Tanguy Nianzou
![]() Nianzou with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 7 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | FC Épinay Athlético | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | US Sénart-Moissy | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Pays de Fontainebleau | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | France U16 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U17 | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | France U18 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:21, 28 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 |
Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi (born 7 June 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Nianzou made his professional debut on 7 December 2019 in a 3–1 league win against Montpellier.[3] A few days later, he played in his first UEFA Champions League match as PSG were victorious 5–0 over Galatasaray.[4]
He scored his first goal in a 3–0 Coupe de France win against Reims on 22 January 2020.[5] This goal Nianzou scored was the 4,000th goal in PSG’s history.[6] He scored his first two Ligue 1 goals in an away game that ended in a 4–4 draw against Amiens on 15 February 2020.[7]
On 11 March 2020, Nianzou played his final match for PSG, a 2–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund. He left the Parisian club upon the expiration of his contract, and signed for Bayern Munich on a free transfer.[8]
Bayern Munich
On 1 July 2020, Bundesliga club Bayern Munich announced the signing of Nianzou on a four-year deal.[9] He made his debut in a 3–1 league win against VfB Stuttgart on 28 November 2020.[10] On 12 December 2020, Nianzou suffered a muscle injury, and was ruled out for one to two months of football. The injury was lingering from a previous injury that occurred at the beginning of the 2020–21 season.[11]
International career
Born in France, Nianzou is of Ivorian descent.[12] Nianzou is a current French youth international. He was part of French squad which reached semi-finals in 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
He was an important part of French team which finished third at 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He started all seven matches of France in the tournament and scored the equalizer in his team's 6–1 pre-quarter win against Spain.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 November 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 13 | 3 |
Bayern Munich | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
- ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
Honours
Club
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2019–20[14]
- Coupe de France: 2019–20[15]
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20[16]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
International
France U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2019[17]
Individual
References
- ^ "This is Bayern's new signing Tanguy Nianzou". FC Bayern Munich. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Brazil U-17 World Cup 2019: Players list" (PDF). FIFA. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "MONTPELLIER VS. PSG 1 - 3". Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "One to watch: Tanguy Kouassi". ligue1.com. 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Neymar, PSG Top Stade De Reims 3-0 to advance to Coupe de la Ligue Final". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Reims 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain: Kouassi nets landmark goal as PSG cruise into Coupe de la Ligue Final". Goal. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "European roundup: PSG and Amiens battle to remarkable 4-4 draw". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Tanguy KOUASSI". Histoire du PSG (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "FC Bayern sign Tanguy Nianzou Kouassi". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich". ESPN. 28 November 2020.
- ^ Dillon, John (12 December 2020). "Tanguy Nianzou reinjures leg, out another 1-2 months". bavarianfootballworks.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Football : Tout savoir sur Tanguy Nianzou Kouassi, le défenseur ivoirien qui évolue au Paris Saint-Germain - Abidjanshow.com". www.abidjanshow.com.
- ^ "Match - Espagne - France - FFF". Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "PSG champions as season ended". Ligue 1. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "PSG win French Cup as fans return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ Ramsay, George (1 August 2020). "PSG completes domestic treble after French League Cup final victory against Lyon". CNN. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 - France". FIFA.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Tanguy Kouassi sacré Titi d'Or 2019". PSG.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
External links
- Tanguy Nianzou at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Tanguy Nianzou at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- Association football fullbacks
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Ivorian descent
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Bundesliga players
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany