Jules Koundé

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.

Jules Koundé
Koundé playing for Sevilla in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jules Olivier Koundé[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 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 91 (4)
National team‡
2018 France U20 1 (0)
2020–2021 France U21 8 (1)
2021– France 9 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Winner2021 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:28, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Bordeaux
Koundé with Bordeaux in 2018

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 match played 29 April 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 182100000—192
2018–19 Ligue 1 370103010[lower-alpha 1]2—512
Total 5522030102—704
Sevilla 2019–20 La Liga 29121—9[lower-alpha 1]0—402
2020–21 La Liga 34271—7[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0494
2021–22 La Liga 28131—9[lower-alpha 4]0—402
Total 914123—251101298
Career total 1466143303531019912
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202170
202220
Total90

Honours

Sevilla

France

Individual

  • UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019–20[15]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "J. Koundé". Sevilla F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. "Granville vs. Bordeaux - 7 January 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 20ème journée - ESTAC Troyes / Girondins de Bordeaux". www.lfp.fr.
  5. "Bordeaux continue to fly under Poyet". www.ligue1.com. 10 February 2018.
  6. "Sevilla break club record". www.football-espana.net. 3 July 2019.
  7. "La liste des vingt-six Bleus". French Football Federation (in French). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. "France v Wales game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
  9. "Bordeaux : Jules Koundé, une perle précieuse !". 29 April 2017.
  10. "Retour sur le parcours de Jules Koundé, nouveau joueur professionnel des Girondins". www.formationgirondins.fr.
  11. Jules Koundé at Soccerway
  12. "Jules Koundé". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  13. 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.
  14. "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  15. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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