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| Full name | Jules Olivier Koundé | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-12)12 November 1998 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Fraternelle Landiras | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Cérons | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | La Brède | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Bordeaux II | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Bordeaux | 55 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Sevilla | 95 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Barcelona | 108 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | France U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | France U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | France | 46 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:36, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:42, 13 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jules Olivier Koundé (French pronunciation:[ʒylɔlivjekunde]; born 12 November 1998) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back forLa Liga clubBarcelona and theFrance national team.
Jules Olivier Koundé[2] was born on 12 November 1998 inParis[3] and grew up inLandiras, Gironde.[4] His father isBeninese and Koundé holds citizenship of both Benin and France.[5]
He began playing football at the age of six, in December 2004, with the Fraternelle de Landiras club. He became patron of the football school in 2018. He then joined Olympique de Cérons for the 2009–10 season.[6][7][8]
Koundé grew up with his mother. He has stated that during his youth, he struggled with his temper after poor performances from his local team, expressing "I'd be in a foul mood all weekend: atrocious behaviour. I got into such a rage that I ended up kicking my poor mum."[9]
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Koundé started in his first team debut forBordeaux in the 2–1Coupe de France away loss toGranville 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.[10] He made hisLigue 1 debut for Bordeaux in a 1–0 away win overTroyes on 13 January 2018.[11] On 10 February 2018, Koundé scored the opening goal of a 3–2 Ligue 1 home win overAmiens; it was his first career Ligue 1 goal and his first competitive goal for Bordeaux's first team.[12]
On 3 July 2019, he signed for Spanish clubSevilla. The transfer fee paid to Bordeaux was reported as €25 million.[13] In his first season at Sevilla, he helped the club win the2019–20 UEFA Europa League for a record sixth time and was named in the competition's team of the season.[14][15]
On 29 July 2022,Barcelona announced an agreement with Sevilla for the transfer of Koundé.[16] Koundé missed Barcelona's first match of theLa Liga season againstRayo Vallecano as the club could not register him as they were over the league's salary cap limit.[17] He also missed Barcelona's second league match againstReal Sociedad on 21 August for the same reason.[18] Koundé was registered with La Liga on 26 August,[19] and made his official debut for the club two days later in a 4–0 win overReal Valladolid at theCamp Nou.[20]
On 16 January 2023, Barcelona won the2023 Supercopa de España, following a 3–1 victory overEl Clásico rivalsReal Madrid in thefinal, as Koundé won his first silverware with the club.[21] On 14 May 2023, he scored his first goal for Barça in a 4–2 win againstEspanyol away atRCDE Stadium, a victory that secured Barcelona as La Liga champions.[22][23]
On 3 December 2023, Koundé scored only his second Barcelona goal in a 2–1 win againstOsasuna away atEl Sadar Stadium.[24] On 11 December, he made an assist toRobert Lewandowski in a 2–1 win againstDeportivo Alavés at home.[25] Midway through the season, Barça managerXavi had shifted Koundé from a center-back to right-back. Although initially opposed to Xavi's idea, Koundé decided to adapt his new position. He assisted a goal toRaphinha in a 4–0 win againstGetafe on 24 February 2024.[26] On January 12, 2025, Barcelona played against Real Madrid in the2025 Supercopa de España final, in which Koundé gave an assist to Raphinha to make the score 3–1, in a game which ended in a 5–2 win to give Barcelona the title.[27] A few months later, on 26 April, he scored the winning goal in theCopa del Rey final during extra time, securing a 3–2 victory over Real Madrid.[28]
Koundé was a member ofFrance's squad for the group stage of the2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, starting in central defence in all three matches and captaining the team in the 2–0 win againstRussia.[8]
On 18 May 2021, Koundé was selected byDidier Deschamps as part of the 26 players that formed theFrance national team forUEFA Euro 2020.[29] He made his debut on 2 June 2021 in a pre-tournament friendly againstWales, coming on as a substitute forBenjamin Pavard at half-time.[30] He made one appearance at Euro 2020, playing the full match againstPortugal inGroup F.[8]
On 10 October 2021, Koundé started and played the whole match as France defeatedSpain 2–1 in the2021 UEFA Nations League final.[31]
Koundé was a member of France's squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup where he started five of the team's seven matches at right back as they finished as runners-up toArgentina.[8]
In May 2024, Koundé was named in France's squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[32] At the tournament, he started all six matches for France at right-back,[33] and was namedman of the match in their 1–0 victory overBelgium in theround of 16.[34]
Originally acentre-back in hisBordeaux days, Koundé was shifted to aright-back during his time at Barcelona. He has shown quickness, as well as attacking and defensive work rates.[35]
Koundé has French and Beninese nationality.[36][37]
His uncle Charles Tokplé is a former footballer who played for theTogo national team.[38]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux II | 2015–16 | CFA | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | CFA 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| 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[c] | 2 | — | 51 | 2 | ||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 70 | 4 | |||
| Sevilla | 2019–20 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 7[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 9[f] | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| Total | 95 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 9 | |||
| Barcelona | 2022–23 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[g] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 13[d] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 108 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 288 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 390 | 22 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 0 | |
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