Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier HSC.
![]() Cozza in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
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 | 58 | (2) |
National team | |||
2017 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | France U19 | 12 | (1) |
2018–2019 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
2019–2020 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2021 |
Cozza joined Montpellier HSC in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017.[2] He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.[3]
Cozza is the grandson of the first ever captain of Montpellier HSC, Jean-Louis Besson. He is of Italian descent from Calabria.[4]
Montpellier HSC – current squad | |
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