Nathaël Julan
French footballer (1996–2020)
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Nathaël Antoine Julian Julan (19 July 1996 – 3 January 2020) was a French professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented Guingamp in Ligue 1, and Le Havre and Valenciennes in Ligue 2.[1]
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Julan with Valenciennes in April 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathaël Antoine Julian Julan | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Montivilliers, France | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 2020 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Pordic, France | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2015 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Le Havre B | 52 | (23) |
| 2015–2018 | Le Havre | 39 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Guingamp | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2019 | Guingamp II | 3 | (2) |
| Total | 118 | (34) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
On 30 June 2016, Julan signed his first professional contract with Le Havre, for three years.[2] On 4 August 2017, in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue at home to Nîmes Olympique, he scored twice in a 4–4 draw and the winning strike in the subsequent penalty shootout.[3]
After registering three goals and an assist in 14 games over the first half of the season, Julan joined Ligue 1 club Guingamp on a 31⁄2-year deal on 31 January 2018.[4] On 10 January 2019, he joined Ligue 2 side Valenciennes, until the end of the season.[5] Eight days later on his debut, he scored to open a 1–1 draw at Châteauroux.[6]
In the last match of his life on 30 November 2019, Julan scored both goals, as Guingamp's reserves beat leaders C'Chartres 2–1 at home in the Championnat National 2.[7]
Personal life and death
Julan was born in Montivilliers, Seine-Maritime, and he was of Guadeloupean descent.[8]
On 3 January 2020, Julan died in a car accident in his Audi Q5 in Pordic, Brittany, after leaving training.[9][10]
Honours
Guingamp
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19[11]
