title: Jean-Alain Fanchone
text: # Jean-Alain Fanchone
  
  Jean-Alain Andre Fanchone (born 2 September 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
  
  ## Club career
  
  Fanchone won the Coupe Gambardella with Strasbourg in 2006, defeating Karim Benzema's Lyon in the final. He signed his first professional contract in March 2008 with Strasbourg. He made his professional debut on 8 August 2008 during a Ligue 2 match at Dijon and was credited with an assist on that occasion.
  
  In 2011, Fanchone joined Udinese. The following seasons he was loaned to Watford and Nîmes. In 2014, Fanchone was transferred to Petrolul Ploiești.
  
  ## International career
  
  Born in metropolitan France, Fanchone is of Guadeloupean origin. He has been selected for France at the U18 and U19 level, taking part in the U19 European Championship in 2007.
  
  