Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (born 7 March 1998) is an Ivorian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

club

Union Saint-Gilloise Royale Union Saint-Gilloise , abbreviated to Union SG or USG, unofficially simply called Union, is a Belgian football club originally located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, in Brussels, although since the 1920s it has been based at the Jo ...

, and the Ivory Coast national team as a

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Club career

On 22 June 2021, he joined

on a season-long loan. On 20 April 2022, Union SG exercised their option to make the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Amani.

Career statistics

International career

Lazare represented the

Ivory Coast national under-20 football team Ivory Coast national under-20 football team, also known as Côte d'Ivoire Under-20s or Ivory Coast U20(s), represents Ivory Coast in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Ivorian Football Federation, the governing bod ...

at the

2017 Toulon Tournament The 2017 Toulon Tournament (officially french: 45ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 45th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The tournament was named after Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 a ...

. Lazare made his debut for

Ivory Coast national football team The Ivory Coast national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire'', recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed ''the Elephants'', the team is managed by ...

in a 4-0 win over

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

, on 16th November 2022.

Honours

Ivory Coast U23 *

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations The Total Africa U-23 Cup of Nations (known as the CAF U-23 Championship until 2015) is the main international football competition for CAF nations, played by under 23 years old players. It is held every four years with the top three teams qualif ...

runner-up:

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References

1998 births Living people People from Gôh-Djiboua District Ivorian footballers Ivorian expatriate footballers Ivory Coast under-20 international footballers Belgian First Division A players Liga Portugal 2 players Aspire Academy (Senegal) players K.A.S. Eupen players R. Charleroi S.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Association football midfielders Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Portugal {{IvoryCoast-footy-bio-stub