Tanguy Nianzou
 Kouassi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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– | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 29 February 2020 ‡ 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 Paris Saint-Germain.[2][3]
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Kouassi made his professional debut on 7 December 2019 in a 3–1 league win against Montpellier.[4] He scored his first goal in a 3-0 cup win against Reims on 22 January 2020. [5] This goal Kouassi scored was the 4000th goal in PSG’s history.[6] Kouassi scored his first Ligue 1 goal (and a brace) in an away game that ended 4-4 against Amiens on 15 February 2020.[7]
It has been reported that he will be leaving Paris Saint-Germain when his contract runs out on June 30th, with many European giants waiting to recruit him. On 16 June 2020, Kouassi was strongly linked with a move to FC Bayern Munich after rejecting a deal with Paris Saint-Germain.[8]
International career
Born in France, Kouassi is of Ivorian descent.[9] Kouassi 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.[10]
Honours
Club
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2019–20[11]
- Titi d’Or: 2019[12]
National
France U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup bronze: 2019[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Career total | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ Brazil U-17 World Cup 2019: Players list (PDF). 18 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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- ^ "Joueur - Nianzou Tanguy KOUASSI - FFF". Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "MONTPELLIER VS. PSG 1 - 3". Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Neymar, PSG Top Stade De Reims 3-0 to advance to Coupe de la Ligue Final". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Reims 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain: Kouassi nets landmark goal as PSG cruise into Coupe de la Ligue Final". Goal. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "European roundup: PSG and Amiens battle to remarkable 4-4 draw". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tanguy Kouassi to Join Bayern Munich for Free After Rejecting PSG Deal". 90 Min. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Tanguy Kouassi sacré Titi d'Or 2019". PSG.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 - France". FIFA.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
External links
- France profile at FFF