Koba Koindredi

Koba Leïn Koindredi (born 27 October 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Portuguese club Estoril, on loan from Spanish side Valencia.

Koba Koindredi
Koindredi with Valencia
Personal information
Full name Koba Leïn Koindredi
Date of birth (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001
Place of birth Djibouti, Djibouti
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Estoril
(on loan from Valencia)
Number 83
Youth career
2007–2009 ES Fréjusienne
2009–2017 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
2017–2019 Lens
2019–2020 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Lens II 1 (0)
2019–2021 Valencia B 34 (2)
2020– Valencia 12 (0)
2022–2023 → Oviedo (loan) 18 (1)
2023– → Estoril (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U17 5 (0)
2018–2019 France U18 12 (2)
2019–2020 France U19 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 February 2020

Early life

Koindredi was born in Djibouti to a New Caledonian military father who was on a peacekeeping mission in the East African country; his grandfather from Païta fought for France in World War I. He grew up in Fréjus, in the Var department.[1]

Club career

Koindredi joined RC Lens' youth setup in 2017, from Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.[2] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 22 December 2018, aged 17, by playing the last 30 minutes of a 0–1 Championnat National 2 home loss against SC Schiltigheim.[3]

In January 2019, Koindredi moved to Valencia CF, being initially assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[4] Promoted to the B-team in Segunda División B for the 2019–20 campaign, he scored his first senior goal on 1 September, netting the opener of a 2–2 away draw against CD Castellón.[5] During the season, he also featured with the Juvenil squad in the UEFA Youth League.

Koindredi made his first team debut on 16 December 2020, starting in a 4–2 away win against Terrassa FC for the season's Copa del Rey.[6] He made his La Liga debut fourteen days later, coming on as a late substitute for Vicente Esquerdo in a 1–2 away loss against Granada CF.[7] He scored his first goal for the first team on 17 January 2021 in the last 32 of the cup, opening a 2–0 win at AD Alcorcón.[8]

On 30 May 2021, after Valencia's reserves were demoted to the fifth-tier Tercera División RFEF following a restructuring, Koindredi extended his contract with the club until June 2025.[9] In their run to the cup final that season, he scored a direct free kick to wrap up a 3–0 win at amateur side CD Utrillas in the first round on 2 December.[10]

On 25 August 2022, Koindredi moved on loan to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for the season.[11]

On 8 August 2023, Valencia sent Koindredi on a season-long loan to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Estoril.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 May 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens II 2018–19 Championnat National 2 1 0 — — — 1 0
Valencia B 2018–19 Segunda División B 3 0 — — — 3 0
2019–20 Segunda División B 16 1 — — — 16 1
2020–21 Segunda División B 15 1 — — — 15 1
Total 34 2 — — — 34 2
Valencia 2020–21 La Liga 2 0 4 1 — — 6 1
2021–22 La Liga 10 0 3 1 — — 13 1
Total 12 0 7 2 — — 19 2
Oviedo (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 18 1 2 0 — — 20 1
Career total 65 3 9 2 0 0 0 0 74 5

References
  1. Alberola, Andreu (7 June 2019). "Així és Koindredi, la joia del València CF que brilla a Toló" [This is Koindredi, Valencia CF's jewel who shines at Toulon]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. "Koba: Desde Nueva Caledonia a Terrassa" [Koba: From New Caledonia to Terrassa] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. "Foot – National 2: Toujours le même scenario pour les Lensois en panne d'efficacité" [Football – National 2: Still the same scenario for the Lensois lacking in efficiency] (in French). La Voix du Nord. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "Un fichaje francés para el Valencia" [A French signing for Valencia] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. "Ojo con Koba Koindredi" [Eyes on Koba Koindredi] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. "Rivero, Vázquez, Guillem and K. Koba Leïn make official debuts". Valencia CF. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. "Jorge Molina empuja al Valencia hacia el abismo" [Jorge Molina pushes Valencia to the abyss] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. Guillén Pérez, Víctor (17 January 2021). "Alcorcón 0-2 Valencia/ Vallejo y Koba eliminan al Alcorcón de la Copa" [Alcorcón 0-2 Valencia/ Vallejo and Koba eliminate Alcorcón from the Cup] (in Spanish). Alcorcón Hoy. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. Burgos, Julián (30 May 2021). "Koba Koindredi, hasta 2025" [Koba Koindredi, until 2025]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  10. "La pegada de Koba da color al trámite copero (0-3)" [Koba's thunderbolt adds colour to formality in the cup (0-3)]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  11. "Official statement | K. Koba Leïn". Valencia CF. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  12. "Koba Koindredi reforça Estoril" [Koba Koindredi reinforces Estoril] (in European Portuguese). Record. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. Koba Koindredi at Soccerway
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