french association football player

Corentin Tolisso ( behave 3 August 1994 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the France national team. A graduate of the Lyon academy, Tolisso made his professional introduction for the club in 2013, playing 160 matches and scoring 29 goals. He joined Bayern Munich for €41.5 million in the summer of 2017, a record for a transfer to a german club.

Tolisso represented France at assorted youth levels before making his aged debut in 2017. He was part of their team that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, besides featuring at UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Tolisso started out with local anesthetic clubs near his birthplace of Tarare and hometown of Amplepuis. [ 4 ] Before becoming a tough-tackling, probing midfielder, he used to play as a forward. [ 4 ] Tolisso tied scored a hat-trick in a 4–4 puff against his future baseball club Olympique Lyonnais at the senesce of 11. [ 4 ] He then signed up for Lyon ‘s academy in 2007 at the old age of 13. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

lyon [edit ]

2013–2016 seasons [edit ]

Tolisso playing for Lyon in 2015 On 10 August 2013, coach Rémi Garde handed Tolisso his debut for the golf club, bringing him on as 92nd minute alternate in a 4–0 Ligue 1 family win over Nice, but he could not tied touch the ball for once as the reviewer blew the whistle few seconds late. [ 6 ] [ 4 ] He made his european club contest debut on 24 October 2013, featuring in a 1–0 acquire over HNK Rijeka in the group stagecoach of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. [ 7 ] A week late, Tolisso signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a cover until 2017. [ 8 ] On 9 March 2014, he scored his first senior career goal with an injury time ( in the 94th moment ) winner to give Lyon a 2–1 Ligue 1 away win over Bordeaux. [ 9 ] Tolisso was used as a utility actor for the majority of the season, operating at right back in set of Mouhamadou Dabo and belated in central midfield following injuries to Yoann Gourcuff and Gueïda Fofana. [ 10 ] The stay absence of Fofana and subsequent injury to Clément Grenier afforded Tolisso the opportunity to enjoy more first team action with Lyon in the following season. During the 2014–15 season he featured in every Ligue 1 match for the english, netting seven goals. [ 11 ] At the end of the season Tolisso and teammates Nabil Fekir and Anthony Lopes were rewarded with better contracts, penning new deals with the clubhouse until 2020. [ 12 ] He continued his fine class into the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season where he netted five goals and set up six assists as Lyon ended the Ligue 1 season as runner-up to Paris Saint-Germain. [ 13 ]

2016–17 season [edit ]

Tolisso playing for Lyon in 2016 Tolisso ‘s form in the former season earned him numerous suitors from around Europe and in July 2016 he was discipline to a €37.5 million wish from Serie A side Napoli. He turned down the affect and reaffirmed his commitment to Lyon, however, citing his affection for the club and belief in their advancement as his reasons for staying at the golf club. [ 14 ] He made his first appearance of the season in the 2016 Trophée des Champions on 6 August 2016 where Lyon were beaten 4–1 by reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain. Tolisso himself found the rear of the net in the 87th minute but the finish proved to be nobelium more than a consolation. [ 15 ] Tolisso scored his first Ligue 1 goal of the season on 27 August, opening the grade in a 4–2 away loss to Dijon, and his first base ever finish ( in the 13th hour ) in a UEFA club competition on 14 September in a 3–0 UEFA Champions League group stage home winnings over Dinamo Zagreb. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] On 2 October 2016, with regular captain Maxime Gonalons and vice-captain Alexandre Lacazette injured, Tolisso was handed the armband in their stead and captained Lyon in the first ever Rhône bowler hat against Saint-Étienne at Lyon ‘s new stadium, Parc Olympique Lyonnais. [ 18 ] In the reelect fastness on 5 February, Tolisso received the first red card of his career after being sent off for a foul on Fabien Lemoine in stoppage-time. fair moments before Tolisso ‘s expulsion, Lyon teammate Rachid Ghezzal had been sent off a well for a challenge on the lapp actor. The ill-discipline shown in Lyon ‘s loss to Saint-Étienne prompt club president Jean-Michel Aulas to announce that both players would be badly punished for their actions. [ 19 ] Tolisso remained a constant fastness in the side, however, and ended the 2016–17 season with a render of 14 goals and seven assists in 47 appearances across all competitions for Lyon. [ 20 ] He was besides named in the UEFA Europa League team of the season. [ 21 ]

Bayern Munich [edit ]

2017–18 season [edit ]

