Maxwel Cornet

Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet (born 27 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger and full-back for Premier League club Burnley and the Ivory Coast national team.

Maxwel Cornet
Cornet playing for France U19 in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996
Place of birth Bregbo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, full-back
Club information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 20
Youth career
2004 ARS Laquenexy
2004–2012 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Metz II 21 (6)
2012–2015 Metz 23 (1)
2015 Lyon II 3 (3)
2015–2021 Lyon 184 (31)
2021– Burnley 22 (7)
National team‡
2011–2012 France U16 15 (5)
2012–2013 France U17 9 (7)
2013–2014 France U18 4 (2)
2013–2015 France U19 17 (8)
2015 France U20 2 (1)
2015–2016 France U21 5 (1)
2017– Ivory Coast 29 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:55, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:29, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Metz

Cornet is a youth exponent from Metz. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 2 August 2013 against Laval. He replaced Yeni Ngbakoto after 79 minutes in a 1–0 home victory.[2]

Lyon

On 16 January 2015, Cornet signed for the Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais.[3] He made his Ligue 1 debut for the club against former club Metz on 25 January 2015. He replaced Alexandre Lacazette after 34 minutes due to an injury, in an eventual 2–0 home win.[4] He scored his first goal for Lyon on 23 October 2015 as an 89th-minute substitute in a Ligue 1 match against Toulouse in a 3–0 home win.[5]

In January 2020, Cornet was tested at left back position by Lyon's coach Rudi Garcia following the injuries of Youssouf Koné and Fernando Marçal. After his good performances, he became the club's starting left-back for the rest of the season. On 15 August 2020, Cornet scored one goal against Manchester City in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals which Lyon won 3–1 and progressed to the semi-finals.[6]

Burnley

On 29 August 2021, Cornet signed for Premier League club Burnley for a €15 million fee on a five-year deal.[7] On 18 September, he made his Burnley debut as a substitute, replacing Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson in a 1–0 defeat against Arsenal.[8] Cornet scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Leicester City on 25 September.[9]

International career

Cornet was born in Ivory Coast, and emigrated to France at a young age. He was a youth international for France at every level but declared for the Ivory Coast national team on 5 April 2017.[10] He made his senior debut for Ivory Coast in a 5–0 friendly loss to the Netherlands on 4 June 2017.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz 2012–13[12] Championnat National 912000——111
2013–14[12] Ligue 2 1401010——160
2014–15[12] Ligue 1 000000——00
Total 2313010——271
Lyon 2014–15[12] Ligue 1 4000———40
2015–16[12] Ligue 1 31833204[lower-alpha 3]1004012
2016–17[12] Ligue 1 336221014[lower-alpha 4]21[lower-alpha 5]05110
2017–18[12] Ligue 1 30442108[lower-alpha 6]1—437
2018–19[12] Ligue 1 27742005[lower-alpha 3]3—3612
2019–20[12] Ligue 1 22441408[lower-alpha 3]1—386
2020–21[12] Ligue 1 36232———394
2021–22[12] Ligue 1 1000—00—10
Total 184312012803981025251
Burnley 2021–22[12] Premier League 2270020——247
Career total 2293923121103981030359
  1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 201751
201831
2019113
202030
202131
202240
Total296
As of match played 13 November 2021
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first[13]
List of international goals scored by Maxwel Cornet
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 September 2017Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast3 Gabon1–21–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
212 October 2018Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast6 Central African Republic4–04–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
323 March 2019Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast9 Rwanda3–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
419 June 2019Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates12 Zambia3–14–1Friendly
51 July 201930 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt15 Namibia3–14–12019 Africa Cup of Nations
613 November 2021Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin24 Mozambique2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "Metz vs. Laval - 2 August 2013". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. "Communiqué du club" (in French). Olympique Lyon. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. "Lyon vs. Metz - 27 January 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. "Lyon vs. Toulouse - 23 October 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  6. "Lyon stun Man City in Champions League". BBC Sport. 16 August 2020.
  7. "Burnley sign Maxwel Cornet from Lyon on five-year deal". Sky Sports. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. James, Alex (18 September 2021). "Sean Dyche delivers his Maxwel Cornet verdict as Burnley debutant makes mark in Arsenal defeat". LancsLive. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. "PL Report: Leicester City 2–2 Burnley". Burnley F.C. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. "Côte d'Ivoire : Maxwel Cornet et Seko Fofana ont choisi de jouer pour les Eléphants". L'Équipe (in French). 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. "Starting Lineups - Netherlands vs Ivory Coast". Sky Sports. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. Maxwel Cornet at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  13. "Cornet, Maxwel". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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