Émilien Gailleton | |
Birth Date: | 2003 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Croydon, England |
Weight: | 89kg (196lb) |
Ru Position: | Outside Centre |
Ru Currentteam: | Pau |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2017 |
Youthclubs1: | Cahors |
Youthyears2: | 2017–2021 |
Youthclubs2: | Agen |
Years1: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs1: | Agen |
Apps1: | 15 |
Points1: | 15 |
Years2: | 2022– |
Clubs2: | Pau |
Apps2: | 36 |
Points2: | 80 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 19 January 2024 |
Repyears1: | 2021–2023 |
Repteam1: | France U20 |
Repcaps1: | 16 |
Reppoints1: | 20 |
Repyears2: | 2023– |
Repteam2: | France |
Repcaps2: | 3 |
Reppoints2: | 5 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 13 July 2024 |
Émilien Gailleton (born 13 July 2003) is a French rugby union player, who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Pau and the France national team.
Born in Croydon, England to a French father and a British mother,[1] Émilien Gailleton moved to Cahors, France at the age of three.[2] He started rugby for his hometown club in 2008, and then joined Agen as a junior in 2017.[3]
Gailleton made his professional debut with Agen on 15 October 2021 in a loss at Vannes, during the 2021–22 Pro D2 season.[4]
In December 2021, he signed with Pau and joined the Top 14 club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]
On 30 October 2022, Gailleton was first called by Fabien Galthié to the France senior team for the Autumn internationals.[6]