Kévin Constant (born 10 May 1987) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Having come through the

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youth system, he left for

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in 2008. He moved to Italy in 2010 playing for

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, and

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. Following a stint at

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in Turkey, he returned to Italy's

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in 2016 before joining

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in Switzerland in 2017. In 2019, he was contracted to Iranian club

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but never played for the club. At international level, he made 24 appearances scoring 4 goals with the Guinea national team.

Club career

Toulouse

Constant progressed through the ranks of the reserves. In 2006, he was promoted to

's first-team squad.

Châteauroux

In 2008, Constant moved to

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side

Chievo

In September 2010, Constant was signed by Italian club

on a loan deal, ultimately made permanent in June 2011.

Genoa

On 1 July 2011, Constant made a move to

for €5.6 million cash, with

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(tagged for €2 million) and

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(tagged for €200,000) moving the other way to Chievo. Genoa, however, bought Acerbi outright from

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for €2.2 million, which would make Constant worth €8 million.

Milan

On 20 June 2012, Constant moved to

on a

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deal, which carried an option to buy.Kevin Constant joins Milan on loan
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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

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match against

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by leaving the pitch. Although the

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(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.

Trabzonspor

Constant transferred to Turkish

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club

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

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in the play-off qualifying round for the

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. Constant's contract was later terminated on 18 November 2015 for €2 million.

Bologna

On 1 February 2016, Constant returned to Italy after signing with

on a -year deal.

Tractor

On 4 January 2019, Constant signed a 3.5-year contract with

of the

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. In June, Constant's contract was terminated after he failed a medical test at the club.

Retirement

In January 2020, Constant announced his retirement as a player at the age of 32 citing "personal reasons".

International career

Constant began representing the French under-17 squad in 2004. Qualified to play for the Guinea senior team through his mother he made his debut on 14 October 2007, in a 1–3 friendly loss against

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. On 10 October 2010, Constant scored his second goal in a

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against

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Career statistics

Club

Notes

International

:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Constant goal''.

Honours

France U17 *

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References

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