Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza [1] | ||
Date of birth | 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 | ||
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 | 11 | (0) |
2024 | → Nantes (loan) | 13 | (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 19 May 2024 |
Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
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]
On 1 February 2024, Cozza was loaned out to French side Nantes until the end of the season. [5]
Cozza is the grandson of former Montpellier captain Jean-Louis Besson. He is of Italian descent from Calabria. [6]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montpellier B | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
Total | 99 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 112 | 5 | |||
VfL Wolfsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 118 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 5 |