Their 2026 World Cup
Eight matches and 610 minutes at full-back, present in every knockout tie.
Match by match
J. Koundé played 8 matches for France: 7 as a starter and 1 off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group I | vs Senegal 3-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Group I | vs Iraq 3-0 | Started, off on 83′ |
| Group I | vs Norway 4-1 | Started, off on 87′ |
| Round of 32 | vs Sweden 3-0 | Started, off on 75′ |
| Round of 16 | vs Paraguay 1-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Quarter-finals | vs Morocco 2-0 | Started, off on 87′ |
| Semi-finals | vs Spain 0-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Third-place play-off | vs England 4-6 | Came on in the 90′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 12 November 1998 · aged 27 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Club
- FC Barcelona
- Height
- 1.80 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Jules Olivier Koundé (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ɔlivje kunde]; born 12 November 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team. Primarily a right-back, he is also capable of playing as a centre-back.
Early life Jules Olivier Koundé was born on 12 November 1998 in Paris and grew up in Landiras, Gironde. Koundé holds citizenship of both Benin and France. He began playing football at the age of six, in December 2004, with the Fraternelle de Landiras club. He became patron of the football school in 2018. He then joined Olympique de Cérons for the 2009–10 season. Koundé grew up with his mother. He has stated that during his youth, he struggled with his temper after poor performances from his local team, expressing "I'd be in a foul mood all weekend: atrocious behaviour. I got into such a rage that I ended up kicking my poor mum.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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