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{{short description|French footballer (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christophe Jallet
| image = Christophe Jallet - France v Armenia.jpg
| caption = Jallet playing for France in 2014
| full_name = Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Christophe-JALLET-J33257599/ |title=Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet |website=Verif.com |access-date=1 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cognac, France|Cognac]], Charente, France
| height = 1.78 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right back]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1992–1998
| youthclubs1 = [[UA Cognac|Cognac]]
| youthyears2 = 1998–2003
| youthclubs2 = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort]]
| years1 = 2003–2006
| clubs1 = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort]]
| caps1 = 98
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2006–2009
| clubs2 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
| caps2 = 97
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2009–2014
| clubs3 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps3 = 143
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2014–2017
| clubs4 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| caps4 = 68
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]]
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = [[Amiens SC|Amiens]]
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 1
| totalcaps = 447
| totalgoals = 27
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2017
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]|}}
}}
'''Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet''' (born 31 October 1983) is a French former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right back]]. During his career, he played for [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort]], [[FC Lorient|Lorient]], [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]] and [[Amiens SC|Amiens]], as well as registering 16 caps for the [[France national football team|France national team]] between 2012 and 2017.

==Club career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Cognac, France|Cognac]], Charente, Jallet began his career at his hometown club [[UA Cognac]] where he operated behind the striker.<ref name="survivant">{{cite web |last1=Mestres |first1=Antoine |title=Jallet, le dernier survivant |url=https://www.sofoot.com/jallet-le-dernier-survivant-159994.html |website=So Foot |accessdate=2 August 2019 |language=French |date=31 July 2012}}</ref> Tracked by the main club in the region, [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort]], since 13, he was discouraged by his parents to pursue the move and he remained in Cognac.

===Niort===
Jallet finally joined Niort at 15, but his coach told his parents that he was "not good enough." Jallet dramatically improved after this.<ref name="survivant"/> Following his training, he started numerous games in [[Championnat National|National]] and [[Ligue 2]] during his three seasons as a defensive midfielder there.<ref name="survivant"/>

===Lorient===
In 2006, Jallet was transferred to [[FC Lorient]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dussueil |first1=Enguerrand |title=Tour de France du Mercato : FC Lorient |url=http://www.footmercato.net/ligue-1/tour-de-france-du-mercato-fc-lorient_7660 |website=Foot Mercato |accessdate=2 August 2019 |language=French |date=28 July 2006}}</ref> where he played as the side's third-choice right-back. After a successful tutelage as third-choice, Jallet eventually became a stalwart of the team.

===Paris Saint-Germain===
On 6 July 2009, Jallet joined [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros, signing a four-year contract.<ref>[http://www.psg.fr/fr/Actus/003001/Article/45543/Christophe-Jallet-est-Parisien "Christophe is Jallet Parisien"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050549/http://www.psg.fr/fr/Actus/003001/Article/45543/Christophe-Jallet-est-Parisien |date=4 March 2016 }}, psg.fr, 6 July 2009.</ref> He was recruited to provide competition for [[Ceará (footballer)|Ceará]] at right-back. Jallet made his first appearance in a competitive match with PSG against [[Le Mans UC|Le Mans]] in the second matchday of the [[2009–10 Ligue 1]] season.<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44980 "Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Le Mans UC 72 '], lfp.fr , 15 August 2009.</ref> Playing as a right midfielder, he scored his first goal one week later against [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] with an assist from [[Stéphane Sessègnon]].<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44989 "Valenciennes FC 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain"], lfp.fr, 22 August 2009.</ref> During the next match, against [[Lille OSC|Lille]], he delivered an assist a few minutes after he was substituted onto the pitch and marked the very end of game again with a goal.<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44669 "Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Lille OSC"], lfp.fr, 30 August 2009.</ref> During his first season, Jallet's impact as a substitute with goalscoring potential was highly valued, though gaining a starting berth proved hard with the form of Ceará. Jallet scored again at the 19th match against [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]], leading to a 4–0 victory for PSG.<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/44799 "Paris Saint-Germain 4–0"], lfp.fr, 23 December 2009.</ref> He ended the season with 11 assists.<ref>[http://www.psgmag.net/878-Bilan-2009-2010-les-defenseurs-du.html "Balance 2009–2010: Defenders "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081955/http://www.psgmag.net/878-Bilan-2009-2010-les-defenseurs-du.html |date=7 April 2014 }}, psgmag.net, 19 June 2010.</ref>

