Alexi Koum
 Koum playing for Marseille in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Alexi Koum Mbondo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Valenciennes (on loan from Marseille) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Valenton FA | ||
| 2019–2021 | CS Brétigny | ||
| 2021–2023 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Auxerre B | 33 | (3) |
| 2024– | Marseille B | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Marseille | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Valenciennes (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | France U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | France U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 4 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 | |||
Emmanuel Alexi Koum Mbondo (born 5 February 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championnat National club Valenciennes, on loan from Ligue 1 club Marseille.
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Koum played in the youth academy of Valenton, Brétigny[4] and Auxerre. On 4 June 2024, he transferred to Olympique de Marseille on a professional contract.[5] He made his debut in National 3 in a 1–1 draw against Montpellier B.
On 8 December 2024, he was called up to the first team by Roberto De Zerbi for the Ligue 1 match against Saint-Étienne, where he made his professional debut, replacing Quentin Merlin at the 79th minute.[6][7]
On 4 July 2025, Koum signed for Championnat National club Valenciennes on a season-long loan.[8]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Koum is of Cameroonian descent.[9] He is a youth international for France.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Emmanuel Alexi KOUM MBONDO" (in French). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Alexi Koum at Soccerway
- ^ Alexi Koum at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "SÉLECTION ÉQUIPE DE FRANCE U16 – EMMANUEL ALEXI KOUM MBONDO" (in French). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/aja-un-jeune-espoir-du-club-signe-a-l-om-8735580
- ^ Alexandre Le Bris (8 December 2024). "Ligue 1. L'OM domine l'AS Saint-Étienne et reprend sa 2e place, à cinq points du PSG" (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "[TEAMCSB] LES PREMIÈRES MINUTES EN LIGUE 1 AVEC L'OM POUR ALEXI KOUM (GÉNÉRATION 2006) !!!" (in French). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Official | Alexi Koum leaves OM on loan to a third-tier club - Get French Football News". 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ https://actucameroun.com/2024/12/10/5-choses-a-savoir-sur-alexi-koum-mbondo-la-pepite-camerounaise-de-lom/
External links
[edit]
- Alexi Koum at Soccerway
- Alexi Koum – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Marseille
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- AJ Auxerre players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French footballers