 Augustin withRB Leipzig in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Kévin Augustin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-16)16 June 1997 (age 28)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Paris,[2] France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | FO Plaisir | ||
| 2006–2009 | AC Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
| 2009–2015 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 38 | (22) |
| 2015–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | RB Leipzig | 42 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | →Monaco (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Leeds United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Nantes | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Nantes B | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Basel | 38 | (5) |
| 2025 | Motor Lublin | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | France U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | France U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | France U19 | 13 | (12) |
| 2017 | France U20 | 6 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | France U21 | 9 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:27, 27 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jean-Kévin Augustin (born 16 June 1997) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as astriker.
An academy graduate of French clubParis Saint-Germain, Augustin made his senior debut in 2015 and made 31 appearances for the club, scoring two goals, and won eight national honours. In 2017, he joinedRB Leipzig for a €13 million fee.
Augustin has also represented France at various youth levels and was part of theFrance U19 which won the2016 European U19 Championship. His performances throughout the tournament earned him the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament awards.
Augustin was first called up for a professional match forParis Saint-Germain on 5 October 2014, remaining unused in a 1–1 home draw withMonaco. He made his professional debut on 8 April 2015 in the2014–15 Coupe de France semi-finals againstSaint-Étienne at theParc des Princes, replacingJavier Pastore after 88 minutes in a 4–1 home win.[3]
He played in PSG's 2–0 victory overLyon on 1 August in the2015 Trophée des Champions at theStade Saputo inMontreal, replacingEdinson Cavani after 63 minutes.[4] Six days later he made hisLigue 1 debut, replacingLucas Moura for the final minute of a 1–0 win atLille.[5] On 16 August, he was given a first start, in a 2–0 win overGazélec Ajaccio at theParc des Princes.[6] In all competitions, Augustin made 17 appearances across the season, scoring once in a 4–1 home win overTroyes four minutes after coming on forEdinson Cavani on 28 November.[7]
On 19 November 2016, Augustin made his first start of the season, providing theassist forÁngel Di María in the 13th minute in a 2–0Ligue 1 home win againstNantes.[8] He made 13 official appearances over the campaign, and scored the last goal of a 6–0 win atCaen on 16 September.[9] At PSG, Augustin scored two goals in 23 league games and was mainly used as back up to main StrikersZlatan Ibrahimovic andEdinson Cavani.[10]
On 6 July 2017,RB Leipzig completed the €13 million signing of Augustin on a five-year deal.[11] He made hisBundesliga debut on 19 August, replacingKonrad Laimer for the final 14 minutes of a 2–0 loss atSchalke.[12] On 16 September, he scored his first goal for his new team, in a 2–2 draw withBorussia Mönchengladbach at theRed Bull Arena.[13]
Augustin scored a match-winning penalty away toBorussia Dortmund on 14 October, becoming the first team of the season to win at theWestfalenstadion.[14] Three days later, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–2 home win overPorto in the group stage, Leipzig's first win in the competition.[15] He scored againstBorussia Dortmund on 3 March 2018 to help earn Leipzig a 1–1 draw.[16] On 12 April 2018, Augustin scored in theEuropa League quarter final defeat toMarseille in a 5–2 defeat, which saw Leipzig eliminated 5–3 on aggregate.[17]
He scored 12 goals in all competitions and gained 6 assists in 37 appearances during the2017–18 RB Leipzig season, with Augustin competing with the likes ofTimo Werner andYussuf Poulsen for starting places.[18]
In September 2018, Augustin was disciplined by the club for using his mobile phone in the pre-match build up againstRB Salzburg in a 3–2 defeat in theEuropa League.[19] In November 2018, he scored in theEuropa League in a 2–1 defeat againstCeltic.[20] He was linked with a £37 million transfer toPremier League sideEverton in December 2018, however remained at Leipzig.[21] He scored 8 goals in 30 appearances during the2018–19 RB Leipzig season helpingRB Leipzig finish 3rd inBundesliga under Head CoachRalf Rangnick.
