Photo: Gaillac / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Lafont fascinates me because his story refuses to fit a single flag. Born in Ouagadougou, raised in France, and now keeping goal for the Ivory Coast, he's a living map of football's borderless modern era. What I find most striking is that he was already a senior goalkeeper as a teenager, thrown into top-flight pressure at an age when most players are still finding their feet. At 193 cm he has the reach you'd expect, but it's the early composure I admire. Watching a keeper grow up in public is rare, and his cross-continental path makes him one of the more quietly compelling careers I follow.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alban Lafont
- Name (Japanese)
- アルバン・ラフォン
- Reading
- あるばん・らふぉん
- Born
- January 23, 1999 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Ouagadougou, Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso
- Height
- 193 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Alban Lafont born?
Born January 23, 1999 (age 27).
Where is Alban Lafont from?
Alban Lafont is from Ouagadougou, Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso.
What does Alban Lafont do?
Alban Lafont works as association football player.
How tall is Alban Lafont?
Alban Lafont is 193 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.