italian football player

Bioty Moise Kean ( ; [ 4 ] [ 5 ] born 28 February 2000 ) is an italian professional football player who plays as a ahead for Serie A club Juventus, on loanword from Premier League club Everton, and the Italy national team. Kean started his career with Juventus in 2016, winning a domestic double in his foremost season with the club. He spent the following season on loanword with Hellas Verona before returning to Juventus the next temper, winning another Serie A deed in 2019. In the summer of that year, he joined english side Everton.

At the international flush, Kean made his elder debut for Italy in 2018. He is the youngest goalscorer for Italy in a competitive equal .

early life [edit ]

Kean was born in Vercelli to Ivorian parents Biorou and Isabelle. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] When his parents separated when he was four years previous, he and his two brothers moved with his beget to Asti, where he spent the lie of his childhood and adolescent years. [ 9 ]

Club career [edit ]

Youth career [edit ]

Kean was first noticed by Renato Biasi, who inserted him in the youth teams of Asti before offering him to Torino. [ 6 ] In 2010, however, alternatively of renewing with Torino, he was signed by the team ‘s cross-city rivals Juventus ( until a player is of 14 years of senesce, the contract is annual and in constant renewal ). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In his final temper in the Juventus youth teams, in 2015–16, he scored 24 goals in 25 games. [ 12 ]

Juventus [edit ]

2016–17 : debut season [edit ]

Kean made his professional debut for Juventus on 19 November 2016, at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 23 days, coming on in the 84th minute for Mario Mandžukić in a 3–0 acquire over Pescara in Serie A. Upon doing thus, he became the club ‘s youngest-ever debutant and the first musician born in the 2000s to compete in one of Europe ‘s four major leagues. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 12 ] On 22 November, he became the beginning actor born in the 2000s to feature in a UEFA Champions League pit, after being substituted on in the 84th minute of a 3–1 away win over Sevilla. [ 15 ] On 27 May 2017, Juventus ‘ final couple of the 2016–17 Serie A temper, Kean scored his first goal for Juventus, the winning goal of a 2–1 away victory over Bologna, besides becoming the first player born in the 2000s to score a finish in one of Europe ‘s five major leagues. [ 16 ]

2017–18 : loan to Verona [edit ]

On 31 August 2017, after extending his abridge until 30 June 2020, Kean was loaned to Hellas Verona on a annual deal. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] On 10 September he made his debut for Verona in Serie A as a alternate, replacing Alex Ferrari in the 46th minute in a 5–0 home defeat against Fiorentina. [ 19 ] On 1 October, Kean scored his beginning goal for Verona in the 87th minute of a 2–2 away hook against Torino. [ 20 ] On 28 January 2018, Kean scored his first career Serie A brace in a 4–1 away win against Fiorentina, becoming only the moment musician born in the 2000s after Pietro Pellegri to have done thus. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] He totalled 20 competitive appearances and four goals in his temper at the golf club. [ 24 ]

2018–19 : tax return to Juventus [edit ]

On 12 January 2019, Kean scored in a 2–0 away win over Bologna in the Coppa Italia. [ 25 ] On 8 March 2019, Kean scored two goals in the first half against Udinese, of an eventual 4–1 home gain. [ 26 ] On 2 April 2019, Kean scored the second finish in a 2–0 away win against Cagliari, during which Kean was discipline to racist chants from a section of Cagliari fans. [ 27 ] Juventus teammate Leonardo Bonucci was heavy criticised after stating that Kean was partially to blame by his celebration which caused foster jeers. England international Raheem Sterling deemed the comments ‘laughable ‘, [ 29 ] compatriot Mario Balotelli, English knocker Stormzy, [ 30 ] and former Juventus player Paul Pogba [ 31 ] all besides defended Moise. Bonucci implied that Kean ‘s celebration caused farther jeers, stating to Sky Sport Italia : “ Kean knows that when he scores a finish, he has to focus on celebrating with his teammates. He knows he could ‘ve done something differently excessively. There were racist jeers after the goal, Blaise heard it and was angered. I think the blame is 50–50, because Moise should n’t have done that and the Curva should not have reacted that way. We are professionals, we have to set the case and not provoke anyone. ” In Juventus ‘s following match on 6 April, Kean came off the bench against Milan to score the winning finish in a 2–1 home gain in Serie A, putting his side fair one victory away from winning the league claim. [ 32 ] The following league match, on 13 April, Kean scored the first goal in a 2–1 away get the better of against SPAL, [ 33 ] marking his sixth straight goal in ampere many matches for club and country. [ 34 ]

Everton [edit ]

2019–20 : debut season [edit ]

Kean joined Everton on 4 August 2019, signing a five-year compress for a fee of €27.5 million, plus €2.5 million in add-ons. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] On 10 August, he made his Everton introduction in a 0–0 draw against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, coming on as a stand-in for Dominic Calvert-Lewin. [ 37 ] In November 2019, Kean was dropped from Everton ‘s match-day police squad for disciplinary reasons. [ 38 ] He scored his first goal for Everton on 21 January 2020, in a 2–2 dwelling draw against Newcastle United in the Premier League. [ 39 ] For the last game of the temper, Kean was handed a start, and scored his second goal for Everton, equalising against Bournemouth in the 41st minute, a game Everton went on to lose .

