Nicolas Cozza
Cozza in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999
Place of birth Ganges, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 8
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 10 (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 10 November 2023

Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

Club career

Cozza joined Montpellier in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017.[2] He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.[3]

On 25 January 2023, Cozza signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.[4]

Personal life

Cozza is the grandson of the first ever captain of Montpellier, Jean-Louis Besson. He is of Italian descent from Calabria.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montpellier B 2016–17 Championnat National 8080
Montpellier 2017–18 Ligue 1 911020121
2018–19 Ligue 1 1201010140
2019–20 Ligue 1 70001080
2020–21 Ligue 1 20030230
2021–22 Ligue 1 34230372
2022–23 Ligue 1 17210182
Total 99590401125
Wolfsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 501060
2023–24 Bundesliga 501060
Total 10020120
Career total 117311040001325

References

  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 poursuit son rêve pailladin". www.mhscfoot.com.
  3. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 13ème journée - Olympique Lyonnais / Montpellier Hérault SC". www.lfp.fr.
  4. "New arrival from France". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. "Football. MHSC : blessé, le défenseur central Nicolas Cozza est indisponible". actu.fr.
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