Eli Junior Kroupi

Eli Junior Eric Anat Kroupi (born 23 June 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays for FC Lorient.[1]

Eli Junior Kroupi
Personal information
Full name Eli Junior Eric Anat Kroupi
Date of birth (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006
Place of birth Lorient, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Lorient
Number 33
Youth career
2013–2022 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lorient B 17 (8)
2022– Lorient 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U16 9 (5)
2022– France U17 9 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023

Early life

Born in Lorient, Brittany, Eli Junior Kroupi is the son of former Ivory Coast international Éli Kroupi, who played as a professional for FC Lorient, where Junior started playing football.[2][3][4][5]

Club career

A pure product of the Lorient Academy,[6][7] Junior Kroupi started playing with the National 2 reserve team in the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]

He signed his first professional contract with the club on the summer 2022.[9]

While proving to be a regular goalscorer with the reserve,[10][11][12] he made his first appearance with the professional squad in April 2023, for the Ligue 1 game against Marseille.[13]

International career

Eli Junior Kroupi is a youth international for France, first receiving a call with the under-16 in October 2021.[14] He soon became a prolific goalscorer with France youth teams, with the U16,[2] and even more with the U17, scoring 9 goals in his frist 9 appearances with the latter.[15][16][17]

References
  1. Eli Junior Kroupi at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. Cogné, Baptiste (23 November 2021). "Éli Junior, international U16, marche sur les traces de son père Éli Kroupi". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. Prugneau, Pierre (26 July 2022). "La Ligue 1 de père en fils, une riche promotion 2022-2023". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. Gucciardi, Thomas (6 April 2022). "L'OM s'attaque à l'espoir Eli Kroupi Junior (FC Lorient)". actufoot (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. Kulig, Jacek (4 December 2022). "Eli Junior Kroupi". Football Talent Scout. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. Cogné, Baptiste (23 March 2022). "" Avec sa formation, le FCL a un bel avenir devant lui ", assure Régis Le Bris". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. "Junior Kroupi a bien grandi - pays-lorient - football". newsouest.fr. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. "FC Lorient. Eli Junior Kroupi a fait ses débuts en N2 - Foot Amateur Bretagne". Foot Amateur Bretagne (in French). Le Télégramme. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  9. "Premier contrat professionnel pour le prometteur attaquant Junior Kroupi, fils d'Eli". Ouest-France (in French). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  10. "N2 : le FC Lorient (B) s'impose en toute fin de match face à Romorantin - Foot Amateur Bretagne". Foot Amateur Bretagne (in French). Le Télégramme. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  11. "N2 : les réservistes lorientais battent Andrézieux-Bouthéon 3-0 - Foot Amateur Bretagne". Foot Amateur Bretagne (in French). Le Télégramme. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  12. "N2 : Lorient (B) poursuit ses emplettes - Foot Amateur Bretagne". Foot Amateur Bretagne (in French). Le Télégramme. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  13. "FC Lorient. Première convocation en Ligue 1 pour Eli Junior Kroupi à 16 ans contre l'OM". Le Télégramme (in French). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  14. Canivenc, Clovis (22 October 2021). "Equipe de France U16 : La liste pour le tournoi du Val-de-Marne". MadeinFOOT (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. Huchet, Arnaud (23 February 2023). "4 buts en 2 matchs contre l'Italie : Junior Kroupi rayonne avec l'équipe de France U17". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  16. "Equipe de France U17 : Kroupi (Lorient) et Lambourde (Stade Rennais) appelés par Jean-Luc Vannuchi". Le Télégramme (in French). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  17. "Éli Junior Kroupi une nouvelle fois décisif avec l'équipe de France U17". Ouest-France (in French). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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