Marcus Regis Coco (born 24 June 1996) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder, right wing-back or right winger for Ligue 1 club Nantes and the Guadeloupe national team.[2]

Marcus Coco
Coco with Guingamp in 2016
Personal information
Full nameMarcus Regis Coco
Date of birth (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthLes Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)Right winger/right midfielder/right wing-back
Team information
Current team
Nantes
Number11
Youth career
2003–2005Intrépides
2005–2012Solidarité Scolaire
2012JA Drancy
2013AS Jeunesse Aubervilliers
2013–2015Guingamp
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015Guingamp B15(1)
2015–2019Guingamp129(8)
2019–Nantes84(2)
International career
2015–2019France U2117(1)
2023–Guadeloupe1(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023

Club career edit

Coco is a youth exponent from EA Guingamp. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 1 February 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux starting the match and being substituted after 60 minutes for Lionel Mathis.[3]

He made his 10th appearance in the 2016–17 season by scoring a brace in a 1–3 away win over Lyon on 22 October 2016.[4]

In July 2019, following Guingamp's relegation from Ligue 1, Coco joined FC Nantes.[5]

International career edit

In October 2023, Coco was called up to the Guadeloupe national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[6] He debuted in a 2–1 loss to Saint Lucia on 12 October 2023.[7]

Honours edit

Guingamp

Nantes

References edit

  1. ^ "Marcus Coco". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ Marcus Coco at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Bordeaux vs. Guingamp - 1 February 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Lyon vs. Guingamp - 22 October 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ^ "MARCUS COCO REJOINT LE FC NANTES". fcnantes.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ https://tribunenantaise.fr/actus-fcnantes/fc-nantes-marcus-coco-selectionne-avec-la-guadeloupe/
  7. ^ "Saint Lucia edge Guadeloupe in battle of Group A unbeatens". Concacaf. 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. ^ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

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