Wilguens Paugain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilguens Raphael Polynice Paugain | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Thomazeau, Haiti | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | AS Nomexy Vincey | ||
| 2008–2015 | Épinal | ||
| 2015–2019 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Nancy II | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Akritas Chlorakas | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | FK Auda | 21 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | SKN St. Pölten | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Zulte Waregem | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Haiti | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 5 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Wilguens Raphael Polynice Paugain (born 24 August 2001) is a Haitian professional football player who plays as right-back for Zulte Waregem. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Haiti national team.
Club career
Paugain is a youth product of AS Nomexy Vincey and Épinal, before moving to Nancy's academy in 2015 where he finished his development. He debuted with their reserves in the Championnat National 3 in 2019.[2] On 22 July 2022, he transferred to the Cypriot club Akritas Chlorakas.[3] In 2023, he moved to the Latvian club FK Auda.[4] On 31 July 2024, he transferred to the Belgian club Zulte Waregem until 2026.[5] On 1 February 2025, he joined Zulte Waregem on loan for the second half of the 2024–25 season.[6]
International career
Born in Haiti, Paugain moved to France at a young age and is a dual-citizen. He played for the France U18s in friendlies in 2018.[7] In March 2025, he was called up to the Haiti national team for a set of friendlies.[8]
On 15 May 2026, he was included in Haiti head coach Sébastien Migné's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nancy II | 2018–19 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Akritas Chlorakas | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| FK Auda | 2023 | Latvian Higher League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Latvian Higher League | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| SKN St. Pölten | 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zulte Waregem (loan) | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Zulte Waregem | 2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 1 | ||
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Wilguens Paugain at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Photos . La réserve de l'ASNL domine Forbach (3-1) dans le match au sommet de Régional 1". www.estrepublicain.fr. 23 November 2019.
- ↑ "Football - Gazette des transferts. Le Spinalien Wilguens Paugain s'engage en première division chypriote". www.vosgesmatin.fr. 21 July 2022.
- ↑ "Wilguens Paugain à la porte des Grenadiers - Sport Passion Info". sportpassioninfo.com. 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "SKN St. Pölten verpflichtet Wilguens Paugain". www.skn-stpoelten.at.
- ↑ "Wilguens Paugain tweede winteraankoop voor Essevee". Essevee Zulte Waregem. 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Vingt Bleuets sélectionnés". 31 August 2018.
- ↑ Baptiste, Marc Gorvens (6 March 2025). "Emerson Laissé convoqué pour le match Haïti-Azerbaïdjan".
- ↑ "La liste d'Haïti pour la Coupe du Monde 2026". FIFA (in French). 15 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Wilguens Paugain at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Wilguens Paugain at Soccerway
- Wilguens Paugain at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Wilguens Paugain at WorldFootball.net
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Ouest (department)
- Haitian men's footballers
- Haiti men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Haitian descent
- Haitian emigrants to France
- Men's association football full-backs
- 21st-century Haitian sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- AS Nancy Lorraine players
- Akritas Chlorakas players
- FK Auda players
- SKN St. Pölten players
- SV Zulte Waregem players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Latvian Higher League players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Haitian expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- French expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players