Koba Koindredi

Koba Leïn Koindredi (born 27 October 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club Valencia CF Mestalla.

Koba Koindredi
Personal information
Full name Koba Leïn Koindredi
Date of birth (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001
Place of birth Nouméa, New Caledonia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Valencia B
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2009 ES Fréjusienne
2009–2017 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
2017–2019 Lens
2019–2020 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Lens II 1 (0)
2019– Valencia B 23 (2)
2020– Valencia 3 (1)
National team
2018–2019 France U17 5 (0)
2018–2019 France U18 12 (2)
2019– France U19 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2021

Club career

Born in Païta, Nouméa, Koindredi joined RC Lens' youth setup in 2017, from Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.[1] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 22 December 2018, aged 17, by playing the last 30 minutes of a 0–1 Championnat National 2 home loss against SC Schiltigheim.[2]

In January 2019, Koindredi moved to Valencia CF, being initially assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[3] Promoted to the B-team in Segunda División B for the 2019–20 campaign, he scored his first senior goal on 1 September, netting the opener of a 2–2 away draw against CD Castellón.[4] During the season, he also featured with the Juvenil squad in the UEFA Youth League.

Koindredi made his first team debut on 16 December 2020, starting in a 4–2 away win against Terrassa FC for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] He made his La Liga debut fourteen days later, coming on as a late substitute for Vicente Esquerdo in a 1–2 away loss against Granada CF.[6]

References
  1. "Koba: Desde Nueva Caledonia a Terrassa" [Koba: From New Caledonia to Terrassa] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. "Foot – National 2: Toujours le même scenario pour les Lensois en panne d'efficacité" [Football – National 2: Still the same scenario for the Lensois lacking in efficiency] (in French). La Voix du Nord. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. "Un fichaje francés para el Valencia" [A French signing for Valencia] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "Ojo con Koba Koindredi" [Eyes on Koba Koindredi] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. "Rivero, Vázquez, Guillem and K. Koba Leïn make official debuts". Valencia CF. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. "Jorge Molina empuja al Valencia hacia el abismo" [Jorge Molina pushes Valencia to the abyss] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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