Maxwel Cornet

Maxwel Cornet

Cornet warming up for West Ham United in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet [1]
Date of birth	(1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bregbo, Ivory Coast
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, full-back
Team information
Current team	Southampton (on loan from West Ham United)
Number	22
Youth career
2002–2004	ARS Laquenexy
2004–2012	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Metz II	21	(6)
2012–2015	Metz	23	(1)
2015	Lyon II	3	(3)
2015–2021	Lyon	184	(31)
2021–2022	Burnley	26	(9)
2022–	West Ham United	21	(1)
2024–	→ Southampton (loan)	2	(0)
International career‡
2011–2012	France U16	15	(5)
2012–2013	France U17	9	(7)
2013–2014	France U18	4	(2)
2013–2015	France U19	17	(8)
2015	France U20	2	(1)
2015–2016	France U21	5	(1)
2017–	Ivory Coast	31	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:05, 30 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:02, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet (born 27 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left winger and full-back for Premier League club Southampton, on loan from West Ham United, and the Ivory Coast national team. He has previously played in France for Metz II, Metz, Lyon II and Lyon and in England with Burnley.

Club career

Metz

Cornet is a youth exponent from Metz. Aged 15 years and 11 months, he made his debut for Metz in the third-tier of French football, the Championnat National in a game on 31 August 2012. Cornet was an 85th-minute substitute for Alhassane Keita in Metz' 6–3 win against Quevilly. ^{[2] [3]} He made his Ligue 2 debut on 2 August 2013 against Laval. He replaced Yeni Ngbakoto after 79 minutes in a 1–0 home victory. ^[4]

Lyon

On 16 January 2015, Cornet signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon. ^[5] He made his league debut for the club against his former club Metz on 25 January 2015, replacing Alexandre Lacazette after 34 minutes due to an injury, in an eventual 2–0 home win. ^[6] Cornet scored his first goal for Lyon on 23 October 2015 as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–0 home win over Toulouse. ^[7]

In January 2020, Cornet was tested at the left-back position by Lyon's coach Rudi Garcia following the injuries of Youssouf Koné and Fernando Marçal. After his good performances, he became the club's starting left-back for the rest of the season. On 15 August 2020, Cornet scored a goal against Manchester City in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals which Lyon won 3–1 and progressed to the semi-finals. ^[8]

Burnley

On 29 August 2021, Cornet signed for Premier League club Burnley for a €15 million fee on a five-year deal. ^[9] On 18 September, he made his Burnley debut as a substitute, replacing Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson in a 1–0 defeat against Arsenal. ^[10] Cornet scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Leicester City on 25 September. ^[11] Although the season culminated in relegation for Burnley, Cornet finished the season as the team's top scorer with nine goals in 26 appearances. ^[12]

West Ham United

On 5 August 2022, Cornet joined West Ham United, signing a five-year contract with a further one-year option, for an undisclosed fee from Burnley. ^[12]

Southampton (loan)

On 30 August 2024, Cornet joined newly-promoted Premier League club Southampton on a season-long loan. ^[13] He made his debut for the club on 14 September in a 3–0 home defeat against Manchester United after he replaced Lesley Ugochukwu in the 64th minute. ^[14]

International career

Cornet was born in Ivory Coast, and emigrated with his family to northern France at the age of three. ^[2] He was a youth international for France at every level but declared for the Ivory Coast national team on 5 April 2017. ^[15] He made his senior debut for Ivory Coast in a 5–0 friendly loss to the Netherlands on 4 June 2017. ^[16]

