Nicolas Cozza
Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
 Cozza in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Ganges, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | FC Pays Viganais Aigoual | ||
| 2008–2010 | US Basses Cévennes | ||
| 2010–2017 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Montpellier II | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2023 | Montpellier | 99 | (5) |
| 2023– | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023 | |||
Club career
Cozza joined Montpellier in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017.[2] He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.[3]
On 25 January 2023, Cozza signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.[4]
Personal life
Cozza is the grandson of the first ever captain of Montpellier, Jean-Louis Besson. He is of Italian descent from Calabria.[5]
References
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- "Nicolas Cozza poursuit son rêve pailladin". www.mhscfoot.com.
- "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 13ème journée - Olympique Lyonnais / Montpellier Hérault SC". www.lfp.fr.
- "New arrival from France". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- "Football. MHSC : blessé, le défenseur central Nicolas Cozza est indisponible". actu.fr.
External links
- Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website
- France profile at FFF
- Nicolas Cozza – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Nicolas Cozza at Soccerway
- Nicolas Cozza at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Nicolas Cozza – UEFA competition record (archive)
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