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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Orléans, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Muides | ||
| 2009–2015 | Blois | ||
| 2015–2018 | Lorient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Amiens II | 18 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Auxerre II | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2026 | Auxerre | 79 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Dijon (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2026– | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 | |||
Paul Joly (born 7 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Career
[edit]A youth product of Muides, Blois Football 41, and Lorient before joining the reserves Amiens in 2018.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Auxerre on 18 October 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Auxerre in a 3–1 Coupe de France loss to Lille on 18 December 2021.[3]
On 16 January 2023, Joly joined Dijon in Ligue 2 on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[4]
On 26 August 2025, Joly moved on loan to 2. Bundesliga club 1.FC Kaiserslautern until the end of 2025–26 season.[5]
Honours
[edit]Auxerre
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2023–24[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Michel, Pierre. "Du Blois Foot 41 à l'AJ Auxerre : Paul Joly, la belle trajectoire..." La Nouvelle Republique.
- ↑ BRET, Thierry. "Le rêve se mue en douce réalité pour Paul JOLY : le néo-pro s'engage pour trois ans à l'AJ Auxerre". Presse Evasion.
- ↑ "Lille 3-1 Auxerre, Coupe de France, résultat et résumé du match (18/12/2021)". L'Équipe.
- ↑ "PAUL JOLY PRÊTÉ AU DFCO PAR L'AJ AUXERRE" (in French). Dijon FCO. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "FCK verstärkt Defensive mit Paul Joly" [FCK strengthens defense with Paul Joly] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ↑ Ouest-France (13 May 2024). "Trophées UNFP. L'équipe type de la saison de L2 : Auxerre en force, Angers et Caen bien représentés". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Paul Joly at Soccerway
- AJA Profile
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Orléans
- Living people
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- French men's footballers
- AJ Auxerre players
- Dijon FCO players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany