Clément Michelin

Clément Jérôme Michelin (born 11 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Segunda División club Racing de Santander. He previously represented France at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20, and Olympic level.

Clément Michelin

Michelin training with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Clément Jérôme Michelin[1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Montauban, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Racing Santander
Number	17
Youth career
2003–2004	AS Savennes Verdun
2004–2006	Coquelicots Montechois
2007–2016	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Toulouse B	36	(1)
2016–2019	Toulouse	16	(0)
2018–2019	→ Ajaccio (loan)	14	(0)
2019–2021	Lens	51	(1)
2021–2023	AEK Athens	23	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bordeaux (loan)	24	(0)
2023–2024	Bordeaux	31	(0)
2024–	Racing Santander	31	(2)
International career
2013–2014	France U17	6	(1)
2015	France U18	2	(0)
2016	France U19	10	(0)
2016–2018	France U20	9	(0)
2021	France Olympic	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2025

Career

Toulouse

Michelin made his debut for Ligue 1 side Toulouse on 20 September 2016 against Lille, replacing Issiaga Sylla after 61 minutes in a 2–1 away win.^[2]

Lens

On 11 June 2019, Michelin signed a three-year contract with French club Lens.^[3]

AEK Athens

On 5 August 2021, Michelin signed a four-year contract with Greek club AEK Athens.^[4]

Racing Santander

On 5 August 2024, after a two-year spell at Bordeaux, Michelin joined Spanish Segunda División side Racing de Santander on a two-year deal.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toulouse	2016–17	Ligue 1	8	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	7	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		16	0	2	0	3	0	21	0
Ajaccio (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 2	14	0	1	0	—		15	0
Lens	2019–20	Ligue 2	25	1	1	0	0	0	26	1
	2020–21	Ligue 1	26	0	2	0	0	0	28	0
	Total		51	1	3	0	0	0	54	1
AEK Athens	2021–22	Super League Greece	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
Bordeaux (loan)	2022–23	Ligue 2	24	0	3	0	—		27	0
Bordeaux	2023–24	Ligue 2	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
Career total			159	3	12	0	3	0	174	1

Honours

France U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016^{[citation needed]}