Axel Kacou

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Axel Kacou
Personal information
Full name Axel Zihiri Kacou[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Club Lyon
Number 40
Youth career
2002–2007 Stade Olympique de Paris[2]
2007–2010 Ivry[2]
2010–2012 Saint-Étienne[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Saint-Étienne II 17 (0)
2015–2016 Évian II 4 (0)
2016–2018 Tours II 7 (0)
2016–2018 Tours 18 (0)
2019– Lyon La Duchère[a] 37 (0)
2019– Lyon La Duchère II 10 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 France U16 2 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U23 3 (0)
2014- Ivory Coast 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:36, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of
  1. ^ The club was called AS Lyon-Duchère until June 2020 and SC Lyon from June 2020 to June 2021.

Axel Zihiri Kacou (born 1 August 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championnat National 2 club Lyon La Duchère.[3] Born in France, he represented both France and Ivory Coast at youth international level.

Club career

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As a youth, Kacou trained at Clairefontaine,[4][5] before joining Saint-Étienne.[5]

In January 2016, Kacou joined Thonon Évian F.C. from Saint-Étienne, having agreed a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[5]

In August 2016, he moved to Tours FC on a two-year deal.[6]

In June 2019, he signed a two-year deal with Lyon-Duchère.[7] Lyon-Duchère rebranded as Sporting Club Lyon in June 2020.

International career

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Kacou was born in France to Ivorian parents. He originally represented the France U16s.[8][2] He then switched to the Ivory Coast U23s for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[citation needed]

In October 2014, Kacou was first called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad.[9] In November 2016, Kacou was called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Morocco.[4] He was selected by new coach Marc Wilmots in May 2017 for a friendly against the Netherlands and a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea.[10] In March 2018, he was again called up for a friendly against Togo.[11]

References

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