On 1 May 2010, at the [[Stade de France]], Jallet won the [[Coupe de France]] with PSG after a 1–0 defeat of [[AS Monaco|Monaco]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=PSG - Monaco : les notes du match |url=http://www.footmercato.net/coupe-de-france/psg-monaco-les-notes-du-match_48896 |website=Foot Mercato |accessdate=2 August 2019 |language=French |date=1 May 2010}}</ref>

On 22 April 2011, he renewed his two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

On 2 October 2011, in the clash between PSG and [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], Jaillet scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory with an assist from [[Nenê (footballer, born 1981)|Nenê]].<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/74456 "Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais'], lfp.fr , 2 October 2011.</ref> He gained the confidence of new coach [[Carlo Ancelotti]] in a new position as [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|midfielder]], with Ancelotti preferring [[Milan Biševac]] at right-back. Jallet gained the captaincy late in the season following the dropping of [[Mamadou Sakho]].
{{Pull quote|width=65%|"Jallet is a player with great regularity. There is no tactical error, he is always focused, dynamic. I did not know Jallet but his performance has always been good. He is very professional. I think Jallet can be a good player for the national team."
Carlo Ancelotti<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/fr/news/29/ligue-1/2012/05/05/3082746/ligue-1-ancelotti-veut-voir-jallet-en-bleu |title=Ligue 1 – Ancelotti veut voir Jallet en Bleu statement |language=French|date=5 May 2012<!-- 18:15:00 -->|accessdate=8 August 2012 |publisher=Goal.com}}</ref>}}

===Lyon===
On 24 July 2014, Jallet signed a three-year deal with [[Olympique Lyonnais]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Transfer news: Christophe Jallet moves to Lyon on a three-year contract |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11806/9392655/transfer-news-christophe-jallet-moves-to-lyon-on-a-three-year-contract |website=Sky Sports |accessdate=2 August 2019 |date=24 July 2014}}</ref>

===Nice===
On 18 July 2017, Jallet signed with [[OGC Nice]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nice sign defender Christophe Jallet on free transfer from Lyon |url=https://global.espn.com/football/story/3160157/nice-sign-defender-christophe-jallet-on-free-transfer-from-lyon?src=com |website=ESPN FC |accessdate=2 August 2019 |date=19 July 2017}}</ref>

===Amiens===
On 23 July 2019, Jallet signed with [[Amiens SC|Amiens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/christophe-jallet-rejoint-l-amiens-sc-pour-un-an-9896|title=CHRISTOPHE JALLET REJOINT L'AMIENS SC POUR UN AN !|accessdate=23 July 2019|date=23 July 2019|publisher=Amiens SC|language=French}}</ref>

====Retirement====
Jallet retired after the [[2019–20 Amiens SC season|2019–20 season]], despite Amiens offering to extend his contract for another campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/06/26/jallet-retires-psg-lyon-nice-amiens-france |title = Jallet retires |work = Ligue1 |publisher = Ligue 1 |date = 26 June 2020 |accessdate = 31 October 2020}}</ref>

==International career==
Jallet was called up to the [[France national football team|France national team]] by manager [[Didier Deschamps]] for a friendly against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] on 9 August 2012. In his second appearance, on 11 September 2012, he scored a goal against [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]] from a difficult angle. He played a total of 16 matches for the France national team.

===International goals===
:Source:<ref>{{NFT|48290}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|align="center"| 1 || 11 September 2012 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{fb|BLR}} ||align="center"| 2–0 ||align="center"| 3–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
[[File:Christophe Jallet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jallet in 2011]]

'''Niort'''
*[[Championnat National]]: [[2005–06 Championnat National|2005–06]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chamoisfc79.fr/visiteur/historique/ex_joueur.php?id_joueur=101|title=Christophe Jallet|publisher=chamoisfc79.fr|accessdate=30 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530182359/http://www.chamoisfc79.fr/visiteur/historique/ex_joueur.php?id_joueur=101|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
*[[Ligue 1]]: [[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Ligue 1|2013–14]]
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[2009–10 Coupe de France|2009–10]]
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2013–14 Coupe de la Ligue|2013–14]]
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[2013 Trophée des Champions|2013]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Ligue 1]] Team of the Year: [[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]], [[Trophées UNFP du football#2015|2014–15]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{FFF player}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* {{FIFA player}}

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