Marius Courcoul (born 1 January 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and midfielder for Ligue 1 club Angers.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 January 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Château-Gontier, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Angers | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2018 | FC Château-Gontier | ||
2018–2020 | Laval | ||
2020–2023 | Angers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Angers B | 5 | (0) |
2023– | Angers | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | France U16 | 10 | (2) |
2023– | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editOriginally a youth player at his hometown club FC Château-Gontier, Courcoul joined the Laval academy in 2018.[2] In 2020, he joined Angers,[2] where he would eventually sign his first professional contract in June 2023, a three-year deal until June 2026.[3][4] On 5 August 2023, Courcoul made his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat away to Laval at the age of 16 years and 216 days.[5]
International career
editCourcoul is a France youth international.[6] At the Montaigu Tournament with the France under-16s in April 2023, he was his team's captain and was chosen as the tournament's best player.[7][8]
Honours
editIndividual
- Montaigu Tournament Best Player: 2023[8]
References
edit- ^ Marius Courcoul at Soccerway
- ^ a b Faurie, Dominique (4 April 2023). "Mondial de Montaigu. Comment le Stade lavallois a perdu Marius Courcoul, le Mayennais des Bleuets ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Le jeune Marius Courcoul signe pro à Angers". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Football : un jeune prodige mayennais signe professionnel au SCO d'Angers, en Ligue 2 - France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Les plus jeunes joueurs de la saison" (in French). Ligue 2. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Marius Courcoul at the French Football Federation (in French)
- ^ Raguin, Antoine (12 June 2023). "Angers Sco. Un avenir professionnel pour le jeune Marius Courcoul ?". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Stade Lavallois - Angers SCO : Marius Courcoul, le plus angevin des Mayennais". www.oxygeneradio.com (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2024.