Émilien Gailleton (born 13 July 2003) is a French rugby union player, who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Pau and captains the France national under-20 team.

Early life

Born in Croydon, England to a French father and a British mother, Émilien Gailleton moved to Cahors, France at the age of three. He started rugby for his hometown club in 2008, and then joined Agen as a junior in 2017.

Émilien Gailleton

Club career

Gailleton made his professional debut with Agen on 15 October 2021 in a loss at Vannes, during the 2021–22 Pro D2 season.

Émilien Gailleton

In December 2021, he signed with Pau and joined the Top 14 club at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Émilien Gailleton

International career

On 30 October 2022, Gailleton was first called by Fabien Galthié to the France senior team for the Autumn internationals.

References

External links

Section Paloise

All.Rugby

2003 births

People from Cahors

Living people

French rugby union players

Rugby union centres

SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players

Section Paloise players

Sportspeople from Lot (department) Rugby union players from Occitania (administrative region) Rugby union players from Croydon French people of English descent