Kévin Constant
Birth date10 May 1987 (age 39)
Birth placeFréjus, France
Height1.84 m[1]
PositionMidfielder, left-back
Youthclubs 1Toulouse
Years 12006–2008
Clubs 1Toulouse
Caps 14
Goals 10
Years 22008–2011
Clubs 2Châteauroux
Caps 279
Goals 215
Years 32010–2011
Clubs 3→ ChievoVerona (loan)
Caps 332
Goals 32
Years 42011
Clubs 4ChievoVerona
Caps 40
Goals 40
Years 52011–2012
Clubs 5Genoa
Caps 521
Goals 51
Years 62012–2014
Clubs 6AC Milan
Caps 645
Goals 60
Years 72014–2015
Clubs 7Trabzonspor
Caps 722
Goals 70
Years 82016
Clubs 8Bologna
Caps 87
Goals 80
Years 92017–2019
Clubs 9Sion
Caps 918
Goals 92
Years 102019
Clubs 10Tractor
Caps 100
Goals 100
Totalcaps228
Totalgoals20
Nationalyears 12004
Nationalteam 1France U17
Nationalcaps 13
Nationalgoals 11
Nationalyears 22007–2018
Nationalteam 2Guinea
Nationalcaps 224
Nationalgoals 24

Kévin Constant (born 10 May 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left-back. Born in France, he played for the Guinea national team.

Having come through the Toulouse youth system, he left for Châteauroux in 2008. He moved to Italy in 2010 playing for ChievoVerona, Genoa, and AC 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.

Club career

Toulouse

Constant progressed through the ranks of the reserves. In 2006, he was promoted to Toulouse's first-team squad.[2]

Châteauroux

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

ChievoVerona

In September 2010, Constant was signed by Italian club ChievoVerona on a loan deal, ultimately made permanent in June 2011.[2]

Genoa

On 1 July 2011, Constant made a move to Genoa for €5.6 million cash,[3] 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.[4]

AC Milan

On 20 June 2012, Constant moved to AC Milan on a loan deal, which carried an option to buy.[2][5] 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.[6][7] On 27 July 2013, Milan purchased Constant outright for another €6 million,[7] also selling Rodney Strasser to Genoa for €3.5 million on the same day.[7][8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

Trabzonspor

Constant transferred to Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor for a €2.5 million transfer fee in 2014,[11] signing a four-year contract worth an annual average of €2.25 million.[12] 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.[13]

Bologna

On 1 February 2016, Constant returned to Italy after signing with Bologna on a 2 1⁄2-year deal.[14][15]

Tractor

On 4 January 2019, Constant signed a 3.5-year contract with Tractor of the Persian Gulf Pro League.[16][17] In June, Constant's contract was terminated after he failed a medical test at the club.[18]

Retirement

In January 2020, Constant announced his retirement as a player at the age of 32 citing "personal reasons".[19]

International career

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

Qualified to play for the Guinea senior team through his mother[20] 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[nb 1]League Cup[nb 2]EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toulouse2006–07Ligue 12000000020
2007–082000000020
Total4000000040
Châteauroux2007–08Ligue 2131000000131
2008–09284000000284
2009–1034100010003510
2010–114000000040
Total79150010008015
ChievoVerona2010–11Serie A322000000322
Genoa2011–12Serie A211300000241
AC Milan2012–13Serie A250000060310
2013–14200000060260
Total4500000120570
Trabzonspor2014–15Süper Lig140200062222
2015–1680000030110
Total220200092332
Bologna2015–16Serie A7000000070
Sion2016–17Swiss Super League112200000132
2017–187010001090
Total182300010222
Tractor2018–19Persian Gulf Pro League0000000000
Career total22820801022225922

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 teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea200710
200810
200940
201032
201150
201210
201320
201411
201551
201810
Total244
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 August 2010Stade Saint-Exupéry, Marignane, FranceMali2–02–0Friendly
210 October 2010Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, GuineaNigeria1–01–02012 African Cup of Nations qualification
35 March 2014Azadi Stadium, Tehran, IranIran1–02–1Friendly
413 January 2015Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, MoroccoSenegal1–42–5Friendly
528 January 2015Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial GuineaMali1–01–12015 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

France U17

References

  1. ^ "Guinea – K. Constant". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. ^ Kevin Constant joins Milan on loan; Footballcracy, 6 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Ufficiale: Kevin Constant al Genoa" [Official: Kevin Constant at Genoa] (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ AC Chievo Verona Srl bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
  5. ^ "Bilancio Gruppo Milan" (in Italian). AC Milan. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015.
  6. ^ [1]; ACMilan.com, 26 January 2013
  7. ^ AC Milan SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 (in Italian)
  8. ^ "DAL MILAN ARRIVA STRASSER" (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  9. ^ "AC Milan's Kevin Constant walks off pitch after racist abuse". 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ^ Gladwell, Be (2 August 2013). "Police: No racist abuse of Constant". ESPN FC. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ^ "AC Milan İle Anlaşma Bildirimi". Turkish Public Disclosure Platform. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Kevin Constant İle Anlaşma Bildirimi". Turkish Public Disclosure Platform. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Kevin Constant ile Fesih Bildirimi". Turkish Public Disclosure Platform. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Constant al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Constant al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  16. ^ "ستاره سابق میلان به تراکتورسازی پیوست"
  17. ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (5 January 2019). "Guinea's ex-Milan player Kevin Constant to play in Iran". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Tractor terminates Kevin Constant contract following failed medical tests". Mehr News Agency. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  19. ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (21 January 2020). "Guinea's former AC Milan star Kevin Constant retires". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Guinea replace Constant for Ghana". BBC News. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  21. ^ 24330