Julien Ponceau
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Catumbela, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valladolid | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | US Saint-Évarzec | ||
| 2013–2015 | US Concarnoise | ||
| 2015–2018 | Lorient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Lorient II | 41 | (1) |
| 2018–2025 | Lorient | 119 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rodez II (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rodez (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Nîmes (loan) | 38 | (3) |
| 2025– | Valladolid | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | France U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:58, 11 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Julien Ponceau (born 28 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División club Valladolid. Born in Angola, Ponceau is a youth international for France.[2]
Lorient
Ponceau is a product of Lorient's youth academy, having joined in 2015.[3] On 14 February 2018, Ponceau signed his first professional contract with Lorient, keeping him at the club until 2020.[4] He made his professional debut in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue win over Valenciennes on 14 August 2018.[5]
Loan to Rodez
On 5 October 2020, Ponceau extended his contract with Lorient until 2023, and signed for Rodez on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[6]
Loan to Nîmes
In July 2021, Ponceau moved on a new loan to Nîmes.[7]
Valladolid
On 19 July 2025, Ponceau signed a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Valladolid.[8]
Personal life
Ponceau was born in Angola to a French father and Angolan mother, and moved to France at a young age.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 May 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lorient II | 2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | National 2 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||||
| Lorient | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 119 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 132 | 10 | |||
| Rodez II (loan) | 2020–21 | National 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Rodez (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nîmes (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 216 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 16 | ||
