Alexis Blin

{{Short description|French footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alexis Blin | image = France - England U19, 20150331 55.JPG | caption = Blin in 2015 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|9|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Le Mans, France | height = 1.84 m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Palermo | clubnumber = 28 | youthyears1 = 2002–2007 | youthclubs1 = La Bazoge | youthyears2 = 2007–2013 | youthclubs2 = Le Mans | youthyears3 = 2013–2015 | youthclubs3 = Toulouse | years1 = 2013 | clubs1 = Le Mans B | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = Toulouse B | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2015–2019 | clubs3 = Toulouse | caps3 = 82 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = → Amiens (loan) | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Amiens | caps5 = 60 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2021–2024 | clubs6 = Lecce | caps6 = 92 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Palermo | caps7 = 38 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = France U17 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam2 = France U19 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam3 = France U20 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2016 | nationalteam4 = France U21 | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 12 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }}

'''Alexis Blin''' (born 16 September 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Palermo}} club Palermo.<ref name="sw">{{Soccerway|alexis-blin/284738}}</ref>

==Club career== ===Toulouse=== Blin is a youth exponent from Le Mans but transferred to Ligue 1 side Toulouse in 2013. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 January 2015 against Evian Thonon Gaillard in a 1–0 away defeat. He played 85 minutes, before being substituted by Youssef Benali.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/25/france/ligue-1/football-croix-de-savoie-74/toulouse-fc/1687121/?ICID=PL_MS_06|title=Evian TG vs.Toulouse - 25 January 2015 - Soccerway|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>

In September 2018, Blin joined league rivals Amiens on loan for the 2018–19 season with Amiens securing an option to sign him permanently.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ligue 1: Alexis Blin quitte Toulouse et rejoint Amiens en prêt |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/sport/football/afp-00660860-ligue-1-alexis-blin-quitte-toulouse-et-rejoint-amiens-en-pret-2203830.php |accessdate=15 September 2018 |work=Les Échos |date=10 September 2018 |language=French}}</ref>

===Amiens=== On 11 June 2019, Blin signed a three-year contract after previously being loaned with French club Amiens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/alexis-blin-joueur-de-lamiens-sc-jusquen-2022-9748|title=ALEXIS BLIN, JOUEUR DE L'AMIENS SC JUSQU'EN 2022 !|accessdate=7 July 2019|date=11 June 2019|publisher=Amiens SC|language=French}}</ref>

===Lecce=== On 23 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an option for fourth year with Italian Serie B club Lecce.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Lecce|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/298665283078/blin-in-giallorosso|title=BLIN IN GIALLOROSSO|date=23 June 2021|language=it|access-date=8 July 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627202834/http://www.uslecce.it/news/298665283078/blin-in-giallorosso|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played a total three seasons with the club, two of which in Serie A, also captaining the club on his final season with the ''Giallorossi''.

===Palermo=== On 25 July 2024, Serie B club Palermo announced the permanent signing of Blin from Lecce.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.palermofc.com/en/news/blin-is-rosanero/ |publisher=Palermo FC |date=2024-07-25 |accessdate=2024-07-25 |title=BLIN IS ROSANERO}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|match played 21 February 2026}}<ref name="sw" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Toulouse |2014–15 |Ligue 1 |6||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2015–16 |Ligue 1 |24||0||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |2016–17 |Ligue 1 |26||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |2017–18 |Ligue 1 |26||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||30||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !82||1||4||0||4||0||0||0||2||0||92||1 |- |Amiens (loan) |2018–19 |Ligue 1 |27||1||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Amiens |2019–20 |Ligue 1 |24||0||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |2020–21 |Ligue 2 |36||1||2||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60||1||3||2||3||1||0||0||0||0||66||4 |- |rowspan="4"|Lecce |2021–22 |Serie B |26||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |2022–23 |Serie A |35||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||1 |- |2023–24 |Serie A |31||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !92||2||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||97||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Palermo |2024–25 |Serie B |17||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=SBP|Appearance(s) in Serie B – Promotion play-offs}}||0||19||0 |- |2025–26 |Serie B |17||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||38||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !295||5||16||2||9||1||0||0||3||0||323||8 |}

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==External links== * {{FFF player|8881-blin-alexis}} * {{FFF male player|1626019835}}

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