Antoine Baroan

{{Short description|French footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Antoine Baroan | image = Antoine Gilbert Baroan.jpg | caption = Baroan with [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] | full_name = Antoine Gilbert Baroan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Niort]], France | height = 1.87 m<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unfp.org/joueur/antoine-baroan-21275/|title=Antoine BAROAN - Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels|website=www.unfp.org}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[AVS Futebol SAD|AVS]]<br>(on loan from [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]) | clubnumber = 17 | youthyears1 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs1 = La Crèche | youthyears2 = 2009–2017 | youthclubs2 = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort]] | years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Chamois Niortais B]] | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 21 | years2 = 2018–2021 | clubs2 = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Chamois Niortais]] | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2021–2024 | clubs3 = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] | caps3 = 70 | goals3 = 27 | years4 = 2024–2025 | clubs4 = [[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]] | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2025 | clubs5 = → [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] (loan)| caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] | caps6 = 14| goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2026– | clubs7 = → [[AVS Futebol SAD|AVS]] (loan) | caps7 = 0| goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 23 November 2025 | nationalteam-update = }}

'''Antoine Gilbert Baroan''' (born 24 June 2000) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] or [[Primeira Liga]] club [[AVS Futebol SAD|AVS]], on loan from [[Liga I]] club [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]].

==Club career== Baroan joined the youth academy of [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Chamois Niortais]] in 2009. Baroan made his professional debut with Niort in a 1–0 [[Ligue 2]] win over [[AS Nancy]] on 24 August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/85035|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 5ème journée - AS Nancy Lorraine / Chamois Niortais|website=www.lfp.fr}}</ref>

On 25 June 2021, Baroan moved aboard and joined the [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian Parva Liga]] team [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportal.bg/news-2021062507422095225|title=Ботев (Пд) привлече французин|website=Sportal.bg|accessdate=2 July 2023}}</ref>

On 2 February 2024, Baroan signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with [[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]] in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Winterthur|url=https://fcwinterthur.ch/news/2024-02/fcw-verpflichtet-stuermer-antoine-baoran|title=FCW VERPFLICHTET STÜRMER ANTOINE BAROAN|trans-title=FCW SIGNS STRIKER ANTOINE BAROAN|date=2 February 2024|access-date=3 February 2024|language=de}}</ref>

On 25 February 2025, he returned to Bulgaria, joining [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets]] for an undisclosed fee, after just one year at Winterthur.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Winterthur|url=https://fcwinterthur.ch/news/2025-02/antoine-baroan-zu-ludogorez-rasgrad|title=Baroan zurück nach Bulgarien|trans-title=Baroan back to Bulgaria|date=25 February 2025|access-date=25 February 2025|language=de}}</ref>

On 8 July 2025, Baroan signed a two-season contract with Romanian SuperLiga club [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/rapid-si-a-prezentat-noul-atacant-antoine-baroan-3683673|title=Oficial Rapid și-a prezentat noul atacant: Antoine Baroan|publisher=digisport.ro|trans-title=Rapid officially introduced its new striker: Antoine Baroan|date=8 July 2025|language=ro|access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref>

==International career== Baroan was born in France, the son of Ivorian former footballer Celestine Baroan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/baroan-chamois-graine-de-champion|title=Baroan (Chamois) graine de champion|date=27 September 2016|language=fr|website=lanouvellerepublique.fr|access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref> Baroan made one appearance for the [[France national football team|France U17s]] in a 1–0 friendly win over the [[Czech Republic national under-17 football team|Czech Republic U17]]s on 23 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/10/u17/matchs/2330/2016-09-23/france-republique-tcheque|title=Match - France - République Tchèque - FFF|publisher=}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Ludogorets Razgrad''' *[[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian First League]]: [[2024–25 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2024–25]] *[[Bulgarian Cup]]: [[2024–25 Bulgarian Cup|2024–25]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|antoine-baroan/477965}} * {{FFF player|7066-baroan-antoine}} * {{FFF male|2544283240-antoine-baroan|archive=20180830073730}} * {{LFP|baroan-antoine}}

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