Jules Koundé

Jules Olivier Koundé (born 12 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish La Liga club Sevilla FC.

Jules Koundé
Koundé with Bordeaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jules Olivier Koundé[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2009 Fraternelle de Landiras
2009–2010 Céron
2010–2013 La Brède FC
2013–2018 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bordeaux B 30 (1)
2018–2019 Bordeaux 55 (2)
2019– Sevilla 15 (0)
National team
2018 France U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:46, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

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.[2] He started in his Ligue 1 debut for Bordeaux in a 1–0 away win over Troyes on 13 January 2018.[3] 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.[4]

Sevilla

On 3 July 2019, he signed for Spanish club Sevilla FC in the La Liga. The transfer fee paid to Bordeaux was reported as €25 million.[5]

Personal life

Koundé is of Beninese descent.[6][7]

Career statistics
As of 18 January 2020[8]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux 2017–18 182100000—192
2018–19 3701030102—512
Total 552203010200704
Sevilla 2019–20 150110030—191
Total 15011003000191
Career total 702313013200895

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. "Granville vs. Bordeaux - 7 January 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 20ème journée - ESTAC Troyes / Girondins de Bordeaux". www.lfp.fr.
  4. "Bordeaux continue to fly under Poyet". www.ligue1.com. 10 February 2018.
  5. "Sevilla break club record". www.football-espana.net. 3 July 2019.
  6. "Bordeaux : Jules Koundé, une perle précieuse !". 29 April 2017.
  7. "Retour sur le parcours de Jules Koundé, nouveau joueur professionnel des Girondins". www.formationgirondins.fr.
  8. Jules Koundé at Soccerway
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