Axel Kacou

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.

Axel Kacou
Personal information
Full name Axel Zihiri Kacou[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995
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[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[lower-alpha 1] 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.

Club career

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

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.[9]

In November 2016, Kacou was first 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
  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 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  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.
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