Randal Kolo Muani

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In this Congolese name, the surname is Kolo and the post-surname is Muani.
Randal Kolo Muani
RC Lens - FC Nantes (25-11-2020) 13.jpg
Kolo Muani with Nantes in 2020
Personal information
Full name Randal Kolo Muani[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 22)
Place of birth Bondy, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2010 Villepinte FC
2010–2011 Tremblay FC
2011–2015 Torcy
2015–2018 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Nantes II 62 (17)
2018– Nantes 33 (3)
2019–2020 → Boulogne (loan) 14 (3)
National team
2020–2021 France U21 7 (1)
2021– France Olympic 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Randal Kolo Muani (born 5 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nantes.

Club career[]

Born in Bondy, Kolo Muani played for various clubs near Paris, before moving to Nantes' youth academy in 2015.[2] On 4 June 2018, he signed his first professional contract with his youth club Nantes.[3] He made his professional debut in a 3–0 Ligue 1 loss to Saint-Étienne on 30 November 2018.[4]

In August 2019, Kolo Muani joined Boulogne on a season-long loan deal.[5]

International career[]

Kolo Muani is a youth international for France. He has previously played matches for the U21 team.[6]

Personal life[]

Born in France, Kolo Muani is of Congolese descent.[7]

In February 2021, it was rumoured that Kolo Muani was the subject of a controversial video filmed by William Saliba in 2018 that showed a France youth international teammate touching himself and masturbating.[8] Kolo Muani has denied on social media even being in the same dressing room as Saliba in France youth teams.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ Nantes, FC. "Formation - Randal Kolo-Muani, Made In FC Nantes". www.fcnantes.com.
  3. ^ Nantes, FC. "Effectif - Randal KOLO MUANI jusqu'en 2022". www.fcnantes.com.
  4. ^ "AS Saint-Etienne - FC Nantes (3-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
  5. ^ "Football: Boulogne se fait prêter le Nantais Kolo Muani" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Randal Kolo Muani". www.fff.fr. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Football (National): Vahid, Mbappe, le Congo, la fusée Randal Kolo Muani se confie". La Voix du Nord (in Chinese). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. ^ "The FFF to open an investigation into William Saliba video controversy". Get French Football News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  9. ^ Onrubia, Andrés (9 February 2021). "La Federación Francesa podría sancionar a Saliba" [The French Federation could sanction Saliba]. AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2021.

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