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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.
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Full name | Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 7 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Bayern Munich | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Sevilla | 27 | (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 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:21, 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
Tanguy was born on 7 June 2002[3] in Paris to Ivorian parents.[4]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
Bayern Munich | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
Sevilla | 2022–23 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
2023–24 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |||
Career total | 56 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7 |
Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich
Sevilla
France U17
Individual