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Axel Zihiri Kacou (born 1 August 1995) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting Club Lyon.[3]

Axel Kacou

Personal information
Full name	Axel Zihiri Kacou[1]
Date of birth	(1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	Saint-Denis, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Sporting Club Lyon
Number	40
Youth career
2002–2007	Stade Olympique de Paris[2]
2007–2010	US Ivry[2]
2010–2012	Saint-Étienne[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Saint-Étienne II	17	(0)
2015–2016	Évian II	4	(0)
2016–2018	Tours II	7	(0)
2016–2018	Tours	18	(0)
2019–	Sporting Club Lyon[lower-alpha 1]	12	(0)
2019–	Sporting Club Lyon II	6	(0)
National team‡
2010–2011	France U16	2	(0)
2015	Ivory Coast U23	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:18, 11 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of Sporting Club Lyon was called AS Lyon-Duchère until June 2020.

Club career

As a youth, Kacou trained at Clairefontaine,[4][5] before joining Saint-Étienne.[5]

In January 2016, Kacou joined Thonon Évian F.C. from Saint-Étienne, having agreed a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[5]

In August 2016, he moved to Tours FC on a two-year deal.[6]

In June 2019, he signed a two-year deal with Lyon-Duchère.[7] Lyon-Duchère rebranded as Sporting Club Lyon in June 2020.

International career

Kacou was born in France to parents of Ivorian descent. He originally represented the France U16s.[8][2] He then switched to the Ivory Coast U23s for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[9]

In November 2016, Kacou was first called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Morocco.[4] He was selected by new coach Marc Wilmots in May 2017 for a friendly against the Netherlands and a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea.[10] In March 2018, he was again called up for a friendly against Togo.[11]

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