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	Zouma training with Saint-Étienne in August 2011
Personal information
Full name	Kurt Zouma
Date of birth	27 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Liverpool FC
Number	17
Youth career
2003–2009	Vaulx-en-Velin
2009–2011	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–	Saint-Étienne
International career‡
2009–2010	France U16
2010–2011	France U17
2012–	France U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012

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Kurt Zouma (born 27 October 1994 in Lyon) is a French footballer who plays for French club Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1. He plays as a central defender. Zouma is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Prior to the competition, on 2 April 2011, Zouma signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.^[1] He was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team by manager Christophe Galtier ahead of the 2011–12 season. Zouma made his professional debut on 31 August 2011 in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Bordeaux. He played the entire match in a 3–1 win.^[2] Zouma has an older brother, Lionel, who also plays football. Lionel currently plays professionally for Sochaux.^[3] He has now joined Liverpool FC becoming Brendan Rodgers' 2nd signing of January 2013

(Correct as of 2 October 2012)

Club	Season	League		Cup^{[nb 1]}		Europe^{[nb 2]}		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saint-Étienne	2011–12	22	2	2	0	—		24	2
Saint-Étienne	2012–13	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Total		27	2	2	0	—		29	2
Career total		27	2	2	0	0	0	29	2

^ "Kurt Zouma signe pro à Saint-Etienne". Foot Transferts (in French). 2 April 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
^ "Saint-Étienne v. Bordeaux Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
^ "Lionel Zouma dans le grand bain… mais sans bouée". Le Pays (in French). 24 November 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

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