Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (French pronunciation: [kefʁɛn tyʁam];[2] born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the France national team.[3]
 Thuram warming up for Nice in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khéphren Thuram-Ulien | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Reggio Emilia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Olympique de Neuilly | ||
| 2013–2016 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
| 2016–2018 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Monaco B | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Nice B | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Nice | 141 | (9) |
| 2024– | Juventus | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | France U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | France U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | France U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | France U21 | 18 | (2) |
| 2024 | France Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | France | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:26, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Formed at Monaco where he made three substitute appearances, he signed for rivals Nice in 2019. He made 167 appearances for Nice, including the 2022 Coupe de France final, before joining Juventus in 2024. Formerly a youth international, he made his senior international debut for France in 2023.
Club career
editMonaco
editThuram made his professional debut with Monaco in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League loss away to Atlético Madrid on 28 November 2018, at the age of 17; he was a 63rd-minute substitute for Aleksandr Golovin.[4]
Nice
editOn 26 June 2019, Thuram joined Derby de la Côte d'Azur rivals Nice at the expiration of his Monaco contract on 1 July. His Nice contract was his first professional deal.[5] He made his debut on 17 August in a 2–1 win at Nîmes, replacing Ignatius Ganago for the last seven minutes.[6] On 3 October 2020, he scored his first professional goal to win a home match by the same score against Nantes.[7]
In September 2021, Thuram extended his contract that was due to expire in July 2022, by an undisclosed length.[8] On 7 May, he played in the 2022 Coupe de France final, which his team lost by a single goal to Nantes.[9] He scored four goals and assisted three in the 2021–22 Ligue 1 as Nice came fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League; he was then linked with following manager Christophe Galtier to Paris Saint-Germain.[10]
Thuram was selected for the Team of the Season in 2022–23, the only player from outside the top three clubs to make the list.[11] One of his two goals that season came in a 3–0 derby win at his former club Monaco.[12]
Juventus
editOn 10 July 2024, Thuram signed for Serie A club Juventus on a five-year deal worth €20 million.[13]
International career
editThuram has represented France at various youth international levels.[14]
In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the France senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.[15] He made his international debut, coming off the bench in the 89th minute to substitute Adrien Rabiot, in a 4–0 victory over the Netherlands.[16] Later that year, in November, he was recalled to the national team, following an injury to Eduardo Camavinga during the same Euro 2024 qualifying.[17]
Manager Thierry Henry chose Thuram for the football event at the 2024 Summer Olympics on home soil. He was, however, not permitted to take part by his new club Juventus.[18]
Personal life
editThuram is the son of the former France international footballer Lilian Thuram, and the younger brother of Inter and France forward Marcus Thuram.[19] He was named after the Egyptian pharaoh Khephren, hence nicknamed Le Pharaon.[20]
Born in Reggio Emilia while his father Lilian played for Parma, Thuram is of Guadeloupean descent through his father.[21]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 November 2024[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nice B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Nice | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12[e] | 0 | — | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 141 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 167 | 9 | |||
| Juventus | 2024–25 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 170 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 10 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 24 March 2023[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editNice
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22[24]
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2022–23[11]
References
edit- ^ "Khéphren Thuram". OGC Nice. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Thuram à la découverte du Clairefontaine anglais" [Thuram discovers the English Clairefontaine]. YouTube (in French). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Anka, Carl. "50 to watch - Khephren Thuram: the dribble-happy Nice midfielder on Liverpool's radar". The Athletic. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Atletico Madrid 2–0 Monaco: Simeone's boys cruise through". Sport. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Transferts : Khephren Thuram (Monaco) signe à Nice" [Transfers: Khephren Thuram (Monaco) signs for Nice]. L'Équipe. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "L1 : Nice tient bon à Nîmes" [L1: Nice hold on well at Nîmes] (in French). Orange S.A. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Erling Haaland bags a brace as Dortmund score four in Jadon Sancho's absence". FourFourTwo. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Khephren Thuram prolonge avec Nice" [Khéphren Thuram extends with Nice]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Holyman, I. (7 May 2022). "Nantes beat Nice to win Coupe de France". Ligue 1. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "PSG : Galtier veut Thuram" [PSG: Galtier wants Thuram] (in French). Orange. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "L1: Mbappé survole le classique, la dynamique s'enraye à Monaco" [L1: Mbappé dominates Le Classique, dynamism stalls in Monaco]. La Croix (in French). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Khephren Thuram is a Juventus player!". Juventus FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Khéphren Thuram intègre l'INF Clairefontaine" [Khéphren Thuram joins INF Clairefontaine] (in French). Espoirs du Football. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus" [The list of the twenty-three Blues]. FFF (in French). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "France 4–0 Netherlands". beIN SPORTS. 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Equipe de France : Kephren Thuram remplace Camavinga, victime d'une entorse du genou droit" [France national team: Khéphren Thuram replaces Camavinga, victim of a right knee sprain] (in French). Eurosport. 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Thierry Henry et les Bleus perdent Khephren Thuram pour les JO 2024" [Thierry Henry and Les Bleus lose Khéphren Thuram for the 2024 Olympics]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Monaco: la Juve suivrait Khephren, le 2e fils de Lilian Thuram" [Monaco: Juve are following Khephren, Lilian Thuram's 2nd son] (in French). RMC Sport.
- ^ "El 'Faraón' Khephren continúa la dinastía Thuram" [The 'Pharaoh' Khephren continues the Thuram dynasty]. Sport (in Spanish). 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Lilian Thuram: the legend who came from nothing". These Football Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "K. Thuram". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ Khéphren Thuram at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
External links
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- Profile at the Juventus FC website
- Khéphren Thuram at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Khéphren Thuram at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Khéphren Thuram – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Khéphren Thuram – UEFA competition record (archive)
