Nicolas Cozza

Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Montpellier HSC in the French Ligue 1.

Nicolas Cozza
Cozza in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999
Place of birth Ganges, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 31
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– Montpellier 28 (1)
National team‡
2017 France U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 France U19 12 (0)
2018–2019 France U20 5 (0)
2019– France U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2020

Club career

Cozza joined Montpellier HSC in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017.[1] He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.[2]

Personal life

Cozza is the grandson of the first ever captain of Montpellier HSC, Jean-Louis Besson. He is of Italian descent from Calabria.[3]

References
  1. "Nicolas Cozza poursuit son rêve pailladin". www.mhscfoot.com.
  2. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 13ème journée - Olympique Lyonnais / Montpellier Hérault SC". www.lfp.fr.
  3. "Football. MHSC : blessé, le défenseur central Nicolas Cozza est indisponible". actu.fr.
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