Jules Koundé

Jules Olivier Koundé (born 12 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team.

Jules Koundé

Koundé playing for Sevilla in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Jules Olivier Koundé^[1]
Date of birth	(1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Barcelona
Number	23
Youth career
2004–2009	Fraternelle de Landiras
2009–2010	Cérons
2010–2013	La Brède FC
2013–2018	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Bordeaux B	30	(1)
2017–2019	Bordeaux	55	(2)
2019–2022	Sevilla	95	(5)
2022–	Barcelona	10	(0)
International career^‡
2018	France U20	1	(0)
2020–2021	France U21	8	(1)
2021–	France	18	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2022 UEFA Nations League Winner 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 8 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:57, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Bordeaux

 

Koundé with Bordeaux in 2018

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.^[3] He started in his Ligue 1 debut for Bordeaux in a 1–0 away win over Troyes on 13 January 2018.^[4] 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.^[5]

Sevilla

On 3 July 2019, he signed for Spanish club Sevilla. The transfer fee paid to Bordeaux was reported as €25 million.^[6] In his first season at Sevilla, he helped the club win the UEFA Europa League for a record sixth time and was named in the competition's team of the season.^[7][8]

Barcelona

On 29 July 2022, Barcelona announced an agreement with Sevilla for the transfer of Koundé.^[9] Koundé missed Barcelona's first match of the La Liga season against Rayo Vallecano as the club could not register him as they were over the league's salary cap limit.^[10] He also missed Barcelona's second league match against Real Sociedad on 21 August for the same reason.^[11] Kounde was registered with La Liga on 26 August^[12] and made his official debut for the club two days later in a 4–0 win over Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou.^[13]

International career

On 18 May 2021, Koundé was selected by Didier Deschamps as part of the 26 players that formed the France national team for UEFA Euro 2020.^[14] He made his debut on 2 June 2021 in a friendly against Wales, substituting Benjamin Pavard at half-time.^[15]

On 10 October 2021, Koundé started in France's win over Spain in the 2021 UEFA Nations League Final.^[16]

Personal life

Koundé is half Beninese and half French.^[17][18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 January 2023^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux	2017–18	Ligue 1	18	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		19	2
	2018–19	Ligue 1	37	0	1	0	3	0	10^[a]	2	—		51	2
	Total		55	2	2	0	3	0	10	2	—		70	4
Sevilla	2019–20	La Liga	29	1	2	1	—		9^[a]	0	—		40	2
	2020–21	La Liga	34	2	7	1	—		7^[b]	1	1^[c]	0	49	4
	2021–22	La Liga	32	2	3	1	—		9^[d]	0	—		44	3
	Total		95	5	12	3	—		25	1	1	0	133	9
Barcelona	2022–23	La Liga	10	0	2	0	—		3^[b]	0	2^[e]	0	17	0
Career total			160	7	16	3	3	0	38	3	3	0	220	13

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 18 December 2022^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2021	7	0
	2022	11	0
Total		18	0

Honours

Sevilla

• UEFA Europa League: 2019–20^[7]

Barcelona

• Supercopa de España: 2022–23^[21]

France

• UEFA Nations League: 2020–21^[22]
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022^[23]

Individual

• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019–20^[8]
• La Liga Team of the Season: 2021–22^[24]

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. "Kounde | 2022/2023 player page | Defender". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
3. "Granville vs. Bordeaux – 7 January 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. "ESTAC Troyes / Girondins de Bordeaux". Ligue de Football Professionnel.
5. "Bordeaux continue to fly under Poyet". Ligue 1. 10 February 2018.
6. "Sevilla break club record". Football España. 3 July 2019.
7. Wilkinson, Jack (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3–2 Inter Milan: Sevilla edge five-goal thriller for sixth Europa League crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
8. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
9. "FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC reach agreement on Jules Kounde transfer". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
10. "Jules Kounde not registered to play in Barcelona's La Liga opener against Rayo Vallecano". Sky Sports. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
11. "Barcelona's new signing Jules Kounde not registered for second LaLiga game in a row". ESPN. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
12. Ornstein, David. "Barcelona register Jules Kounde". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
13. "Jules Kounde makes official debut". FC Barcelona. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
14. "La liste des vingt-six Bleus" (in French). French Football Federation. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
15. "France v Wales game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
16. "Spain 1–2 France: Les Bleus seal trophy with another comeback". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
17. "Bordeaux : Jules Koundé, une perle précieuse !". 29 April 2017.
18. "Retour sur le parcours de Jules Koundé, nouveau joueur professionnel des Girondins". Formation Girondins.
19. Jules Koundé at Soccerway
20. "Jules Koundé". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
21. Baynes, Ciaran (15 January 2023). "Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona: Gavi stars as Barca dominate to win Spanish Super Cup". Euro Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
22. "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
23. McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
24. "LaLiga Santader Team of the Season". Electronic Arts. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jules Koundé.

• Jules Koundé – French league stats at LFP – also available in French  
• Jules Koundé at the French Football Federation (in French)  
• Jules Koundé – UEFA competition record ()