Antoine Baroan
 Baroan with Botev Plovdiv | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antoine Gilbert Baroan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Niort, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | La Crèche | ||
| 2009–2017 | Niort | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Chamois Niortais B | 41 | (21) |
| 2018–2021 | Chamois Niortais | 24 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Botev Plovdiv | 70 | (27) |
| 2024–2025 | Winterthur | 33 | (5) |
| 2025 | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | Rapid București | 14 | (2) |
| 2026 | → AVS (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 | |||
Antoine Gilbert Baroan (born 24 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Rapid București.
Club career
Baroan joined the youth academy of 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.[2]
On 25 June 2021, Baroan moved aboard and joined the Bulgarian Parva Liga team Botev Plovdiv.[3]
On 2 February 2024, Baroan signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Winterthur in Switzerland.[4]
On 25 February 2025, he returned to Bulgaria, joining Ludogorets for an undisclosed fee, after just one year at Winterthur.[5]
On 8 July 2025, Baroan signed a two-season contract with Romanian SuperLiga club Rapid București.[6]
International career
Baroan was born in France, the son of Ivorian former footballer Celestine Baroan.[7] Baroan made one appearance for the France U17s in a 1–0 friendly win over the Czech Republic U17s on 23 September 2016.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 February 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chamois Niortais B | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | 17 | 12 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 21 | — | — | — | 41 | 21 | |||||
| Chamois Niortais | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 14 | |||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 27 | ||
| Winterthur | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Rapid București | 2025–26 | Liga I | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| AVS (loan) | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 59 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Bulgarian Cup, Swiss Cup, Cupa României, Taça de Portugal
- ↑ Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Ludogorets Razgrad
References
- ↑ "Antoine BAROAN - Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels". www.unfp.org.
- ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 5ème journée - AS Nancy Lorraine / Chamois Niortais". www.lfp.fr.
- ↑ "Ботев (Пд) привлече французин". Sportal.bg. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "FCW VERPFLICHTET STÜRMER ANTOINE BAROAN" [FCW SIGNS STRIKER ANTOINE BAROAN] (in German). Winterthur. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ↑ "Baroan zurück nach Bulgarien" [Baroan back to Bulgaria] (in German). Winterthur. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "Oficial Rapid și-a prezentat noul atacant: Antoine Baroan" [Rapid officially introduced its new striker: Antoine Baroan] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ↑ "Baroan (Chamois) graine de champion". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Match - France - République Tchèque - FFF".
- ↑ Antoine Baroan at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
External links
- Antoine Baroan at Soccerway
- Antoine Baroan at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Antoine Baroan at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-08-30) (in French)
- Antoine Baroan – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- France men's youth international footballers
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 2 players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Swiss Super League players
- Liga I players
- Chamois Niortais FC players
- Botev Plovdiv players
- FC Winterthur players
- PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
- FC Rapid București players
- AVS Futebol SAD players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French football forward, 2000s birth stubs