Kévin Danois

French footballer (born 2004)

Kévin Danois
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Basse-Terre, France
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	AJ Auxerre
Number	35
Youth career
2011–2019	La Gauloise
2019–2022	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Auxerre B	34	(3)
2022–	Auxerre	1	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2020	France U16	5	(2)
2021–	France U18	5	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023

Kévin Danois (born 28 June 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Auxerre.

Club career

Danois joined the AJ Auxerre academy from La Gauloise in Guadeloupe on the summer 2019.^[1]^[2]

Having made his first appearance in the professional squad during the last stages of the 2020–21 season, he signed his first professional contract in July 2021.^[3]^[4]

Danois made his professional debut for Auxerre on 22 January 2023, replacing Gaëtan Perrin in a 4–0 away Coupe de France win against the Chamois Niortais.^[5]^[6]

Danois made his Ligue 1 debut on 9 April 2023, replacing the captain Birama Touré during a 3–0 away win to Ajaccio.^[7]^[8]

International career

Danois is a youth international for France, first receiving a call with the under-16 in September 2019.^[1] He scored his first goal with the selection in February 2020, getting a brace during a 5–0 friendly win against Paraguay.^[9]

In August 2021 he was selected for the Tournoi de Limoges with the under-18, along the likes of Mohamed-Ali Cho, Lesley Ugochukwu and El Chadaille Bitshiabu.^[10]^[11]

He was later capped with the U18 during a serie of friendly against Algeria, scoring his first goal in that age group during the second game, a 6–0 victory,^[12] before finding the net again in the following friendly against Italy, a 3–0 win.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b Desmarest, Thibaut (20 September 2019). "Clairy et Danois, leur rêve en Bleu". France-Antilles (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ "Kévin et Alexandro de passage sur leur terre natale". France-Antilles (in French). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Maillard, Clément (13 July 2021). "Auxerre - Premier contrat pro pour Kévin Danois". MaLigue2 (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Detout, Arnaud (27 March 2022). "«C'est une légende, il inspire le respect» : Jocelyn Angloma guide la sélection de la Guadeloupe". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023. Cette année, deux jeunes issus de notre pôle espoir, Kévin Danois (Auxerre) et Januël Belocian (Rennes), ont signé leur premier contrat pro.
^ "Niort 0-4 Auxerre, Coupe de France, résultat du match". L'Équipe (in French). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Jarnoux, Jérôme (23 January 2023). "Coupe de France. Face à Auxerre, l'obstacle était trop haut pour les Chamois". Le Courrier de l'Ouest [fr]. Ouest-France. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Ben Bouali, Julien (9 April 2023). "Ligue 1 (30e journée) - L'AJA s'impose largement à Ajaccio et sort de la zone rouge". L'Yonne républicaine. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Marchetti, Julie (9 April 2023). "AC Ajaccio 0-3 Auxerre, Ligue 1 résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Loyant, Richard (26 February 2020). "Confirmation face au Paraguay (5-0)". FFF. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Marie, Réginald (24 August 2021). "Football - La sélection française dévoilée pour le tournoi Lafarge Foot Avenir de Limoges". Le Populaire [fr]. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Willems, Victor (23 August 2021). "France U18 : la liste pour le tournoi de Limoges dévoilée !". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Chirat, Antoine (12 October 2021). "France - Algérie (U18) : les jeunes Bleus explosent encore les Fennecs !". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Bricout, Nathan (11 November 2021). "France - Italie (U18) : les jeunes Bleus s'imposent avec la manière !". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.