Khéphren Thuram
French footballer (born 2001)
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- Khéphren Thuram-Ulien ( French pronunciation: [kefʁɛn tyʁam] ; born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the France national team.
- He made 167 appearances for Nice, including the 2022 Coupe de France final, before joining Juventus in 2024.
- 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.
- His Nice contract was his first professional deal.
- On 3 October 2020, he scored his first professional goal to win a home match by the same score against Nantes.
Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (French pronunciation: [kefʁɛn tyʁam]; born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the France national team.
Formed at Monaco, where he made three substitute appearances, Thuram signed for rivals Nice in 2019. He made 167 appearances for Nice, including the 2022 Coupe de France final, before joining Juventus in 2024. Formerly a youth international, he made his senior international debut for France in 2023.
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.
Nice
On 26 June 2019, Thuram joined Derby de la Côte d'Azur rivals Nice at the expiration of his Monaco contract on 1 July. His Nice contract was his first professional deal. He made his debut on 17 August in a 2–1 win at Nîmes, replacing Ignatius Ganago for the last seven minutes. On 3 October 2020, he scored his first professional goal to win a home match by the same score against Nantes.
In September 2021, Thuram extended his contract that was due to expire in July 2022, by an undisclosed length. On 7 May, he played in the 2022 Coupe de France final, which his team lost by a single goal to Nantes. He scored four goals and assisted three in the 2021–22 Ligue 1 as Nice came fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League; he was then linked with following manager Christophe Galtier to Paris Saint-Germain.
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