Jules Koundé

Jules Olivier Koundé (born 12 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Sevilla.

Jules Koundé

Koundé playing for Sevilla in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Jules Olivier Koundé[1]
Date of birth	12 November 1998
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Sevilla
Number	12
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–	Sevilla	47	(2)
National team^‡
2018	France U20	1	(0)
2020–	France U21	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2020

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]

Personal life

Koundé is of Beninese descent.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of 16 January 2021.[9]

Club	Season	League			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		37	0	1	0	3	0	10	2	—		51	2
	Total		55	2	2	0	3	0	10	2	—		70	4
Sevilla	2019–20	La Liga	29	1	2	1	—		9	0	—		40	2
	2020–21		14	1	3	0	—		5	1	1	0	23	2
	Total		43	2	5	1	—		14	1	1	0	63	4
Career total			98	4	7	1	3	0	24	3	1	0	133	8

Honours

Club

Sevilla

• UEFA Europa League: 2019–20[10]

Individual

• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019–20[11]

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. https://www.sevillafc.es/en/teams/first-team/j-kounde
3. "Granville vs. Bordeaux - 7 January 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 20ème journée - ESTAC Troyes / Girondins de Bordeaux". www.lfp.fr.
5. "Bordeaux continue to fly under Poyet". www.ligue1.com. 10 February 2018.
6. "Sevilla break club record". www.football-espana.net. 3 July 2019.
7. "Bordeaux : Jules Koundé, une perle précieuse !". 29 April 2017.
8. "Retour sur le parcours de Jules Koundé, nouveau joueur professionnel des Girondins". www.formationgirondins.fr.
9. Jules Koundé at Soccerway
10. 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.
11. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

External links

• Jules Koundé at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
• Jules Koundé – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)