Tanguy Nianzou

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Tanguy Nianzou
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Nianzou with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi [1]
Date of birth (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 24
Youth career
2008–2012 FC Épinay Athlético
2012–2013 Sénart-Moissy
2013–2016 Fontainebleau
2016–2019 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Paris Saint-Germain 6 (2)
2020–2022 Bayern Munich 23 (1)
2022– Sevilla 32 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 France U16 11 (4)
2018–2019 France U17 18 (1)
2019 France U18 12 (1)
2021–2022 France U20 10 (1)
2022– France U21 3 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2019 Brazil
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi (born 7 June 2002), known as Tanguy Nianzou, is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Sevilla. He has represented France internationally at various youth levels.

Contents

Early life

Tanguy was born on 7 June 2002 [3] in Paris to Ivorian parents. [4]

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Nianzou made his professional debut on 7 December 2019 in a 3–1 league win against Montpellier. [5] A few days later, he played in his first UEFA Champions League match as PSG were victorious 5–0 over Galatasaray. [6]

Nianzou scored his first goal in a 3–0 Coupe de France win against Reims on 22 January 2020. [7] This goal he scored was the 4,000th goal in PSG's history. [8] He scored his first two Ligue 1 goals in an away game that ended in a 4–4 draw against Amiens on 15 February 2020. [9] On 11 March, Nianzou played his final match for PSG, a 2–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund. He left the Parisian club upon the expiration of his contract, and signed for Bayern Munich on a free transfer. [10]

Bayern Munich

On 1 July 2020, Bundesliga club Bayern Munich announced the signing of Nianzou on a four-year deal. [11] He made his debut in a 3–1 league win against VfB Stuttgart on 28 November. [12] On 12 December, Nianzou suffered a muscle injury, and was ruled out for one to two months. The injury was lingering from a previous injury that occurred at the beginning of the 2020–21 season. [13] His return proved to come later than expected, as he appeared as a substitute in a 1–1 draw to Union Berlin on 10 April 2021. [14] On 19 March 2022, he scored his only goal at the club in a 4–0 win over Union Berlin. [15]

Sevilla

On 17 August 2022, Nianzou signed a five-year contract with Spanish club Sevilla. [16] Two days later, Nianzou made his debut against Real Valladolid. [17] On 11 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Borussia Dortmund. [18] On 14 January 2023, he scored his first La Liga goal in a 2–1 away defeat against Girona. [19]

International career

Nianzou is a French youth international. He was part of French squad which reached semi-finals in 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[ citation needed ]

He was an important part of the French team which finished third at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He started all seven of France's matches in the tournament and scored the equaliser in his team's 6–1 quarter-final win against Spain. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 6230212 [c] 000133
Bayern Munich 2020–21 Bundesliga 6000—000060
2021–22 Bundesliga17110—4 [c] 000221
Total23110—4000281
Sevilla 2022–23 La Liga 19151—6 [d] 1—303
2023–24 La Liga8040—2 [c] 000140
2024–25 La Liga5000———50
Total32191—8100493
Career total6141312114100907
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Bayern Munich

Sevilla

France U17

Individual

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