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Khéphren Thuram

Khéphren Thuram

French footballer (born 2001)

Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (French pronunciation: [kefʁɛn tyʁam];[2] born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder[3] for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team.

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Club career

Monaco

Thuram made his professional debut with Monaco in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League loss away to Atlético Madrid on 28 November 2018, at the age of 17; he was a 63rd-minute substitute for Aleksandr Golovin.[4]

Nice

On 26 June 2019, Thuram joined Derby de la Côte d'Azur rivals Nice.[5] He made his debut on 17 August in a 2–1 win at Nîmes, replacing Ignatius Ganago for the last seven minutes.[6] On 3 October 2020, he scored his first professional goal to win a home match by the same score against Nantes.[7]

International career

Thuram has represented France at various youth international levels.[8]

In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the France senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.[9] He made his international debut, coming off the bench in the 89th minute to substitute Adrien Rabiot, in a 4–0 victory over the Netherlands.[10] Later that year, in November, he was recalled to the national team, following an injury to Eduardo Camavinga during the same Euro 2024 qualifying.[11]

Personal life

Thuram is the son of the former France international footballer Lilian Thuram, and the younger brother of Inter and France forward Marcus Thuram.[12] He was named after the Egyptian pharaoh Khephren.[13]

Born in Reggio Emilia while his father Lilian played for Parma, he is of Guadeloupean descent.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2024[15]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 24 March 2023
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Honours

Nice

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "Khéphren Thuram". OGC Nice. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Thuram à la découverte du Clairefontaine anglais" [Thuram discovers the English Clairefontaine]. YouTube (in French). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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    Anka, Carl. "50 to watch - Khephren Thuram: the dribble-happy Nice midfielder on Liverpool's radar". The Athletic. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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    "Atletico Madrid 2–0 Monaco: Simeone's boys cruise through". Sport. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Transferts : Khephren Thuram (Monaco) signe à Nice" [Transfers: Khephren Thuram (Monaco) signs for Nice]. L'Équipe. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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    "L1 : Nice tient bon à Nîmes" [L1: Nice hold on well at Nîmes] (in French). Orange S.A. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Erling Haaland bags a brace as Dortmund score four in Jadon Sancho's absence". FourFourTwo. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Khéphren Thuram intègre l'INF Clairefontaine" [Khéphren Thuram joins INF Clairefontaine] (in French). Espoirs du Football. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. [9]
    "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus". FFF (in French). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. [10]
    "France 4–0 Netherlands". beIN SPORTS. 24 March 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Equipe de France : Kephren Thuram remplace Camavinga, victime d'une entorse du genou droit" (in French). Eurosport. 16 November 2023.
  12. [12]
    "Monaco: la Juve suivrait Khephren, le 2e fils de Lilian Thuram" [Monaco: Juve are following Khephren, Lilian Thuram's 2nd son] (in French). RMC Sport.
  13. [13]
    "El 'Faraón' Khephren continúa la dinastía Thuram" [The 'Pharaoh' Khephren continues the Thuram dynasty]. Sport (in Spanish). 7 October 2016.
  14. [14]
    "Lilian Thuram: the legend who came from nothing". These Football Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  15. [15]
    "K. Thuram". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  16. [16]
    "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  17. [17]
    "Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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