On 1 September 2019, Augustin joinedMonaco on a season-long loan deal including an optional buyout clause.[22] He made his debut for the club on 15 September in a 3–4 loss againstMarseille inLigue 1.[23]
He scored his first goal for the club on 30 October 2019, scoring a powerful right footed volley againstMarseille in a 2–1 victory in theCoupe de la Ligue.[23] However, Augustin found himself competing for limited striking places withWissam Ben Yedder,Islam Slimani,Stevan Jovetić andKeita Baldé.[24] On 27 January 2020,RB Leipzig and Augustin agreed to cut his loan spell atMonaco short in order to secure his move toLeeds United on the same day.[25]
On 27 January 2020, Augustin joinedEFL Championship sideLeeds United on loan until the end of the season,[26] with the club reportedly having the option to sign him permanently for £17.7 million.[27] Augustin revealed that working with Leeds' head coachMarcelo Bielsa was a big factor in his decision to sign for the club.[28] Augustin made his debut for Leeds on 8 February 2020, coming on as a 71st minute substitute forPatrick Bamford in a 2–0 defeat toNottingham Forest.[29] After three substitute appearances for Leeds, each one replacing Bamford with 15–20 minutes to play, Augustin suffered a muscular injury in late February, which ruled him out for the next three games.[30] He eventually left Leeds at the end of his loan deal, having only played 48 minutes of football for Leeds.[31] Ex-Leeds strikerJermaine Beckford revealed that the lack of playing time, and the reason for not extending the loan deal in light of the delayed season end, was down to Augustin not following instructions from management, and not putting in the required work.[32]
It was later reported that Leeds had the obligation to complete a permanent transfer of Augustin due to a clause on Leeds achieving promotion to thePremier League at the end of the2019-20 season, however Leeds claimed "extenuating circumstances" surrounding theCOVID-19 pandemic "nullify the deal".[33] RB Leipzig threatened legal action over failure to complete the deal, claiming "the legal situation is clear".[33] Leeds bossMarcelo Bielsa however was quoted as saying it was "convenient" for Augustin to return to RB Leipzig.[33] The disagreement lay with the date specified in the contract which stated that should Leeds have been promoted by 30 June, the clause would have been legally activated, however with Leeds still having six games to play by this date, Augustin's loan period ended and he was released by the club, with Leeds securing promotion on 17 July. Leipzig however argued that under the "spirit of the rules", the transfer should have taken place, as football contracts specify 30 June as the "end of a season", thus the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic should be taken into account.FIFA confirmed on 8 December 2020 that Leipzig had officially filed a claim against Leeds over the aborted transfer.[34] On 8 June 2021, a FIFA court sided with Leipzig and against Leeds,[35] however Leeds appealed this decision to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport[35] providing details on communications between the clubs showing that they had tried to extend the loan deal, which included the dates for the transfer to become a requirement, but an agreement with Leipzig couldn't be reached.[36]
On 4 November 2022,Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Leeds' appeal upholding FIFA's decision "in its entirety" and ordered Leeds to pay Leipzig a fee of €21m (£18.4m). However, Leeds released a statement confirming that they would review their "legal options with a view to an immediate appeal."[37] On 5 December, Leeds released a statement confirming an "amicable resolution of the dispute".[38]
On 10 April 2023,The Athletic reported that Leeds were ordered to pay Augustin £24.5m (€27.9m) in compensation for breach of contract by FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber, but appealed the decision.[39]
On 6 October 2020,Nantes announced the signing of Augustin on a two-year deal,[40] being signed as a free-agent, with both RB Leipzig and Leeds providing written permission, and relinquishing any claim to Augustin's registration.[41][34][42] On 4 March 2021, Nantes announced that Augustin was suffering fromLong COVID.[43]
On 18 June 2022, it was announced that Augustin would joinFC Basel on a free transfer with a three-year deal.[44][45][46] He joined Basel's first team for their2022–23 season under head coachAlexander Frei. After playing in one test game, Augustin played hisdomestic league debut for his new club in the away game in theLetzigrund on 28 August as Basel won 4–2 againstZürich.[47] He scored his first two goals for Basel in a 5–1 home win overGrasshopper Club atSt. Jakob-Park on 11 September.[48] In the2022–23 Super League, Basel were not very successful, ending in just fifth position in the table.[49] However, they rescued the season with their performances in thatseason's Europa Conference League; in theknockout phase, they reached the semi-finals, where they were knocked out byACF Fiorentina 4–3 on aggregate.[50] Augustin made 20 appearances in the league, scoring five goals and nine appearances in the Conference League, scoring twice.
