Nassim Patrice Innocenti (born 19 February 2002) is a Burkinabé-French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Jablonec. Born in France, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, but did not debut for the team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nassim Patrice Innocenti | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Crest, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jablonec | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Entente Crest-Aouste | ||
| 2015–2018 | Lyon | ||
| 2018–2020 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Lille II | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Valenciennes II | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Valenciennes | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Košice | 31 | (1) |
| 2025– | Jablonec | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 | |||
Early life
editInnocenti was born and raised in France, but his father is Italian and his mother, born in Ivory Coast, is a Burkinabe citizen. Innocenti has both French and Burkinabe passports.[1]
Club career
editInnocenti is a product of the youth academies of Entente Crest-Aouste, Lyon and Lille. On 29 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Lille, tying him until June 2023.[2] Unable to get first team reps at Lille, he transferred to Valenciennes on 16 July 2022.[3] He made his professional debut and Ligue 2 debut with Valenciennes as an early substitute in a 1–0 win over Le Havre on 6 August 2022.[4]
On 2 February 2024, Innocenti signed a contract until the end of 2025 with Košice in Slovakia.[5]
On 25 June 2025, Innocenti signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Jablonec.[6]
International career
editInnocenti was called up to the France U19s in March 2021.[7] In March 2023, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, but he did not debut for the team and remained only among the substitutes.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "Ďalšou posilou žlto-modrých je Nassim Innocenti" (in Slovak). FC Košice. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ Dev, Paul. "Lille : Nassim Innocenti signe professionnel". France Football.
- ↑ Lasseron, Arthur (16 July 2022). "VAFC : Nassim Innocenti est Valenciennois". Le 11 HDF.
- ↑ "Feuille de match". Ligue2.
- ↑ "Ďalšou posilou žlto-modrých je Nassim Innocenti" [Nassim Innocenti is another reinforcement of the yellow-blue team] (in Slovak). FC Košice. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ Novák, Jiří (25 June 2025). "Jablonec oznámil příchod očekávané posily. Innocenti podepsal víceletou smlouvu" [Jablonec announced the arrival of the expected reinforcement. Innocenti signed a multi-year contract]. inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Football - Bernard Diomède et l'équipe de France U19 en stage dans le Cher : "Aux joueurs qui sont présents de prouver qu'ils ont leur place"". leberry.fr. 25 March 2021.
- ↑ Agbenou, Mensah (7 March 2023). "AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Burkina Faso reveal their squad". AfrikPage. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
External links
edit- Nassim Innocenti at Soccerway
- Nassim Innocenti at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Nassim Innocenti – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
- Nassim Innocenti at BDFutbol