Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes, on loan from Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Club career
Cozza joined Montpellier in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017.[3] He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.[4]
On 25 January 2023, Cozza signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.[5]
On 1 February 2024, Cozza was loaned out to French side Nantes until the end of the season.[6]
After remaining on the bench in the first two Wolfsburg games of the 2024–25 season, on 28 August 2024 Cozza returned to Nantes on a new season-long loan.[7]
Personal life
Cozza is the grandson of former Montpellier captain Jean-Louis Besson. He is of Italian descent from Calabria.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier B | 2016–17 | CFA | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | National 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a][b] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 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 | |||
| Nantes (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nicolas Cozza". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Nicolas Cozza poursuit son rêve pailladin". www.mhscfoot.com.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 13ème journée - Olympique Lyonnais / Montpellier Hérault SC". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "New arrival from France". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Transferts : Nicolas Cozza (Wolfsburg) arrive à Nantes" [Transfers : Nicolas Cozza (Wolfsburg) arrives in Nantes] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Nicolas Cozza de retour au FC Nantes" [Nicolas Cozza returns to FC Nantes] (in Italian). FC Nantes. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Football. MHSC : blessé, le défenseur central Nicolas Cozza est indisponible". actu.fr.
External links
- Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website
- Nicolas Cozza at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Nicolas Cozza – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Nicolas Cozza at Soccerway
- Nicolas Cozza at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Nicolas Cozza – UEFA competition record (archive)
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