Koba Koindredi
![]() Koindredi with Valencia | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Koba Leïn Koindredi | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Djibouti, Djibouti | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Estoril (on loan from Valencia) | ||
Number | 83 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | ES Fréjusienne | ||
2009–2017 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | ||
2017–2019 | Lens | ||
2019–2020 | Valencia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Lens II | 1 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Valencia B | 34 | (2) |
2020– | Valencia | 12 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Oviedo (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2023– | → Estoril (loan) | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | France U17 | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | France U18 | 12 | (2) |
2019–2020 | France U19 | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 February 2020 |
Koba Leïn Koindredi (born 27 October 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Portuguese club Estoril, on loan from Spanish side Valencia.
Early life
Koindredi was born in Djibouti to a New Caledonian military father who was on a peacekeeping mission in the East African country; his grandfather from Païta fought for France in World War I. He grew up in Fréjus, in the Var department.[1]
Club career
Koindredi joined RC Lens' youth setup in 2017, from Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.[2] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 22 December 2018, aged 17, by playing the last 30 minutes of a 0–1 Championnat National 2 home loss against SC Schiltigheim.[3]
In January 2019, Koindredi moved to Valencia CF, being initially assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[4] Promoted to the B-team in Segunda División B for the 2019–20 campaign, he scored his first senior goal on 1 September, netting the opener of a 2–2 away draw against CD Castellón.[5] During the season, he also featured with the Juvenil squad in the UEFA Youth League.
Koindredi made his first team debut on 16 December 2020, starting in a 4–2 away win against Terrassa FC for the season's Copa del Rey.[6] He made his La Liga debut fourteen days later, coming on as a late substitute for Vicente Esquerdo in a 1–2 away loss against Granada CF.[7] He scored his first goal for the first team on 17 January 2021 in the last 32 of the cup, opening a 2–0 win at AD Alcorcón.[8]
On 30 May 2021, after Valencia's reserves were demoted to the fifth-tier Tercera División RFEF following a restructuring, Koindredi extended his contract with the club until June 2025.[9] In their run to the cup final that season, he scored a direct free kick to wrap up a 3–0 win at amateur side CD Utrillas in the first round on 2 December.[10]
On 25 August 2022, Koindredi moved on loan to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for the season.[11]
On 8 August 2023, Valencia sent Koindredi on a season-long loan to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Estoril.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 May 2023[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lens II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Valencia B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Segunda División B | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | Segunda División B | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
Total | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
Valencia | 2020–21 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
Oviedo (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
Career total | 65 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 |
References
- ^ Alberola, Andreu (7 June 2019). "Així és Koindredi, la joia del València CF que brilla a Toló" [This is Koindredi, Valencia CF's jewel who shines at Toulon]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Koba: Desde Nueva Caledonia a Terrassa" [Koba: From New Caledonia to Terrassa] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Foot – National 2: Toujours le même scenario pour les Lensois en panne d'efficacité" [Football – National 2: Still the same scenario for the Lensois lacking in efficiency] (in French). La Voix du Nord. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Un fichaje francés para el Valencia" [A French signing for Valencia] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ojo con Koba Koindredi" [Eyes on Koba Koindredi] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Rivero, Vázquez, Guillem and K. Koba Leïn make official debuts". Valencia CF. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Jorge Molina empuja al Valencia hacia el abismo" [Jorge Molina pushes Valencia to the abyss] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Guillén Pérez, Víctor (17 January 2021). "Alcorcón 0-2 Valencia/ Vallejo y Koba eliminan al Alcorcón de la Copa" [Alcorcón 0-2 Valencia/ Vallejo and Koba eliminate Alcorcón from the Cup] (in Spanish). Alcorcón Hoy. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Burgos, Julián (30 May 2021). "Koba Koindredi, hasta 2025" [Koba Koindredi, until 2025]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "La pegada de Koba da color al trámite copero (0-3)" [Koba's thunderbolt adds colour to formality in the cup (0-3)]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Official statement | K. Koba Leïn". Valencia CF. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Koba Koindredi reforça Estoril" [Koba Koindredi reinforces Estoril] (in European Portuguese). Record. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Koba Koindredi at Soccerway
External links
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- Koba Koindredi at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Koba Koindredi at BDFutbol
- Koba Koindredi at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Djiboutian men's footballers
- People from Djibouti (city)
- Sportspeople from Fréjus
- Footballers from Var (department)
- Men's association football midfielders
- RC Lens players
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- Valencia CF players
- Real Oviedo players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Championnat National 2 players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Primeira Liga players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- French people of New Caledonian descent
- Djiboutian people of French descent
- France men's youth international footballers