Jean Thierry Lazare

Jean Thierry Lazare
	Lazare in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Jean Thierry Lazare Amani
Date of birth	7 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Diégonéfla, Ivory Coast
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Union SG
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2016	Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2020	Eupen
2020–2022	Charleroi
2020–2021	→ Estoril (loan)
2021–2022	→ Union SG (loan)
2022–	Union SG
International career‡
2017	Ivory Coast U20
2019–	Ivory Coast U23
2022–	Ivory Coast
Medal record
Representing Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:33, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (born 7 March 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise, and the Ivory Coast national team as a central midfielder.

Club career

On 22 June 2021, he joined Union Saint-Gilloise on a season-long loan.^[1] On 20 April 2022, Union SG exercised their option to make the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Amani.^[2]

International career

Lazare represented the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.^[3]^[4]

Lazare made his debut for Ivory Coast national football team in a 4-0 win over Burundi, on 16 November 2022.^[5]

During the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Lazare was part of the Côte d'Ivoire side that won the tournament; he made a substitute appearance in the final.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 April 2023^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AS Eupen	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	26	2	4	0	—		4^[a]	0	—		34	2
	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	30	0	2	0	—		0	0	—		32	0
	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	28	1	1	0	—		0	0	—		29	1
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	7	1	1	0	—		0	0	—		8	1
	Total		91	4	8	0	—		4	0	—		103	4
Charleloi	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Estoril (loan)	2020–21	Liga Portugal 2	21	1	5	2	1	0	—		—		27	3
Union SG (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	34	2	2	1	—		—		—		36	3
Union SG	2022–23	Belgian First Division A	28	2	5	2	—		9^[b]	2	—		43	6
Career total			174	9	20	5	1	0	13	0	0	0	209	16

^ Appearances in Europa League play-offs
^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 12 February 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Ivory Coast	2022	1
	2023	0
	2024	2
Total		3

Honours

Union SG

Belgian Cup: 2023–24^[8]

Ivory Coast U23

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up:2019^[9]^[10]

Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations: 2023^[11]

Individual

Toulon Tournament Best XI: 2017^[12]
Toulon Tournament Third best player: 2017^[13]

References

^ "Bienvenue Lazare Amani !" (in French). Union SG. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ "Lazare Amani extends contract!". Union SG. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ "[LIVE] France-Ivory Coast". Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "[DIRECT] Côte d'Ivoire-Bahreïn".
^ "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Burundi - 16 November 2022 - Soccerway".
^ "Ivory Coast win 2023 Africa Cup of Nations". 90min.com. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ Jean Thierry Lazare at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". One Football. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "CAN U23 "Egypte 2019" : Voici les Eléphants sélectionnés | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ "Matches | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019".
^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Hirst named in Team of the Tournament". swfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "THE TOULON TOURNAMENT 2017 AWARDS". Tournoi Maurice Revello. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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[8] Appearances in Europa League play-offs

[9] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Bienvenue Lazare Amani !" (in French). Union SG. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[2] "Lazare Amani extends contract!". Union SG. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[3] "[LIVE] France-Ivory Coast". Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[4] "[DIRECT] Côte d'Ivoire-Bahreïn".

[5] "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Burundi - 16 November 2022 - Soccerway".

[6] "Ivory Coast win 2023 Africa Cup of Nations". 90min.com. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[7] Jean Thierry Lazare at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[10] "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". One Football. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[11] "CAN U23 "Egypte 2019" : Voici les Eléphants sélectionnés | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[12] "Matches | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019".

[13] Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[14] "Hirst named in Team of the Tournament". swfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[15] "THE TOULON TOURNAMENT 2017 AWARDS". Tournoi Maurice Revello. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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