Misplaced Pages

Axel Kacou

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Footballer (born 1995)

Axel Kacou
Personal information
Full name Axel Zihiri Kacou
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team Sporting Club Lyon
Number 40
Youth career
2002–2007 Stade Olympique de Paris
2007–2010 Ivry
2010–2012 Saint-Étienne
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 37 (0)
2019– Lyon La Duchère II 10 (0)
International career
2010–2011 France U16 2 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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. Born in France, he represented both France and Ivory Coast at youth international level.

Club career

As a youth, Kacou trained at Clairefontaine, before joining Saint-Étienne.

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

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

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

International career

Kacou was born in France to Ivorian parents. He originally represented the France U16s. He then switched to the Ivory Coast U23s for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.

In November 2016, Kacou was first called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Morocco. 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. In March 2018, he was again called up for a friendly against Togo.

References

  1. Mel, Adou (5 September 2017). "Eliminatoires Mondial 2018 : 2ème défaite à Bouaké et qualification en difficulté pour la Côte d'Ivoire" [2018 World Cup qualifiers: 2nd defeat in Bouaké and qualification in difficulty for Ivory Coast]. Afrikipresse (in French). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Joueur – Axel KACOU – FFF".
  3. Axel Kacou at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ Angoua, Adolphe (2 November 2016). "Axel Kacou : Un " inconnu " dans la cage des Eléphants". Linfodrome (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Evian: Kacou arrive, Abarouai s'en va". Le Figaro (in French). 27 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. "ETG: Kacou rejoint Tours". Le Dauphiné Liberé (in French). 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. "Axel Kacou est Lyonnais!" (in French). AS Lyon-Duchère Official Footeo site. 20 June 2019.
  8. "ETGFC – Football & Paris Sportifs". ETGFC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  9. "Axel Kacou :: Axel Kacou :: Tours". www.zerozero.pt.
  10. "Marc Wilmots names his first Ivory Coast squad". BBC Sport. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  11. "Togo vs Ivory Coast". ESPN. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
Lyon La Duchère – current squad
  • 1 Kacou
  • 3 Khatir
  • 4 Souleymane
  • 5 L'Ghoul
  • 7 Sylla
  • 8 Benhamza
  • 10 Ndiaye
  • 11 Renoud
  • 14 Negouai
  • 16 Popp
  • 17 Khetir
  • 18 Kante
  • 19 Fuss
  • 20 Soumah
  • 21 Mendy
  • 22 Moke Ndedi
  • 23 Ngakoutou
  • 25 Sefil
  • 26 Pellissard
  • 28 Ngwabije
  • 29 Belarbi
  • 33 Oun
  • Marsella
  • Manager: Le Bellec
Categories: