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010759/http://www.foot-express.com/palun,-lenvol-dun-aiglon.html |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}

International career

Palun holds French and Gabonese nationalities.{{cite web | url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/lloyd-palun-18100/ | title=Lloyd PALUN - }} He elected to represent the Gabon national team at senior international level. He made his debut on 9 February 2011 in a 2–0 victory over Congo DR.{{cite news |title=Lloyd Palun, la révélation des Panthères du Gabon |url=http://www.afrik.com/article21991.html |work=Afrik |date=11 February 2011 |accessdate=29 November 2011 |language = French}}

In 2012, he played in all four national team matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Gabon reached the quarterfinals.{{Cite web|url=https://africanfootball.com/team/35/Gabon/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/|title=AfricanFootball - Gabon}}{{Cite web|url=https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/|title = 2012 Africa Cup of Nations matches}}