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| Full name | Jules Olivier Koundé | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-12)12 November 1998 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back,centre-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 | 91 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | France U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | France U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | France | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:56, 20 March 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jules Olivier Koundé (French pronunciation:[ʒylɔlivjekunde]; born 12 November 1998) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back orcentre-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.[citation needed] His father isBeninese and Koundé holds citizenship of both Benin and France.[4] His uncle Charles Tokplé is a former footballer who played for theTogo national team.[5]
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."[6]
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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.[7] He made hisLigue 1 debut for Bordeaux in a 1–0 away win overTroyes on 13 January 2018.[8] 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.[9]
On 3 July 2019, he signed for Spanish clubSevilla. The transfer fee paid to Bordeaux was reported as €25 million.[10] In his first season at Sevilla, he helped the club win theUEFA Europa League for a record sixth time and was named in the competition's team of the season.[11][12]
On 29 July 2022,Barcelona announced an agreement with Sevilla for the transfer of Koundé.[13] 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.[14] He also missed Barcelona's second league match againstReal Sociedad on 21 August for the same reason.[15] Koundé was registered with La Liga on 26 August[16] and made his official debut for the club two days later in a 4–0 win overReal Valladolid at theCamp Nou.[17]
On 16 January 2023, Barcelona won the2023 Supercopa de España final, following a 3–1 victory over rivalsReal Madrid inEl Clásico, winning his first title with the club.[18] On 14 May 2023, Koundé scored his first goal for Barcelona in a 4-2 win againstEspanyol away atRCDE Stadium which automactically condemned them as LaLiga champions[19][20]
On 3rd of December 2023, Koundé scored his second goal in a 2-1 win againstOsasuna away atEl Sadar Stadium.[21] On 11th of December, Koundé made an assist toRobert Lewandowski in a 2-1 win againstDeportivo Alavés at home.[22] In the midway of the season, a once Barcelona player now maanger,Xavi Hernandez, had shifted Koundé from a center-back to right-back. Although Koundé opposed Xavi's idea, he decided to adapt his new position. Koundé made an assist to Raphinha a 4-0 win againstGetafe CF on the 24th of Febraury.[23]
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.[24]
On 18 May 2021, Koundé was selected byDidier Deschamps as part of the 26 players that formed theFrance national team forUEFA Euro 2020.[25] He made his debut on 2 June 2021 in a pre-tournament friendly againstWales, coming on as a substitute forBenjamin Pavard at half-time.[26] He made one appearance at Euro 2020, playing the full match againstPortugal inGroup F.[24]
On 10 October 2021, Koundé started and played the whole match as France defeatedSpain 2–1 in the2021 UEFA Nations League final.[27]
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.[24]
In May 2024, Koundé was named in France's squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[28] At the tournament, he started all six matches for France at right-back,[29] and was namedman of the match in their 1–0 victory overBelgium in theround of 16.[30]
Originally acentre-back in hisBordeaux days, Koundé was shifted to aright-back during his Barcelona days. He has shown quickness, as well as attacking and defensive work rates.[31]
Koundé has French and Beninese nationality.[32][33]
| 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 | National 3 | 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 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 10[d] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Total | 91 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 271 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 363 | 20 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| France | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | |
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