Kévin Constant

Kévin Constant (born 10 May 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left back. Having come through the Toulouse youth system, he left for LB Châteauroux in 2008. He moved to Italy in 2010 playing for Chievo, Genoa, and Milan. Following a stint at Trabzonspor in Turkey, he returned to Italy's Bologna in 2016 before joining FC Sion in Switzerland in 2017. In 2019, he was contracted to Iranian club Tractor but never played for the club. At international level, he made 24 appearances scoring 4 goals with the Guinea national team.

Kévin Constant
Constant with Trabzonspor in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987
Place of birth Fréjus, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, left back
Youth career
Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Toulouse 4 (0)
2008–2011 Châteauroux 79 (15)
2010–2011 → Chievo (loan) 32 (2)
2011 Chievo 0 (0)
2011–2012 Genoa 21 (1)
2012–2014 Milan 45 (0)
2014–2015 Trabzonspor 22 (0)
2016 Bologna 7 (0)
2017–2019 Sion 18 (2)
2019 Tractor 0 (0)
Total 228 (20)
National team
2004 France U17 3 (1)
2007–2018 Guinea 24 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Toulouse

Constant progressed through the ranks of the reserves. In 2006, he was promoted to Toulouse's first-team squad.[2]

Châteauroux

In 2008, Constant moved to Ligue 2 side LB Châteauroux.[2]

Chievo

In September 2010, Constant was signed by Italian club Chievo on a loan deal, ultimately made permanent in June 2011.[2]

Genoa

On 1 July 2011, Constant made a move to Genoa for €5.6 million cash,[3] with Francesco Acerbi (tagged for €2 million) and Ivan Fatić (tagged for €200,000) moving the other way to Chievo. Genoa, however, bought Acerbi outright from Reggina for €2.2 million, which would make Constant worth €8 million.[4]

Milan
Constant with Milan in 2012

On 20 June 2012, Constant moved to Milan on a loan deal, which carried an option to buy.[2][5] On 26 January 2013, Milan entered into co-ownership with Genoa for Constant in exchange for the termination of Francesco Acerbi's co-ownership, both for €4 million fees.[6][7] On 27 July 2013, Milan purchased Constant outright for another €6 million,[7] also selling Rodney Strasser to Genoa for €3.5 million on the same day.[7][8]

In July 2013, Constant responded to what he perceived as racial abuse from spectators at a pre-season TIM Trophy match against Sassuolo by leaving the pitch.[9] Although the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) fined Sassuolo €30,000 due to "racially discriminatory shouts and chants aimed at a player from the opposition’s team", a police investigation found no evidence of such.[10]

Trabzonspor

Constant transferred to Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor for a €2.5 million transfer fee in 2014,[11] signing a four-year contract worth an annual average of €2.25 million.[12] He made his official debut for the club against Russian side Rostov in the play-off qualifying round for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Constant's contract was later terminated on 18 November 2015 for €2 million.[13]

Bologna

On 1 February 2016, Constant returned to Italy after signing with Bologna on a ½+2-year deal.[14][15]

Tractor

On 4 January 2019, Constant signed a 3.5-year contract with Tractor of the Persian Gulf Pro League.[16][17] In June, Constant's contract was terminated after he failed a medical test at the club.[18]

Retirement

In January 2020, Constant announced his retirement as a player at the age of 32 citing "personal reasons".[19]

International career

Constant began representing the French under-17 squad in 2004.

Qualified to play for the Guinea senior team through his mother[20] he made his debut on 14 October 2007, in a 1–3 friendly loss against Senegal. On 10 October 2010, Constant scored his second goal in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Nigeria.

Career statistics

Club
Source:[1]
Constant playing for Milan against Real Madrid in 2012.
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] League Cup[nb 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toulouse 2006–07 Ligue 1 2000000020
2007–08 2000000020
Total 4000000040
Châteauroux 2007–08 Ligue 2 131000000131
2008–09 284000000284
2009–10 34100010003510
2010–11 4000000040
Total 79150010008015
Chievo 2010–11 Serie A 322000000322
Total 322000000322
Genoa 2011–12 Serie A 211300000241
Total 211300000241
Milan 2012–13 Serie A 250000060310
2013–14 200000060260
Total 4500000120570
Trabzonspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 140200062222
2015–16 80000030110
Total 220200092332
Bologna 2015–16 Serie A 7000000070
Sion 2016–17 Swiss Super League 112200000132
2017–18 7010001090
Total 182300010222
Tractor 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 0000000000
Career total 22820801022225922

Notes

  1. Includes Coppa Italia, and Coupe de France matches
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue matches

International
Source:[21]
Guinea national team
YearAppsGoals
200710
200810
200940
201032
201150
201210
201320
201411
201551
201810
Total244

International goals
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.
#!DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 August 2010Stade Saint-Exupéry, Marignane, France Mali2–02–0Friendly
2.10 October 2010Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea Nigeria1–01–02012 African Cup of Nations qualification
3.5 March 2014Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran1–02–1Friendly
4.13 January 2015Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco Senegal1–42–5Friendly
5.28 January 2015Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea Mali1–01–12015 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

France U17

References
  1. "Guinea – K. Constant". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. Kevin Constant joins Milan on loan; Footballcracy, 6 June 2012.
  3. "Ufficiale: Kevin Constant al Genoa" [Official: Kevin Constant at Genoa] (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. AC Chievo Verona Srl bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
  5. "Bilancio Gruppo Milan" (PDF) (in Italian). AC Milan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015.
  6. ; ACMilan.com, 26 January 2013
  7. AC Milan SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 (in Italian)
  8. "DAL MILAN ARRIVA STRASSER" (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  9. "AC Milan's Kevin Constant walks off pitch after racist abuse". BBC Sport. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. Gladwell, Be (2 August 2013). "Police: No racist abuse of Constant". ESPN FC. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. "AC Milan İle Anlaşma Bildirimi". Turkish Public Disclosure Platform. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  12. "Kevin Constant İle Anlaşma Bildirimi". Turkish Public Disclosure Platform. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  13. "Kevin Constant ile Fesih Bildirimi". Turkish Public Disclosure Platform. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  14. "Constant al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  15. "Constant al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  16. http://varzesh3.com/news/1581171
  17. Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (5 January 2019). "Guinea's ex-Milan player Kevin Constant to play in Iran". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  18. "Tractor terminates Kevin Constant contract following failed medical tests". Mehr News Agency. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  19. Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (21 January 2020). "Guinea's former AC Milan star Kevin Constant retires". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  20. "Guinea replace Constant for Ghana". BBC News. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  21. "Constant, Kévin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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