Koba Leïn Koindredi (born 27 October 2001) is a Djiboutian born-French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club Real Oviedo, on loan from Valencia CF.
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Koindredi with Valencia | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Koba Leïn Koindredi | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Djibouti, Djibouti | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Oviedo (on loan from Valencia) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | ES Fréjusienne | ||
| 2009–2017 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | ||
| 2017–2019 | Lens | ||
| 2019–2020 | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Lens II | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Valencia B | 34 | (2) |
| 2020– | Valencia | 12 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Oviedo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | France U18 | 12 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | France U19 | 9 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 February 2020 | |||
Koindredi was born in Djibouti to a New Caledonian military father who was on a peacekeeping mission in the East African country; his grandfather from Païta fought for France in World War I. He grew up in Fréjus, in the Var department.[1]
Koindredi joined RC Lens' youth setup in 2017, from Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.[2] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 22 December 2018, aged 17, by playing the last 30 minutes of a 0–1 Championnat National 2 home loss against SC Schiltigheim.[3]
In January 2019, Koindredi moved to Valencia CF, being initially assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[4] Promoted to the B-team in Segunda División B for the 2019–20 campaign, he scored his first senior goal on 1 September, netting the opener of a 2–2 away draw against CD Castellón.[5] During the season, he also featured with the Juvenil squad in the UEFA Youth League.
Koindredi made his first team debut on 16 December 2020, starting in a 4–2 away win against Terrassa FC for the season's Copa del Rey.[6] He made his La Liga debut fourteen days later, coming on as a late substitute for Vicente Esquerdo in a 1–2 away loss against Granada CF.[7] He scored his first goal for the first team on 17 January 2021 in the last 32 of the cup, opening a 2–0 win at AD Alcorcón.[8]
On 30 May 2021, after Valencia's reserves were demoted to the fifth-tier Tercera División RFEF following a restructuring, Koindredi extended his contract with the club until June 2025.[9] In their run to the cup final that season, he scored a direct free kick to wrap up a 3–0 win at amateur side CD Utrillas in the first round on 2 December.[10]
On 25 August 2022, Koindredi moved on loan to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for the season.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Valencia B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| Valencia | 2020–21 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
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