Maxen Kapo

Maxen Kapo (born 19 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport.[1]

Maxen Kapo
Personal information
Full name Maxen Kapo
Date of birth (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001
Place of birth Quincy-sous-Sénart, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lausanne-Sport
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2013 Malakoff
2013–2020 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2021– Lausanne-Sport 1 (0)
National team‡
2020 France U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2020

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Kapo signed his first professional contract on 14 March 2019.[2] However, despite four appearances on the bench during the 2020–21 season, he failed to make a breakthrough in the first team.[3]

Lausanne-Sport

On 17 June 2021, Kapo joined Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport. He signed a four-year contract with the club.[4] He made his professional debut on 7 August in a 3–1 league defeat against Grasshopper.[5]

International career

Kapo is a France youth international. He made his debut for the France U19 team on 25 February 2020 in a 3–1 defeat against Portugal.[6]

Personal life

Born in France, Kapo is of Ivorian descent.[7] He is the nephew of former international footballer Olivier Kapo, who was part of French squad that won 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.[8]

References
  1. Maxen Kapo at Soccerway
  2. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Maxen Kapo" [First professional contract for Maxen Kapo] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Bastide, Pierre (17 June 2021). "Le jeune Maxen Kapo quitte le PSG pour la Suisse (officiel)" [The young Maxen Kapo leaves PSG for Switzerland (official)]. Culture PSG (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Quarez, Benjamin (17 June 2021). "Mercato : Maxen Kapo quitte le PSG pour Lausanne-Sport" [Mercato: Maxen Kapo leaves PSG for Lausanne-Sport]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Grasshopper vs. Lausanne Sport - 7 August 2021". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. "Match - Portugal - France - FFF". FFF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. "Maxen Kapo : Le Franco-Ivoirien quitte le PSG pour la Suisse". 17 June 2021.
  8. "PSG : le neveu d'Olivier Kapo, Maxen, signe pro" [PSG: Olivier Kapo's nephew, Maxen, becomes pro]. Le Parisien. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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