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.

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Émilien Gailleton

Gailleton with France U20 in 2022
Date of birth	(2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre Current team Pau Youth career 2008–2017 Cahors 2017–2021 Agen Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021–2022 Agen 15 (15) 2022– Pau 36 (80) Correct as of 19 January 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– France U20 16 (20) 2023– France 1 (0) Correct as of 5 August 2023

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Born in Croydon, England to a French father and a British mother,^[1] Émilien Gailleton moved to Cahors, France at the age of three.^[2] He started rugby for his hometown club in 2008, and then joined Agen as a junior in 2017.^[3]

Gailleton made his professional debut with Agen on 15 October 2021 in a loss at Vannes, during the 2021–22 Pro D2 season.^[4]

In December 2021, he signed with Pau and joined the Top 14 club at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[5]

On 30 October 2022, Gailleton was first called by Fabien Galthié to the France senior team for the Autumn internationals.^[6]

Individual

• 1× Nuit du rugby Breakthrough Player of the Season: 2023^[7]