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Wilguens Paugain

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Wilguens Paugain
Personal information
Full name Wilguens Raphael Polynice Paugain
Date of birth (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Thomazeau, Haiti
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Zulte Waregem, on loan from SKN St. Pölten
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– SKN St. Pölten 14 (0)
2025–Zulte Waregem (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2018 France U18 2 (0)
2025– Haiti 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:19, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Wilguens Raphael Polynice Paugain (born 24 August 2001) is a Haitian professional football player who plays as right-back for Zulte Waregem, on loan from SKN St. Pölten. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Career

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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 Austrian 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

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Born in Hait, 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]

References

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  1. ^ Wilguens Paugain at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Photos . La réserve de l'ASNL domine Forbach (3-1) dans le match au sommet de Régional 1". www.estrepublicain.fr. 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Football - Gazette des transferts. Le Spinalien Wilguens Paugain s'engage en première division chypriote". www.vosgesmatin.fr. 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Wilguens Paugain à la porte des Grenadiers - Sport Passion Info". sportpassioninfo.com. 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "SKN St. Pölten verpflichtet Wilguens Paugain". www.skn-stpoelten.at.
  6. ^ "Wilguens Paugain tweede winteraankoop voor Essevee". Essevee Zulte Waregem. 2 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Vingt Bleuets sélectionnés". 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ Baptiste, Marc Gorvens (6 March 2025). "Emerson Laissé convoqué pour le match Haïti-Azerbaïdjan".
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