Marcus Thuram

Marcus Lilian Thuram-Ulien (French pronunciation: [maʁkys tyʁam]; born 6 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Inter Milan and the France national team.

Thuram began his professional career at Sochaux in 2015, where he played in three Ligue 2 seasons, before moving to Guingamp in 2017, spending two years in Ligue 1. He then joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, spending four seasons in Germany, before signing for Inter Milan as a free agent in 2023, and winning the Serie A title in his first season.

Thuram made his senior international debut for France in 2020 and was part of their squads at the UEFA European Championship in 2020 and 2024, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, finishing as runner-up at the latter.

Club career

Sochaux

Thuram started his professional career at Sochaux, where he also played for the club's youth team. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 20 March 2015 against Châteauroux, replacing Edouard Butin on 83 minutes. He played 43 total matches for Sochaux and scored one goal, in a 3–1 loss at Tours on 14 April 2017.

Guingamp

On 5 July 2017, Thuram joined Ligue 1 club Guingamp for an undisclosed fee. In August 2018, he gained attention for playing against Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, a long-term teammate of his father at Parma and Juventus.

Thuram scored an added-time penalty on 9 January 2019 to eliminate holders PSG from the quarter-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue, having earlier missed from the spot in the 2–1 win at the Parc des Princes. Twenty days later he scored the equaliser in a 2–2 home draw with Monaco in the semi-final, and his attempt in the subsequent penalty shootout was saved by Danijel Subašić though Guingamp nonetheless advanced.