Ismaël Kandouss

Moroccan footballer
Ismaël Kandouss
Kandouss in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Lille, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Dunkerque II 23 (0)
2018–2019 Dunkerque 16 (0)
2019–2023 Union SG 129 (5)
2023– Gent 28 (2)
International career‡
2020 Morocco U23 2 (0)
2023– Morocco 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:35, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Ismaël Kandouss (Arabic: اسماعيل قندوس; born 12 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Gent. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

After starting his career at Dunkerque, Kandouss joined Union Saint-Gilloise in January 2019.[1] He made his professional debut with Saint-Gilloise in a 2-1 Belgian Second Division win over Leuven on 20 January 2019.[2]

On 12 July 2023, Kandouss signed a four-year contract with Gent.[3]

International career

Kandouss is a youth international for Morocco.[4]

Personal life

He was born in Lille, France, to a Moroccan father and French mother.[5][6] He holds French and Moroccan nationalities.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2021[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunkerque II 2017-18 Championnat National 3 20 0 — — — 20 0
2018-19 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Dunkerque 2017-18 Championnat National 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2018-19 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Total 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Union SG 2018–19 Proximus League 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
2019–20 25 2 2 0 — — 22 2
2020–21 15 0 2 0 — — 22 0
2021–22 Jupiler Pro League 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
Total 85 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 92 3
Career total 124 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 132 3

References

  1. ^ "Ismaël Kandouss : Première Interview !". RUSG. 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise vs. OH Leuven - 20 January 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "VAN BRUSSEL NAAR GENT: WELKOM, ISMAËL!" [FROM BRUSSELS TO GHENT: WELCOME, ISMAËL!] (in Dutch). Gent. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Dépêches du Mali - CAN U23 : Maroc-Mali, les marocains avec 16 expatriés". depechesdumali.com.
  5. ^ "Lions de l'atlas ismael kandouss pour renforcer la defense de halilhodzic?". lionsdelatlas.ma.
  6. ^ Kada Rabah, Faid. "INTERVIEW: ISMAEL KANDOUSS, USL DUNKERQUE".
  7. ^ https://sportnewsafrica.com/breve/maroc-un-autre-binational-en-approche/
  8. ^ "Ismael Kandouss". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Ismael Kandouss". flashscore.com.

External links

  • Ismaël Kandouss at Soccerway
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