2020–21 : loanword to Paris Saint-Germain

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Kean began the 2020–21 season at Everton, and scored two goals in two EFL Cup matches. [ 40 ] On 4 October 2020, he joined Ligue 1 golf club Paris Saint-Germain in a annual loanword. [ 41 ] He made his debut in a 4–0 away win against Nîmes in Ligue 1 on 16 October ; he did not score a goal, but saw a headed undertake ricochet off the crossbar. [ 42 ] In the postdate league plot on 24 October, Kean ‘s first goals for the club came in the kind of a brace against Dijon, in a 4–0 acquire. [ 43 ] On 28 October, in Paris Saint-Germain ‘s adjacent game, Kean scored his first UEFA Champions League goals, scoring a stimulate against turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in the group stage. [ 44 ] On 10 February 2021, Kean made his Coupe de France debut ; he scored the only goal of the match in a 1–0 win over Caen to take PSG to the round of 32. [ 45 ] Kean ‘s first finish in the Champions League knockout degree came on 16 February, scoring a header in a 4–1 away win at Barcelona in the first leg of the round of 16. [ 46 ]

2021–22 : refund to Juventus on lend [edit ]

Kean celebrating with his Juventus teammates in 2021 On 31 August 2021, Kean returned to Juventus on a biennial loanword share for a lend fee of €7 million. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] Juventus have an obligation to buy in summer 2023 for a reported €28 million plus €3m add-ons. [ 49 ]

International career [edit ]

Kean was eligible to represent both Italy and the Ivory Coast, being born in Italy to Ivorian parents. [ 50 ]

youth [edit ]

Since 2015, Kean has represented Italy at under-15 charge. [ 51 ] With the Italy U17 team he took separate at the 2016 and 2017 editions of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, scoring 1 finish in each tournament. With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA european Under-19 Championship, and scored in the group stage against Norway [ 52 ] and in the semi-final against France in a 2–0 gain to help Italy reach the final of the tournament. [ 53 ] He started the final against Portugal on the bench, but came on as a ersatz and scored 2 goals in the second half, to take the tie to extra time, but the equal ended in a 4–3 victory for Portugal. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] [ 56 ] He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2018, in a friendly meet lost 1–0 against Belgium in Udine. [ 57 ] He scored his first goal with the U21 side in the pursuit friendly match, a 2–0 family succeed against Tunisia on 15 October 2018. [ 58 ] He took part in the 2019 UEFA european Under-21 Championship, where Italy was eliminated in the group stage .

senior [edit ]

In November 2018, Kean was called up to the Italy elder side by director Roberto Mancini. [ 59 ] On 20 November, aged 18 years, 265 days, he made his senior debut with the Italy national team in a friendly match against the United States in Genk, which finally ended in a 1–0 victory. [ 60 ] On 23 March 2019, Kean made his first start and scored his first finish for Italy in a 2–0 home acquire over Finland in Italy ‘s afford UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying couple. [ 61 ] In doing indeed, he became the youngest forward to start a match for Italy since Edoardo Mariani started against France in 1912 ; [ 62 ] [ 63 ] [ 64 ] Kean is presently either the fourth or fifth-youngest ahead always to start a match for Italy, behind alone Mariani, Leopoldo Conti, Eugenio Mosso, and possibly Rodolfo Gavinelli, as it is not known formally whether the latter was born in 1891 or 1895. [ 64 ] Kean besides became the youngest player to score for Italy since Bruno Nicolè, who scored twice in a 2–2 friendly away puff against France on 9 November 1958 ; overall, Kean is the second-youngest goalscorer for Italy, behind Nicolè, at the age of 19 years and 23 days, and the youngest player to score a goal for Italy in both a competitive match, and in a european modifier. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] [ 65 ] On 26 March, he then scored his second gear international goal in Italy ‘s following Euro 2020 qualifier, a 6–0 base gain over Liechtenstein. [ 66 ]

style of play [edit ]

Regarded as one of italian football ‘s most promising prospects, Kean is a quick, retentive, and physically solid ahead, with thoroughly technical skills and an accurate injection. naturally right-footed, his preferable function is in the center as a main striker, although he is besides able of playing as a second striker, or even as a left-sided forward or winger. [ 67 ] [ 68 ] He is known in detail for his great yard, ability in the air, offensive movement, and powerful physique, which enable him either to hold up the ball with his rear to goal or take advantage of openings in the opposition ‘s defense ; a hard-working player, he has besides been praised for his defensive contribution off the ball. [ 70 ] [ 71 ]

personal biography [edit ]

Kean ‘s older brother, Giovanni, is besides a football player. [ 72 ] He grew up a athletic supporter of Inter Milan and idolized Obafemi Martins, their striker at that time. On 3 March 2021, it was announced that Kean tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in France. [ 73 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 21 December 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 10 October 2021[40][80]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2018 1 0
2019 2 2
2020 5 0
2021 4 2
Total 12 4
Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kean goal.[80]

Honours [edit ]

Juventus [ 40 ]
Paris Saint-Germain [ 40 ]
Italy U19

Italy

References [edit ]