Basel did not start the2023–24 league campaign well, and Augustin was used mainly as a substitute. In November 2024, the club announced that he had incurred an injury, tearing a muscle bundle in his right thigh during a match againstYverdon on 5 November 2023. Augustin felt slight pain during the game and was subsequently substituted out in the 56th minute. Due to the injury, Augustin was out for several weeks.[51] He made his last appearance of the season on 2 April 2024, when he started in a 0–2 away loss toFC Lugano. He was subsequently left out of the matchday squad for the remainder of the season, as well as at the start of the2024–25 season. With the signing ofXherdan Shaqiri to Basel on 16 August 2024, he also lost shirt number 10 to the returnee.[52] On 31 August 2024, following weeks of being excluded from team training, his contract with Basel was dissolved by mutual consent.[53]
On 21 March 2025, Augustin joinedEkstraklasa sideMotor Lublin on a three-month deal, with an option for a further year.[54] On 14 April, he made his debut as a substitute in a 1–2 loss toLech Poznań.[55] Augustin scored his first goal in his first start on 9 May 2025, opening the scoring in a 1–4 loss toPiast Gliwice.[56][57] Five days later, during a match againstPogoń Szczecin, Augustin suffered an injury which would sideline him for several months; as a result, he was released by Motor at the end of his contract in June.[58]
Augustin is eligible for selection in both theFrance andHaiti national football teams.[59] He played for theFrance under-19s inqualification for the2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. There he scored five goals in six games, including a first-half hat-trick in a 9–0 win overGibraltar inDax on 9 October 2015.[60]
He was the top scorer with six goals and Player of the Tournament at the finals in Germany in July 2016. He scored in all three group matches, including a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over theNetherlands.[61] In the final at theRhein-Neckar-Arena, he opened a 4–0 win overItaly.[62] He finished top scorer for France in the tournament ahead of strike partnerKylian Mbappe.[18]
Augustin was chosen for theunder-20 team at the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. He scored four goals in as many games, including a penalty in the 2–1 quarter-final elimination byItaly on 1 June.[63] In a group game againstVietnam, he scored twice in a 4–0 victory after missing a penalty by attempting aPanenka.[64]
In September 2018,France national under-21 football team Head CoachSylvain Ripoll proclaimed that Augustin rejected a call up to theunder-21 team due to muscle fatigue,[64] the dispute with the Head Coach led to his 'non selection' for the national team, Augustin revealed in December 2019 that he had spoken to Ripoll and was available for selection for the national team and was hoping to make theFrance national football team for the2020 Summer Olympics.[65]
Augustin plays as astriker capable of playing anywhere across the forward line, withBundesliga describing Augustin as 'powerful, quick, direct and capable of making things happen outside, as well as inside, the box.'[10]
His formerRB Leipzig Head CoachRalph Hasenhüttl said of Augustin, 'He's the full package. He's going to be a really important player'.[18] in 2016, Augustin was listed byBarcelona forwardLionel Messi as awonderkid in a list of his top 9 future prospects in football.[66]
Augustin is ofAfro-Haitian descent.[67][68]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2014–15 | Championnat de France Amateur | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championnat de France Amateur | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 10 | |||
| Total | 38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 22 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[e] | 3 | — | 37 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 11[f] | 4 | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| Total | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 22 | 7 | — | 67 | 20 | ||||
| Monaco (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Leeds United (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nantes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Nantes B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| FC Basel | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7[g] | 1 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 51 | 8 | ||||
| Motor Lublin | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 172 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 54 | ||
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