{{Short description|French footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Alexi Koum |image = Koum asse om 2425.png |caption = Koum playing for Marseille in 2024 |fullname = Emmanuel Alexi Koum Mbondo<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10472-koum-mbondo-emmanuel-alexi/fiche.html|title=Emmanuel Alexi KOUM MBONDO|date=21 September 2021|access-date=14 December 2024|language=fr}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|2|5|df=y}} |birth_place = Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France |height = 1.80 m<ref>{{Soccerway}}</ref> |position = Left-back<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref> |currentclub = Valenciennes<br>(on loan from Marseille) |clubnumber = 20 |youthyears1 = 2012–2019 |youthclubs1 = Valenton FA |youthyears2 = 2019–2021 |youthclubs2 = CS Brétigny |youthyears3 = 2021–2023 |youthclubs3 = Auxerre |years1 = 2022–2024 |clubs1 = Auxerre B |caps1 = 33 |goals1 = 3 |years2 = 2024– |clubs2 = Marseille B |caps2 = 15 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2024– |clubs3 = Marseille |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2025– |clubs4 = → Valenciennes (loan) |caps4 = 8 |goals4 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2021–2022 |nationalteam1 = France U16 |nationalcaps1 = 9 |nationalgoals1 = 3 |nationalyears2 = 2022–2023 |nationalteam2 = France U17 |nationalcaps2 = 5 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2023 |nationalteam3 = France U18 |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2024– |nationalteam4 = France U19 |nationalcaps4 = 2 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |club-update = 3 December 2025 |nationalteam-update = 17 May 2025 }} '''Emmanuel Alexi Koum Mbondo''' (born 5 February 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{French football updater|Valenciennes}} club Valenciennes, on loan from {{French football updater|Marseille}} club Marseille.
== Career ==
As a youth player, Koum played in the youth academy of Valenton, Brétigny<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csbretignyfootball.fr/selection-equipe-de-france-u16-alexi-koum-mbondo/|title= SÉLECTION ÉQUIPE DE FRANCE U16 – EMMANUEL ALEXI KOUM MBONDO|date=28 September 2021|access-date=14 December 2024|language=fr}}</ref> and Auxerre. On 4 June 2024, he transferred to Olympique de Marseille on a professional contract.<ref>https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/aja-un-jeune-espoir-du-club-signe-a-l-om-8735580</ref> He made his debut in National 3 in a 1–1 draw against Montpellier B.
On 8 December 2024, he was called up to the first team by Roberto De Zerbi for the Ligue 1 match against Saint-Étienne, where he made his professional debut, replacing Quentin Merlin at the 79th minute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/ligue-1/direct/direct-as-saint-etienne-om-suivez-le-match-de-ligue-1-entre-les-verts-et-marseille-en-direct-d0394bde-6800-40f8-a053-639f2d12ad19|title=Ligue 1. L'OM domine l'AS Saint-Étienne et reprend sa 2e place, à cinq points du PSG|author=Alexandre Le Bris|date=8 December 2024|access-date=13 December 2024|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csbretignyfootball.fr/teamcsb-les-premieres-minutes-en-ligue-1-avec-lom-pour-alexi-koum-generation-2006/|title=[TEAMCSB] LES PREMIÈRES MINUTES EN LIGUE 1 AVEC L'OM POUR ALEXI KOUM (GÉNÉRATION 2006) !!!|date=11 December 2024|access-date=14 December 2024|language=fr}}</ref>
On 4 July 2025, Koum signed for Championnat National club Valenciennes on a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-04 |title=Official {{!}} Alexi Koum leaves OM on loan to a third-tier club - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2025/official-alexi-koum-leaves-om-on-loan-to-a-third-tier-club/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== International career == Born in France, Koum is of Cameroonian descent.<ref>https://actucameroun.com/2024/12/10/5-choses-a-savoir-sur-alexi-koum-mbondo-la-pepite-camerounaise-de-lom/</ref> He is a youth international for France.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
== Career statistics ==
{{updated|match played 8 December 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan="2" | Club ! rowspan="2" | Season ! colspan="3" | League ! colspan="2" | Cup ! colspan="2" | Europe ! colspan="2" | Other ! colspan="2" | Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|Marseille |2024–25 |Ligue 1 |1||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |}
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== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category}} * {{Soccerway|id=801319}} * {{LFP Ligue 1|alexi-koum}}
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Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Marseille Category:French men's footballers Category:French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:AJ Auxerre players Category:Olympique de Marseille players Category:Valenciennes FC players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Championnat National 3 players Category:21st-century French sportsmen