Nicolas Cozza
Defender - Left-Back
at FC Nantes
at FC Nantes
634 days · joined 2024-08-28
👕100+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€3.50m
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Montpellier HSC
top club · 112 apps
Career highs
€5.00m
peak value · 2022
€500k
top transfer fee · 22/23
2
best season · 21/22
26 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1999-01-08 · 6 players total
185Appearances
6Goals
8Assists
19Yellow cards
3Red cards
52Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nicolas Cozza |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza |
| Date of birth | 1999-01-08 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Ganges, France |
| Citizenship | France Italy |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | FC Nantes |
| On loan from | ↩ VfL Wolfsburg parent contract: 2027-06-30 |
| Joined | 2024-08-28 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | One Team Football |
Jun 2026
Transfer: FC Nantes → VfL Wolfsburg
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Nantes
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2024
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → FC Nantes
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — VfL Wolfsburg, FC Nantes
29 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: FC Nantes → VfL Wolfsburg
23/24 · Return from loan
Feb 2024
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → FC Nantes
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — VfL Wolfsburg, FC Nantes
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Montpellier → VfL Wolfsburg
22/23 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2022
22/23 — VfL Wolfsburg, Montpellier HSC
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Montpellier HSC
37 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Montpellier HSC
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
20 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Montpellier HSC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Montpellier HSC, Montpellier HSC B
19 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Montpellier HSC
12 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Montpellier U19 → Montpellier
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Montpellier HSC B, Montpellier HSC U19
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
FC Nantes
44.1%
VfL Wolfsburg
0.0%
Montpellier HSC
55.9%
Montpellier HSC B
0.0%
Montpellier HSC U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Nantes | 3 | 23/24 | 25/26 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2,051 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montpellier HSC | 6 | 17/18 | 22/23 | 112 | 5 | 7 | 2,605 |
| Montpellier HSC B | 2 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montpellier HSC U19 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Ligue 1 | FC Nantes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Coupe de France | FC Nantes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Ligue 1 | FC Nantes | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2,051 |
| 23/24 | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Ligue 1 | FC Nantes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Coupe de France | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 638 |
| 21/22 | Coupe de France | Montpellier HSC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1,389 |
| 20/21 | Coupe de France | Montpellier HSC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de la Ligue | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de la Ligue | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | N3 - Occitanie | Montpellier HSC B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de France | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de la Ligue | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 578 |
| 16/17 | CFA - Grp. D | Montpellier HSC B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Coupe Gambardella | Montpellier HSC U19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Montpellier U19 | Montpellier | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-25 | Montpellier | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | 5000000 | €500k |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | VfL Wolfsburg | FC Nantes | Loan | 3500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | FC Nantes | VfL Wolfsburg | Return from loan | 3500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-28 | VfL Wolfsburg | FC Nantes | Loan | 3500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | FC Nantes | VfL Wolfsburg | Return from loan | 3500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Groin injury | 2017-12-18 | 2018-01-10 | 24 | 3 |
| 19/20 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2019-11-16 | 2020-05-31 | 198 | 20 |
| 20/21 | Dead leg | 2020-07-10 | 2020-08-31 | 53 | 1 |
Current€3.50m
Peak€5.00m
Low€150k
Δ since start+€3.35m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #25250 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23658 | #13 | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23101 | #3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9323 | #7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joris Chotard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Ferri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnaud Souquet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Téji Savanier | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Elye Wahi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Omlin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gaëtan Laborde | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mihailo Ristic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Valère Germain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Delort | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedro Chirivella | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Charles Castelletto | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambroise Oyongo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas Augusto | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 17 |
| 21/22 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 34 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 9 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 34 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 9 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de la Ligue | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 2 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | FC Nantes | VfL Wolfsburg | Return from loan | — | €3.50m |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-28 | VfL Wolfsburg | FC Nantes | Loan | — | €3.50m |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | FC Nantes | VfL Wolfsburg | Return from loan | — | €3.50m |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | VfL Wolfsburg | FC Nantes | Loan | — | €3.50m |
