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French footballer (born 1999)

Nicolas Cozza
Cozza in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ganges, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team Nantes
(on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
Number 3
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 11 (0)
2024 → Nantes (loan) 13 (0)
2024– → Nantes (loan) 12 (1)
International career
2017 France U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 France U19 12 (1)
2018–2019 France U20 5 (0)
2019–2020 France U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024

Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes, on loan from Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

Club career

Cozza joined Montpellier in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017. He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.

On 25 January 2023, Cozza signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

On 1 February 2024, Cozza was loaned out to French side Nantes until the end of the season.

After remaining on the bench in the first two Wolfsburg games of the 2024–25 season, on 28 August 2024 Cozza returned to Nantes on a new season-long loan.

Personal life

Cozza is the grandson of former Montpellier captain Jean-Louis Besson [fr]. He is of Italian descent from Calabria.

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montpellier B 2016–17 CFA 8 0 — — 8 0
2017–18 National 3 9 0 — — 9 0
2018–19 National 3 5 0 — — 5 0
Total 22 0 — — 22 0
Montpellier 2017–18 Ligue 1 9 1 1 0 2 0 12 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 20 0 3 0 — 23 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 34 2 3 0 — 37 2
2022–23 Ligue 1 17 2 1 0 — 18 2
Total 99 5 9 0 4 0 112 5
VfL Wolfsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 5 0 1 0 — 6 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
Total 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
Nantes (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
2024–25 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
Career total 146 5 11 0 4 0 161 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Nicolas Cozza". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. "Nicolas Cozza poursuit son rêve pailladin". www.mhscfoot.com.
  4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 13ème journée - Olympique Lyonnais / Montpellier Hérault SC". www.lfp.fr.
  5. "New arrival from France". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. "Transferts : Nicolas Cozza (Wolfsburg) arrive à Nantes" [Transfers : Nicolas Cozza (Wolfsburg) arrives in Nantes] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. "Nicolas Cozza de retour au FC Nantes" [Nicolas Cozza returns to FC Nantes] (in Italian). FC Nantes. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. "Football. MHSC : blessé, le défenseur central Nicolas Cozza est indisponible". actu.fr.

External links

FC Nantes – current squad


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