Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (born 7 March 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece club A.E. Kifisia and the Ivory Coast national team.

Jean Thierry Lazare
Lazare in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jean Thierry Lazare Amani
Date of birth (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Diégonéfla, Ivory Coast
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
A.E. Kifisia
Number 88
Youth career
–2016 Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Eupen 91 (4)
2020–2022 Charleroi 0 (0)
2020–2021Estoril (loan) 21 (1)
2021–2022Union SG (loan) 34 (2)
2022–2025 Union SG 78 (3)
2025Standard Liège (loan) 18 (2)
2025– A.E. Kifisia 29 (2)
International career
2017 Ivory Coast U20 5 (2)
2019 Ivory Coast U23 4 (0)
2022– Ivory Coast 7 (0)
Medal record
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024

Club career

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On 22 June 2021, he joined Union Saint-Gilloise on a season-long loan.[1] On 20 April 2022, Union SG exercised their option to make the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Amani.[2]

On 26 January 2025, Lazare moved to Standard Liège on loan with an option to buy.[3]

International career

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Lazare represented the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[4][5]

Lazare made his debut for Ivory Coast national football team in a 4-0 win over Burundi, on 16 November 2022.[6]

During the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Lazare was part of the Côte d'Ivoire side that won the tournament; he made a substitute appearance in the final.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 April 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AS Eupen 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 262404[a]0342
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 3002000320
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 2811000291
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 71100081
Total 91480401034
Charleloi 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0000
Estoril (loan) 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 2115210273
Union SG (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 34221363
Union SG 2022–23 Belgian First Division A 282529[b]2436
Career total 1749205101300020916
  1. Appearances in Europa League play-offs
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 12 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202210
202300
202420
Total30

Honours

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Union SG

Ivory Coast U23

Ivory Coast

Individual

References

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  1. "Bienvenue Lazare Amani !" (in French). Union SG. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. "Lazare Amani extends contract!". Union SG. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. "LAZARE AMANI rejoint les Rouches" (in French). Standard Liège. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. "[LIVE] France-Ivory Coast". Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. "[DIRECT] Côte d'Ivoire-Bahreïn".
  6. "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Burundi - 16 November 2022 - Soccerway".
  7. "Ivory Coast win 2023 Africa Cup of Nations". 90min.com. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. Jean Thierry Lazare at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". One Football. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. "CAN U23 "Egypte 2019" : Voici les Eléphants sélectionnés | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  11. "Matches | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019".
  12. Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. "Hirst named in Team of the Tournament". swfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. "THE TOULON TOURNAMENT 2017 AWARDS". Tournoi Maurice Revello. Retrieved 30 May 2024.