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Nicolas Cozza

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Nicolas Cozza
Cozza in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ganges, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
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) 0 (0)
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 25 August 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

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Cozza joined Montpellier in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017.[3] He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.[4]

On 25 January 2023, Cozza signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.[5]

On 1 February 2024, Cozza was loaned out to French side Nantes until the end of the season.[6]

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.[7]

Personal life

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Cozza is the grandson of former Montpellier captain Jean-Louis Besson [fr]. He is of Italian descent from Calabria.[8]

Career statistics

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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[a][b] 0 12 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 12 0 1 0 1[a] 0 14 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 1[a] 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. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue

References

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  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.
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