Vincent Fabien Laban Bounayre (born 9 September 1984) is a French-born naturalized Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Laban began his career with the reserves of Nantes, where he played for three years[citation needed] before moving to Cypriot team Digenis Akritas Morphou.

Born in France, he became a Cypriot citizen after spending seven years in the country and subsequently began playing for the national team in 2012.

Laban scored a goal in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League tie against Rapid Vienna, which Anorthosis won 4–3 on aggregate.

On Saturday 14 January 2012, Laban scored his second penalty goal of the season against Enosis Paralimni in a 1–0 Anorthosis victory.

When the opportunity came up, he decided to represent his adopted nation and made his debut for Cyprus on 15 August 2012, in the 0–1 loss against Bulgaria in a friendly match.

Aware of the need to convince the rest of the country that he belonged in the national side, Laban admitted to feeling a great deal of pressure.

Typically, however, Laban was determined to win the fans over: "I asked myself how I might be able to reach out to them, so I decided to learn the national anthem.

Three years on from his international debut, Laban has become one of the most popular players in the side and an inspirational force in Cyprus' surprisingly strong start to their UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign.

Also trailing in their wake are Bosnia and Herzegovina, who appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and then lost at home to the unfancied Cypriots last September.

"We put in a terrific performance there, because they've got the likes of Edin Dzeko and Miralem Pjanic and they're a very good side," said Laban, who celebrated his 30th birthday that day and is hoping for another dream result against Belgium in Brussels on Saturday.