Personal life

Cornet has three children. Growing up, he idolised Didier Drogba due to his Ivorian birth and subsequent move to France. Outside of football, he enjoys playing tennis. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2024 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz	2012–13	Championnat National	9	1	2	0	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2013–14	Ligue 2	14	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		23	1	3	0	1	0	—		—		27	1
Lyon	2014–15	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	31	8	3	3	2	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	1	0	0	40	12
	2016–17	Ligue 1	33	6	2	2	1	0	14 [lower-alpha 4]	2	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	51	10
	2017–18	Ligue 1	30	4	4	2	1	0	8 [lower-alpha 6]	1	—		43	7
	2018–19	Ligue 1	27	7	4	2	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 3]	3	—		36	12
	2019–20	Ligue 1	22	4	4	1	4	0	8 [lower-alpha 3]	1	—		38	6
	2020–21	Ligue 1	36	2	3	2	—		—		—		39	4
	2021–22	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	Total		184	31	20	12	8	0	39	8	1	0	252	51
Burnley	2021–22	Premier League	26	9	0	0	2	0	—		—		28	9
West Ham United	2022–23	Premier League	14	0	0	0	0	0	7 [lower-alpha 7]	0	—		21	0
	2023–24	Premier League	7	1	2	0	1	0	6 [lower-alpha 6]	0	—		16	1
	Total		21	1	2	0	1	0	13	0	—		37	1
Southampton (loan)	2024–25 [19]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			256	42	25	12	14	0	52	8	1	0	348	62

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 9 September 2023 ^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ivory Coast	2017	5	1
	2018	3	1
	2019	11	3
	2020	3	0
	2021	3	1
	2022	5	0
	2023	1	0
Total		31	6

As of match played 13 November 2021

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first ^[20]

List of international goals scored by Maxwel Cornet

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2017	Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast	3	Gabon	1–2	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	12 October 2018	Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast	6	Central African Republic	4–0	4–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	23 March 2019	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	9	Rwanda	3–0	3–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	19 June 2019	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	12	Zambia	3–1	4–1	Friendly
5	1 July 2019	30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	15	Namibia	3–1	4–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
6	13 November 2021	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	24	Mozambique	2–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Metz

• Ligue 2: 2013–14 ^[21]

Lyon

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20 ^[22]

West Ham United

• UEFA Europa Conference League: 2022–23 ^[23]

References

1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
2. "Eight things you need to know about Maxwel Cornet". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
3. "Quevilly Rouen vs. Metz - 31 August 2012 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
4. "Metz vs. Laval - 2 August 2013". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
5. "Communiqué du club" (in French). Olympique Lyon. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
6. "Lyon vs. Metz - 27 January 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
7. "Lyon vs. Toulouse - 23 October 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
8. "Lyon stun Man City in Champions League". BBC Sport. 16 August 2020.
9. "Burnley sign Maxwel Cornet from Lyon on five-year deal". Sky Sports. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
10. James, Alex (18 September 2021). "Sean Dyche delivers his Maxwel Cornet verdict as Burnley debutant makes mark in Arsenal defeat". LancsLive. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
11. "PL Report: Leicester City 2–2 Burnley". Burnley F.C. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
12. "West Ham sign Burnley & Ivory Coast winger Cornet". BBC Sport. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
13. "Saints seal deal for Cornet". Southampton Football Club. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
14. Rose, Gary (14 September 2024). "Southampton 0–3 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
15. "Côte d'Ivoire : Maxwel Cornet et Seko Fofana ont choisi de jouer pour les Eléphants". L'Équipe (in French). 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
16. "Starting Lineups – Netherlands vs Ivory Coast". Sky Sports. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
17. "I Want To Win Trophies Together" ⚒️ | Maxwel Cornet Sits Down With Guvna B, 5 August 2022, retrieved 9 August 2022
18. Maxwel Cornet at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
19. "Games played by Maxwel Cornet in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
20. "Cornet, Maxwel". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
21. "Eight things you need to know about Maxwel Cornet". West Ham United. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
22. "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport . 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
23. Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

External links

• Maxwel Cornet at West Ham United F.C.
• Maxwel Cornet at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Maxwel Cornet – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Maxwel Cornet at National-Football-Teams.com
• Maxwel Cornet at Soccerbase
• Maxwel Cornet at Soccerbase
• Maxwel Cornet at Soccerway
• Maxwel Cornet at WorldFootball.net