Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team. He was selected for the Africa Cup of Nations in , , , and He started his career originally playing as a goalkeeper for local side Solitaire Paris Est until he was 14 years old. He made his professional debut in the second round of the Coupe de la Ligue in a 2โ1 home loss to Arles-Avignon on 26 August , as a 73rd-minute substitute for Yohann Eudeline. His first Ligue 2 match was on 21 November , starting in a 1โ1 Ligue 2 draw away to Ajaccio.
During the entirety of the โ18 Ligue 1 season, he was a regular in a Lille side that narrowly avoided relegation, missing only two games and scoring 13 times, including two apiece in away wins at Metz and Toulouse. Upon signing for Arsenal, he was handed the number 19 shirt. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.
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