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Kingsley Coman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 07/2016


Personal information
Date of birth

13 June 1996
Place of birth
Paris, France
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position
Winger

Club information
Current team

Bayern Munich
(on loan from Juventus)
Number
29


Youth career

US Sénart-Moissy
2002-2004

Paris Saint-Germain
2004-2013


Senior career

Paris Saint-Germain B
2013-2014
16x apps / 0x goal

Paris Saint-Germain
2013-2014
3x apps / 0x goal

Juventus
2014-
15x apps / 0x goal

→ Bayern Munich (loan)
2015-
23x apps / 4x goals


National team

France U16
2011-2012
9x apps / 0x goal

France U17
2012-2013
8x apps / 3x goals

France U18
2013-2014
6x apps / 1x goal

France U19
2013-2015
7x apps / 2x goals

France U21
2014-
9x apps / 2x goals

France
2015-
11x apps / 1x goal


(* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:52, 14 May 2016 (UTC) -  National team caps and goals correct as of 22:09, 10 July 2016 (UTC)


Kingsley Coman born 13 June 1996 is a French professional footballer who plays for Bayern Munich, on loan from Juventus, and the France national team as a forward or winger.

Formed at Paris Saint-Germain's academy, he moved to Juventus in 2014 on the expiration of his contract. 

He won Serie A and the Coppa Italia in his first season in Italy. 

In August 2015 he transferred on loan to Bayern Munich, winning another double in his first season.

Coman earned 39 caps and scored 11 goals in France's youth teams, from under-16 to under-21 levels. 

He made his debut for the senior team in November 2015 and represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2016, in which they reached the final.

 

Career

Early years
Born in Paris, France, son of parents from Guadeloupe,
Coman began his career with US Sénart-Moissy in 2002, at the age of six.
  
Paris Saint-Germain
After two years with the club and the support of his father he was scouted by Ligue 1 side
, Paris St. Germain, with whom he joined the youth academy in 2004. 

After nine years in the club's youth system, Coman made his professional debut for Paris Saint-Germain on 17 February 2013, against Sochaux, in a 3:2 defeat. 

He came on as a substitute for Marco Verratti in the 87th minute.

He is the youngest player to play for Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 4 days; PSG ended the season as league champions.

 

Juventus
On 7 July 2014, Kingsley signed a five-year deal with Italian champions, Juventus, following the expiration of his contract with the French side. 

On 30 August 2014, Coman made his Serie A debut with Juventus, starting in a 1:0 away win against Chievo, twice nearly scoring.

On 15 January 2015 Coman scored his first professional goal in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia, against Verona in a 6:1 win.

He was unused in the final on 20 May, a 2:1 extra-time win over Lazio.

On 6 June, Coman appeared as a last-minute substitute for compatriot Patrice Evra in the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final as Juventus were defeated 3:1 by Barcelona at Berlin's Olympiastadion.

Bayern Munich (loan)
On 30 August 2015, Coman signed with Bayern Munich on a two-year loan from Juventus for a fee of €7 million to be paid in two installments with an option to buy for a fee of an extra €21 million once the loan expires.

He was assigned the squad number 29.

He made his debut on 12 September, replacing Arturo Vidal after 56 minutes of an eventual 2:1 Bundesliga win over FC Augsburg at the Allianz Arena. 

A week later, on his first start, he scored his first goal for his new club, in a 3:0 victory at SV Darmstadt 98.

The following week, he netted again in a win of the same margin at 1. FSV Mainz 05.

On 24 November, Coman scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4:0 defeat of Olympiakos.

He was runner-up to compatriot Anthony Martial of Manchester United for the 2015 Golden Boy, awarded to Europe's best player under 21 years of age.

On 12 March 2016, Coman recorded three assists in a 5:0 victory over Werder Bremen.

Four days later, he came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Xabi Alonso, with Bayern trailing 0:2 in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, and assisted Thomas Müller's 91st minute equaliser, before scoring the final goal in extra time as Bayern won 4:2 (6:4 aggregate) against his parent club, Juventus.

Coman was a 108th-minute substitute for Franck Ribery in the 2016 DFB-Pokal Final, which Bayern won against Borussia Dortmund on penalties for a double.

It was his eighth club trophy before his 20th birthday.

International career

On 2 June 2014, aged just 17, Coman made his first appearance for the French under-21 team, starting in a 6:0 friendly victory against Singapore and scoring once in the match.

On 5 November 2015, Coman was selected to the France senior squad for the first time to face Germany and England in friendlies.

He made his debut eight days later at the Stade de France, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Anthony Martial in a 2:0 win over world champions Germany, overshadowed by shootings and explosions around the stadium.

The following 29 March against Russia, in the first game at the venue since the attacks, Coman replaced Martial at half time and scored his first international goal when set up by Dimitri Payet, confirming a 4:2 win.

In May 2016, Coman was named to national team manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man France squad for UEFA Euro 2016, to be played on home soil.

Following his performances throughout the tournament, as his nation reached the final, only to lose 1:0 to Portugal in extra-time, Coman was nominated for the Young Player of the Tournament Award, which ultimately went to Portugal's Renato Sanches.

 

Style of play
Regarded as one of the most promising young European players of his generation,
Coman is a quick, talented, and technically gifted winger, with good dribbling skills, vision, pace, and acceleration. 

He is capable of playing on either flank, or even in the centre, as an offensive midfielder or as a striker. 

Although he is naturally right-footed, his preferred position is on the left, which allows him to beat opponents in one on one situations, cut into the centre onto his right foot, and either shoot on goal, create chances for team-mates, or make attacking runs into the area.

In 2015, Don Balón named him one of the 101 best young players in the world.