Constant with Trabzonspor in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kévin Constant | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Fréjus, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder / left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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FC Sion | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Toulouse | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Toulouse | 4 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Châteauroux | 79 | (15) |
2010–2011 | → Chievo (loan) | 32 | (2) |
2011 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Genoa | 21 | (1) |
2012–2014 | Milan | 45 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Trabzonspor | 22 | (0) |
2016 | Bologna | 7 | (0) |
2017– | FC Sion | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2004 | France U17 | 3 | (1) |
2007– | Guinea | 27 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:20, 2 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2015 |
Kévin Constant (born 10 May 1987) is a Guinean international footballer who is currently playing for FC Sion
Constant progressed through the ranks of the reserves. In 2006, he was promoted to Toulouse's first-team squad.
In 2008, Constant moved to Ligue 2 side Châteauroux.
In September 2010, Constant was signed by Italian club Chievo on a loan deal, ultimately made permanent in June 2011.
On 1 July 2011, Constant made a move to Genoa for €5.6 million cash, with Francesco Acerbi (tagged for €2 million) and Ivan Fatić (tagged for €200,000) moving the other way to Chievo. Genoa, however, bought Acerbi outright from Reggina for €2.2 million, which would make Constant worth €8 million.
On 20 June 2012, Constant moved to Milan on a loan deal, which carried an option to buy. On 26 January 2013, Milan entered into co-ownership with Genoa for Constant in exchange for the termination of Francesco Acerbi's co-ownership, both for €4 million fees. On 27 July 2013, Milan purchased Constant out-right for another €6 million, also selling Rodney Strasser to Genoa for €3.5 million on the same day.
In July 2013, Constant responded to what he perceived as racial abuse from spectators at a pre-season TIM Trophy match against Sassuolo by leaving the pitch. Although the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) fined Sassuolo €30,000 due to "racially discriminatory shouts and chants aimed at a player from the opposition’s team", a police investigation found no evidence of such.
Constant transferred to Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor for a €2.5 million transfer fee in 2014, signing a four-year contract worth an annual average of €2.25 million. He made his official debut for the club against Russian side Rostov in the play-off qualifying round for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Constant's contract was later terminated on 18 November 2015 for €2 million.