Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (; born 26 March 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Ligue 1 club

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and the France national team.

Club career

Monaco

Thuram made his professional debut with

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in a 2–0

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loss away to Atlético Madrid on 28 November 2018, at the age of 17; he was a 63rd-minute substitute for Aleksandr Golovin.

Nice

On 26 June 2019, Thuram joined

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rivals

. He made his debut on 17 August in a 2–1 win at Nîmes, replacing

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for the last seven minutes. On 3 October 2020, he scored his first professional goal to win a home match by the same score against Nantes.

International career

Thuram has represented France at various youth international levels. In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the France senior national team for the

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matches against the

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and the

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. He made his international debut, coming off the bench in the 89th minute to substitute

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, in a 4–0 victory over the Netherlands. Later that year, in November, he was recalled to the national team, following an injury to

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during the same Euro 2024 qualifying.

Personal life

Thuram is the son of the former France international footballer Lilian Thuram, and the younger brother of

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and

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forward

Marcus Thuram Marcus Lilian Thuram-Ulien (born 6 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the France national team. He is the son of former French international ...

. He was named after the Egyptian pharaoh Khephren. Born in Reggio Emilia while his father Lilian played for

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, he is of

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descent.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Nice *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

runner-up: 2021–22 Individual * UNFP Ligue 1

Team of the Year Team of the Year may refer to: * BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award * Canadian Press Team of the Year Award *GPA Gaelic Team of the Year * IRB International Sevens Team of the Year * IRB International Team of the Year * J.League Team of ...

: 2022–23

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* * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thuram, Khéphren 2001 births Living people French people of Guadeloupean descent Footballers from Reggio Emilia French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AC Boulogne-Billancourt players AS Monaco FC players OGC Nice players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Thuram family France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers France men's international footballers