Armel Zohouri

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Armel Zohouri
Personal information
Full name Armel Junior Zohouri
Date of birth (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Divo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Sheriff Tiraspol
Number 20
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 RC Abidjan 20 (1)
2020–2021 Nice 0 (0)
2020–2021Lausanne-Sport (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Lausanne-Sport 24 (0)
2022– Sheriff Tiraspol 29 (1)
International career
2020– Ivory Coast U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Armel Junior Zohouri (born 5 April 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol.

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Club Career

Zohouri joined Ligue 1 club Nice on 16 September 2020. [2]

Zohouri joined Lausanne-Sport on loan on 30 September 2020. [3] He made his professional debut with the club in a 2–1 Swiss Super League loss to Basel on 25 November 2020. [4] At the end of the season, Lausanne-Sport signed Zohouri on a permanent basis. [5]

Zohouri joined Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol on 27 August 2022. [6]

International career

Zohouri was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s in 16 March 2023. [7] [8] He played his first national match on 22 March 2023 against Morocco U23.

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References

  1. Armel Zohouri at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Trazié Thomas et Zohouri Armel ont signe un contract de ans avec L'OGC Nice, a annonce ce 16 septembre 2020, le Racing club d'Abidijan". yeclo.com (in French). 16 September 2020.
  3. "DA CUNHA, GUESSAND, TRAZIÉ ET ZOHOURI SONT LAUSANNOIS!". Lausanne-Sport lausanne-sport.ch (in French). 30 September 2020.
  4. "Basel vs. Lausanne Sport 2 - 1". Soccerway. 25 November 2020.
  5. "Cinq nouvelles recrues débarquent au Lausanne-Sport". MSN (in French). 1 July 2021.
  6. "Weclome, Armel". Sheriff Tiraspol fc-sheriff.com. 27 August 2022.
  7. "Tournoi « Morroco U23 Challenge » : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs". pressecotedivoire.ci. 16 March 2023.
  8. "(Lire la liste des Eléphants U23 Sélectionnés)". bonjourjournal.ci. 16 March 2023.