Kévin Constant

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Kévin Constant (born 10 May 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left back. Having come through the Toulouse youth system, he left for LB Châteauroux in 2008. He moved to Italy in 2010 playing for Chievo, Genoa, and Milan. Following a stint at Trabzonspor in Turkey, he returned to Italy's Bologna in 2016 before joining FC Sion in Switzerland in 2017. In 2019, he was contracted to Iranian club Tractor but never played for the club. At international level, he made 24 appearances scoring 4 goals with the Guinea national team.

Club career

Toulouse

Constant progressed through the ranks of the reserves. In 2006, he was promoted to Toulouse's first-team squad.[1]

Châteauroux

In 2008, Constant moved to Ligue 2 side LB Châteauroux.[1]

Chievo

In September 2010, Constant was signed by Italian club Chievo on a loan deal, ultimately made permanent in June 2011.[1]

Genoa

On 1 July 2011, Constant made a move to Genoa for €5.6 million cash,[2] with Francesco Acerbi (tagged for €2 million) and Ivan Fatić (tagged for €200,000) moving the other way to Chievo. Genoa, however, bought Acerbi outright from Reggina for €2.2 million, which would make Constant worth €8 million.[3]

Milan

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Constant with Milan in 2012

On 20 June 2012, Constant moved to Milan on a loan deal, which carried an option to buy.[1][4] On 26 January 2013, Milan entered into co-ownership with Genoa for Constant in exchange for the termination of Francesco Acerbi's co-ownership, both for €4 million fees.[5][6] On 27 July 2013, Milan purchased Constant outright for another €6 million,[6] also selling Rodney Strasser to Genoa for €3.5 million on the same day.[6][7]

In July 2013, Constant responded to what he perceived as racial abuse from spectators at a pre-season TIM Trophy match against Sassuolo by leaving the pitch.[8] Although the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) fined Sassuolo €30,000 due to "racially discriminatory shouts and chants aimed at a player from the opposition’s team", a police investigation found no evidence of such.[9]

Trabzonspor

Constant transferred to Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor for a €2.5 million transfer fee in 2014,[10] signing a four-year contract worth an annual average of €2.25 million.[11] He made his official debut for the club against Russian side Rostov in the play-off qualifying round for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Constant's contract was later terminated on 18 November 2015 for €2 million.[12]

Bologna

On 1 February 2016, Constant returned to Italy after signing with Bologna on a <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />2+1⁄2-year deal.[13][14]

Tractor

On 4 January 2019, Constant signed a 3.5-year contract with Tractor of the Persian Gulf Pro League.[15][16] In June, Constant's contract was terminated after he failed a medical test at the club.[17]

Retirement

In January 2020, Constant announced his retirement as a player at the age of 32 citing "personal reasons".[18]

International career

Constant began representing the French under-17 squad in 2004.

Qualified to play for the Guinea senior team through his mother[19] he made his debut on 14 October 2007, in a 1–3 friendly loss against Senegal. On 10 October 2010, Constant scored his second goal in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Nigeria.

Career statistics

Club

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Constant playing for Milan against Real Madrid in 2012.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[20]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] League Cup[nb 2] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toulouse 2006–07 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2007–08 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Châteauroux 2007–08 Ligue 2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2008–09 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 4
2009–10 34 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 35 10
2010–11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 79 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 80 15
Chievo 2010–11 Serie A 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 2
Genoa 2011–12 Serie A 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Milan 2012–13 Serie A 25 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 31 0
2013–14 20 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 26 0
Total 45 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 57 0
Trabzonspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 14 0 2 0 0 0 6 2 22 2
2015–16 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 0
Total 22 0 2 0 0 0 9 2 33 2
Bologna 2015–16 Serie A 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Sion 2016–17 Swiss Super League 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
2017–18 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Total 18 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 2
Tractor 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 228 20 8 0 1 0 22 2 259 22

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, and Coupe de France matches
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue matches

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[21]
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea 2007 1 0
2008 1 0
2009 4 0
2010 3 2
2011 5 0
2012 1 0
2013 2 0
2014 1 1
2015 5 1
2018 1 0
Total 24 4
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Constant goal.
List of international goals scored by Kévin Constant
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 August 2010 Stade Saint-Exupéry, Marignane, France {{ Template:Yesno alias = Mali flag alias = Flag of Mali.svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Mali (1959-1961).svg link alias-army = Malian Army link alias-air force = Malian Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}|| align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0||Friendly

2 10 October 2010 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea {{ Template:Yesno alias = Nigeria flag alias = Flag of Nigeria.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Nigeria (state).svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg link alias-naval = Nigerian Navy flag alias-army = Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg link alias-army = Nigerian Army flag alias-military=Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg link alias-military=Nigerian Armed Forces flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg link alias-air force = Nigerian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg link alias-navy = Nigerian Navy flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}|| align="center"|1–0|| align="center"|1–0||2012 African Cup of Nations qualification

3 5 March 2014 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran {{ Template:Yesno alias = Iran flag alias = Flag of Iran.svg flag alias-official = Flag of Iran (official).svg flag alias-1502 = Flag of Persia (1502-1524).svg flag alias-1576 = Safavid Flag.svg flag alias-1665 = Flag of Persia (1665).svg flag alias-1736 = Nadir Shah Flag.svg flag alias-1760 = Zand Dynasty flag.svg border-1760 = flag alias-1796 = Qajar Naval Ensign.svg flag alias-1849 = Amir Kabir Flag.svg flag alias-1907 = Flag of Persia (1907).svg flag alias-1910 = Flag of Persia (1910-1925).svg flag alias-1925 = State Flag of Iran (1925).svg flag alias-1964 = State Flag of Iran (1964).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.svg link alias-army = Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces flag alias-navy = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.svg link alias-navy = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy link alias-naval = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg link alias-military = Islamic Republic of Iran Army flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg link alias-coast guard = Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant = related1 = Persia related2 = Pahlavi Iran related3 = Qajar Iran

}}|| align="center"|1–0|| align="center"|2–1||Friendly

4 13 January 2015 Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco {{ Template:Yesno alias = Senegal flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team

}}|| align="center"|1–4|| align="center"|2–5||Friendly

5 28 January 2015 Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea {{ Template:Yesno alias = Mali flag alias = Flag of Mali.svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Mali (1959-1961).svg link alias-army = Malian Army link alias-air force = Malian Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}|| align="center"|1–0|| align="center"|1–1||2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

France U17

References

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  1. ↑ a b c d Kevin Constant joins Milan on loan; Footballcracy, 6 June 2012.
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External links

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