Jules Koundé
Koundé playing for Sevilla in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jules Olivier Koundé[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | Fraternelle de Landiras | ||
2009–2010 | Cérons | ||
2010–2013 | La Brède FC | ||
2013–2018 | Bordeaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Bordeaux B | 30 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Bordeaux | 55 | (2) |
2019– | Sevilla | 65 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | France U21 | 8 | (1) |
2021– | France | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:39, 23 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2021 |
Jules Olivier Koundé (born 12 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Sevilla and the France national team.
Club career[]
Bordeaux[]
Koundé started in his first team debut for Bordeaux in the 2–1 Coupe de France away loss to US Granville in the round of 64 on 7 January 2018, playing the full 90 minutes of normal time and the full 30 minutes of extra time.[3] He started in his Ligue 1 debut for Bordeaux in a 1–0 away win over Troyes on 13 January 2018.[4] On 10 February 2018, Koundé scored the opening goal of a 3–2 Ligue 1 home win over Amiens; it was his first career Ligue 1 goal and his first competitive goal for Bordeaux's first team.[5]
Sevilla[]
On 3 July 2019, he signed for Spanish club Sevilla FC. The transfer fee paid to Bordeaux was reported as €25 million.[6]
International career[]
On 18 May 2021, Koundé was selected by Didier Deschamps as part of the 26 players that formed the France national team for UEFA Euro 2020.[7] He made his debut on 2 June 2021 in a friendly against Wales, substituting Benjamin Pavard at half-time.[8]
Personal life[]
Koundé is of Beninese and French descent.[9][10]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 23 August 2021.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bordeaux | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[a] | 2 | — | 51 | 2 | ||
Total | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 70 | 4 | |||
Sevilla | 2019–20 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 9[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | La Liga | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 7[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 65 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 6 | |||
Career total | 118 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 10 |
- ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International[]
- As of match played 23 June 2021[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours[]
Sevilla
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019–20[14]
References[]
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 15 de septiembre de 2019, en Vitoria-Gasteiz" [Minutes of the Match held on 15 September 2019, in Vitoria-Gasteiz] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "J. Koundé". Sevilla F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Granville vs. Bordeaux - 7 January 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 20ème journée - ESTAC Troyes / Girondins de Bordeaux". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Bordeaux continue to fly under Poyet". www.ligue1.com. 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Sevilla break club record". www.football-espana.net. 3 July 2019.
- ^ "La liste des vingt-six Bleus". French Football Federation (in French). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "France v Wales game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Bordeaux : Jules Koundé, une perle précieuse !". 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Retour sur le parcours de Jules Koundé, nouveau joueur professionnel des Girondins". www.formationgirondins.fr.
- ^ Jules Koundé at Soccerway
- ^ "Jules Koundé". European Football. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Wilkinson, Jack (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan: Sevilla edge five-goal thriller for sixth Europa League crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jules Koundé. |
- Jules Koundé at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jules Koundé at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Jules Koundé – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- France international footballers
- Association football defenders
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Sevilla FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- La Liga players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- French people of Beninese descent
- UEFA Europa League winning players
- Black French sportspeople