Kévin Malcuit

Kévin Malcuit (born 31 July 1991) is a French professional footballer. He predominantly plays as a full-back. He is also capable of playing in a number of different positions, including as a winger and as an attacker.

Malcuit started his career with Monaco, but after finding his first-team opportunities limited and being sent out on loan to Vannes, he joined Fréjus Saint-Raphaël in the summer of 2012. Good performances in the Championnat National led to a return to professional football with Chamois Niortais in January 2014. During his time at Niort, he was named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season for 2014–15. He played more than 40 matches in all competitions for the club during an 18-month spell before transferring to Saint-Étienne in August 2015.

Club career

Early career Malcuit was born in Châtenay-Malabry, a suburb of Paris. As a youth he represented Parisian side Racing Club before being scouted by Monaco at the age of 17. He eventually made his debut early the following season, coming on as a late substitute for Vincent Muratori in the 0–0 draw with Toulouse on 18 September 2010. This proved to be his only senior appearance of the campaign, although he was a regular for the reserve side, making 28 appearances in the Championnat de France amateur.

After making four first-team appearances for Monaco during the first half of the 2011–12 season, two of them in the league, Malcuit was loaned to Championnat National side Vannes in January 2012 for the remainder of the season. He made his debut as a substitute for Mohamed Youssouf in the goalless draw with Chamois Niortais on 17 February 2012. Malcuit scored his first senior goal in the 2–2 draw away at Orléans on 1 March 2012. In total, he played 12 times for Vannes during his loan spell, scoring twice. He went on to spend one-and-a-half seasons with the Varois club, making 38 league appearances and scoring two goals. He was also selected in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season alongside teammates Paul Delecroix and Florian Martin.

Despite links with a number of Ligue 1 clubs during the summer of 2015, including Nice and Bordeaux, Malcuit remained at Niort and featured in the opening four matches of the 2015–16 campaign.

Saint-Étienne On 28 August 2015, Malcuit joined Saint-Étienne on a four-year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €800,000.

Lille Malcuit signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 rivals Lille on 8 July 2017, after being signed by Head Coach Marcelo Bielsa.

Napoli On 8 August 2018, Malcuit signed to Italian Serie A side Napoli. The transfer fee paid to Lille was reported as €11 million plus possible bonuses.

Fiorentina On 28 January 2021, Malcuit joined Fiorentina on loan until 30 June 2021.

Ankaragücü On 8 September 2022, Malcuit signed a one-year contract with Süper Lig club Ankaragücü. He made his debut for the club on 18 September, coming on as a late substitute for Oğuz Ceylan in a 2–1 league win over Sivasspor.

International career Malcuit was called up to the Morocco national team in 2016. In October 2019, Malcuit had rejected the opportunity to play for Morocco internationally and that he harboured an ambition of playing for France.

Personal life Malcuit was born in France to a Mauritanian father and Moroccan mother.

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