Maxen Kapo

Maxen Kapo
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Quincy-sous-Sénart, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lausanne-Sport
Youth career
2007–2013 Malakoff
2013–2020 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2021– Lausanne-Sport 1 (0)
2022– Lausanne-Sport U21 12 (0)
2022–2023 → Étoile Carouge (loan) 24 (2)
International career
2020 France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024

Maxen Kapo (born 19 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport.[1]

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Kapo signed his first professional contract on 14 March 2019.[2] However, despite four appearances on the bench during the 2020–21 season, he failed to make a breakthrough in the first team.[3]

Lausanne-Sport

On 17 June 2021, Kapo joined Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport. He signed a four-year contract with the club.[4] He made his professional debut on 7 August in a 3–1 league defeat against Grasshopper.[5]

Étoile Carouge (loan)

In July 2022, Kapo joined Swiss Promotion League club Étoile Carouge on a season long loan deal.[6]

International career

Kapo is a France youth international. He made his debut for the France U19 team on 25 February 2020 in a 3–1 defeat against Portugal.[7]

Personal life

Born in France, Kapo is of Ivorian descent.[8] His uncle, Olivier, is a former France international footballer, who was part of French squad that won the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.[9]

References

  1. ^ Maxen Kapo at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Maxen Kapo" [First professional contract for Maxen Kapo] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ Bastide, Pierre (17 June 2021). "Le jeune Maxen Kapo quitte le PSG pour la Suisse (officiel)" [The young Maxen Kapo leaves PSG for Switzerland (official)]. Culture PSG (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ Quarez, Benjamin (17 June 2021). "Mercato : Maxen Kapo quitte le PSG pour Lausanne-Sport" [Mercato: Maxen Kapo leaves PSG for Lausanne-Sport]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Grasshopper vs. Lausanne Sport - 7 August 2021". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Promotion League, l'Étoile Carouge ingaggia con la formula del prestito secco un mediano cresciuto nel Paris Saint Germain". 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Match - Portugal - France - FFF". FFF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Maxen Kapo : Le Franco-Ivoirien quitte le PSG pour la Suisse". 17 June 2021.
  9. ^ "PSG : le neveu d'Olivier Kapo, Maxen, signe pro" [PSG: Olivier Kapo's nephew, Maxen, becomes pro]. Le Parisien. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.