| Tanguy Nianzou | |
| Full Name: | Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Height: | 1.91 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Sevilla |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Épinay Athlético |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sénart-Moissy |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Fontainebleau |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Bayern Munich |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Sevilla |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam5: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:21, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 September 2022 |
Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi (born 7 June 2002), known as Tanguy Nianzou, is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Sevilla. He has represented France internationally at various youth levels.
Tanguy was born on 7 June 2002[3] in Paris to Ivorian parents.[4]
An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Nianzou made his professional debut on 7 December 2019 in a 3–1 league win against Montpellier.[5] A few days later, he played in his first UEFA Champions League match as PSG were victorious 5–0 over Galatasaray.[6]
Nianzou scored his first goal in a 3–0 Coupe de France win against Reims on 22 January 2020.[7] This goal he scored was the 4,000th goal in PSG's history.[8] He scored his first two Ligue 1 goals in an away game that ended in a 4–4 draw against Amiens on 15 February 2020.[9] On 11 March, Nianzou played his final match for PSG, a 2–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund. He left the Parisian club upon the expiration of his contract, and signed for Bayern Munich on a free transfer.[10]
On 1 July 2020, Bundesliga club Bayern Munich announced the signing of Nianzou on a four-year deal.[11] He made his debut in a 3–1 league win against VfB Stuttgart on 28 November.[12] On 12 December, Nianzou suffered a muscle injury, and was ruled out for one to two months. The injury was lingering from a previous injury that occurred at the beginning of the 2020–21 season.[13] His return proved to come later than expected, as he appeared as a substitute in a 1–1 draw to Union Berlin on 10 April 2021.[14] On 19 March 2022, he scored his only goal at the club in a 4–0 win over Union Berlin.[15]
On 17 August 2022, Nianzou signed a five-year contract with Spanish club Sevilla.[16] Two days later, Nianzou made his debut against Real Valladolid.[17] On 11 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Borussia Dortmund.[18] On 14 January 2023, he scored his first La Liga goal in a 2–1 away defeat against Girona.[19]
Nianzou is a French youth international. He was part of French squad which reached semi-finals in 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
He was an important part of the French team which finished third at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He started all seven of France's matches in the tournament and scored the equaliser in his team's 6–1 quarter-final win against Spain.[20]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Bayern Munich | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Sevilla | 2022–23 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 56 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7 | |||
Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich
Sevilla
France U17
Individual
2019[32]