On 14 June 2017, Bundesliga side Bayern Munich secured the sign of Tolisso on a five-year deal from Lyon for an initial transfer fee of €41.5 million, plus up to €6 million in potential bonuses. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] The tip was the largest ever received by Lyon from the sale of a player, though this record was again broken on 5 July 2017 by the transportation of Alexandre Lacazette to Arsenal for a fee of €53 million. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] It was besides a Bundesliga and Bayern criminal record for a sign, surpassing the former record of €40 million that the baseball club exhausted in buying Javi Martínez from Athletic Bilbao in August 2012. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] He made his debut for the club on 5 August, starting in a penalty shoot-out victory over Borussia Dortmund which saw Bayern crowned Supercup champions. [ 28 ] He then scored on his Bundesliga debut on 18 August, netting Bayern ‘s second goal in a 3–1 acquire over Bayer Leverkusen. [ 29 ] On 5 December 2017, with qualification to the Champions League knockout stages already secured, Tolisso netted a brace in Bayern ‘s final group peer to earn the club a 3–1 win over PSG ; though the solution was not enough to see Bayern claim circus tent point. [ 30 ] On 3 April 2018, he scored a thumping long-range goal to double the head in a 4–0 away victory over SC Freiburg. [ 31 ] On 7 April, Tolisso equalised as Bayern came from behind to defeat FC Augsburg 4–1 and win the league claim with five games remaining. [ 32 ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

Tolisso started the season as a World Cup ace after winning the entitle with France. [ 33 ] On Matchday 3 in the Bundesliga, Tolisso ruptured a cruciate ligament in his properly stifle in a 3–1 victory against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, September 15. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Following the injury, french national team passenger car Didier Deschamps was convinced that Tolisso will “ come back as strong, if not even stronger ”. He besides believes that the 2019 temper will be “ a lot better for you ”. [ 36 ] During Bayern ‘s winter trip trail in January 2019 in Doha, Qatar, Tolisso was reported to be able to jog on an anti-gravity treadmill without any problems. He was set to return to the cant in March 2019, which, according to Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovač, was “ earlier than expected ”. [ 38 ]

2019–20 season [edit ]

He made a entire of 28 appearances and scored four goals in the 2019–20 soprano winning season. He came on as a second half ersatz in the UCL concluding in a 1–0 win over Paris Saint-Germain. [ 39 ]

2020–21 season [edit ]

On 21 October 2020, Tolisso scored a stunning goal in a 4–0 succeed against Atlético Madrid in the first match of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stages. [ 40 ]

International career [edit ]

Though born in France, and having represented the state at assorted young levels, including the U21 side with whom he was the captain, Tolisso was besides eligible to represent Togo through his paternal descent. [ 18 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] In 2016, Togo director Claude Le Roy revealed that he would try to convince Tolisso to represent the state alternatively of France. Tolisso had previously acknowledged his ties to Togo but was firm to France, stating that “ I was born here and grew up here. ” [ 41 ] Having previously represented France at versatile young person levels, Tolisso was called up to the senior team for the first base clock time to face Luxembourg and Spain in March 2017. [ 43 ] He made his debut on 28 March 2017 against the latter, starting the game and being replaced by Thomas Lemar in the eightieth minute of a 2–0 friendly dwelling loss. [ 44 ] On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23-man french team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 45 ] He played for the first 78 minutes and was late subbed off in a 2–1 victory over Australia in their first group phase match on 16 June. [ 46 ] Tolisso did not play the final two group stage matches against Peru [ 47 ] and Denmark. [ 48 ] On 30 June, he replaced Blaise Matuidi in the 75th minute in a 4–3 victory over Argentina in the round of 16 match. [ 49 ] On 6 July, Tolisso started the quarter-final meet against Uruguay and provided an assist to Antoine Griezmann ‘s goal which saw France overture following a 2–0 victory. [ 50 ] He was subbed on to replace Matuidi in the 86th minute in a 1–0 semi-final victory over Belgium on 10 July. [ 51 ] On 15 July, Tolisso appeared in the 73rd moment, again replacing Matuidi, as France defeated Croatia 4–2 in the final, to win their second World Cup deed. [ 52 ] On 17 November 2019, Tolisso scored his first goal for France in a 2–0 win against Albania, during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification. [ 53 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of 11 December 2021[54]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup1 League Cup2 Europe3 Other4 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2013–14 Ligue 1 14 1 1 0 1 0 9 0 25 1
2014–15 Ligue 1 38 7 2 0 0 0 3 0 43 7
2015–16 Ligue 1 33 5 4 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 45 7
2016–17 Ligue 1 31 8 1 1 0 0 14 4 1 1 47 14
Total 116 21 8 2 3 1 32 4 1 1 160 29
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 26 6 5 1 8 3 1 0 40 10
2018–19 Bundesliga 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 13 1 4 0 10 3 1 0 28 4
2020–21 Bundesliga 16 1 1 0 3 1 4 1 24 3
2021–22 Bundesliga 7 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 13 1
Total 64 9 14 2 24 7 7 1 109 19
Career total 180 30 22 4 3 1 56 11 8 2 269 48

1 Includes Coupe de France and DFB-Pokal matches.
2 Includes Coupe de la Ligue matches.
3 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
4 Includes Trophée des Champions, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches .

International [edit ]

As of match played 23 June 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2017 5 0
2018 10 0
2019 6 1
2020 2 1
2021 5 0
Total 28 2
As of match played 23 June 2021. France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tolisso goal.

Honours [edit ]

Bayern Munich
France
Individual
Orders

References [edit ]