Last 50 matches for FC Nantes while Nicolas Cozza was at the club (joined 2024-08-28, left 2026-06-30). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | – | Toulouse FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-08 | FR1 |
Racing Club de Lens | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-05-08 | FR1 |
Racing Club de Lens | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 3–0 | Olympique de Marseille | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 3–0 | Olympique de Marseille | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | FR1 |
Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 2–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | FR1 |
Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 2–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-22 | FR1 |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-22 | FR1 |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–1 | Stade Brestois 29 | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–1 | Stade Brestois 29 | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | FR1 |
AJ Auxerre | 0–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-05 | FR1 |
FC Metz | 0–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-03-22 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 2–3 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Available |
| 2026-03-07 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–1 | Angers SCO | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | FR1 |
Lille OSC | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 2–0 | Le Havre AC | Available |
| 2026-02-13 | FR1 |
AS Monaco FC | 3–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–1 | Olympique Lyonnais | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | FR1 |
FC Lorient | 2–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–4 | OGC Nice | Available |
| 2026-01-18 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–2 | Paris FC | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | FR1 |
Olympique de Marseille | 0–2 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-12-12 | FR1 |
Angers SCO | 4–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–2 | Racing Club de Lens | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | FR1 |
Olympique Lyonnais | 3–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-11-23 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–1 | FC Lorient | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | FR1 |
Le Havre AC | 1–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-11-02 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–2 | FC Metz | Available |
| 2025-10-29 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 3–5 | AS Monaco FC | Available |
| 2025-10-24 | FR1 |
Paris FC | 1–2 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-10-19 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–2 | Lille OSC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | FR1 |
Stade Brestois 29 | 0–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | FR1 |
Toulouse FC | 2–2 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 2–2 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | FR1 |
OGC Nice | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–0 | AJ Auxerre | Available |
| 2025-08-24 | FR1 |
RC Strasbourg Alsace | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-08-17 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | Available |
| 2025-05-17 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 3–0 | Montpellier HSC | Available |
| 2025-05-10 | FR1 |
AJ Auxerre | 1–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–1 | Angers SCO | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–0 | Toulouse FC | Available |
| 2025-04-22 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | FR1 |
Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 2–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-04-04 | FR1 |
OGC Nice | 1–2 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | FR1 |
Le Havre AC | 3–2 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–0 | Lille OSC | Available |
| 2025-03-09 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–1 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Available |
| 2025-03-02 | FR1 |
Olympique de Marseille | 2–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
Teams faced most often by Nicolas Cozza's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympique Lyonnais | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 0% |
| OGC Nice | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 19% |
| Lille OSC | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 13% |
| Angers SCO | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 44% |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 25% |
| Stade de Reims | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 25% |
| Toulouse FC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 33% |
| AS Monaco | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25% |
| ESTAC Troyes | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 50% |
| Olympique Marseille | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 0% |
| Stade Rennais | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 17% |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 34 | -24 | 8% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 29 | 2,051 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 23/24 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 24 | 638 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 21/22 | 37 | 1,389 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 |
| 20/21 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 12 | 578 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 16/17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 1
142 apps
6 G
6 A
Coupe de France
11 apps
0 G
1 A
Coupe de la Ligue
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Bundesliga
11 apps
0 G
0 A
N3 - Occitanie
5 apps
0 G
0 A
CFA - Grp. D
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Nicolas Cozza?
Nicolas Cozza is a France professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Nantes.
How old is Nicolas Cozza?
Nicolas Cozza is 27 years old. He was born on January 8, 1999 in Ganges.
What position does Nicolas Cozza play?
Nicolas Cozza plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Nicolas Cozza play for?
Nicolas Cozza currently plays for FC Nantes.
How many career goals has Nicolas Cozza scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nicolas Cozza has scored 6 goals in 185 appearances.
What is Nicolas Cozza's market value?
Nicolas Cozza's most recent reported market value is €3.50m.