Armel Zohouri

{{short description|Ivorian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Armel Zohouri | fullname = Armel Junior Zohouri | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|5|df=yes}}<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|armel-zohouri}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Divo, Ivory Coast]] | height = 1.76m | currentclub = [[FC Iberia 1999|Iberia 1999]] | clubnumber = 20 | position = [[Right-back]] | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = [[RC Abidjan]] | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = → [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2022–2024 | clubs5 = [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]] | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = [[FC Iberia 1999|Iberia 1999]] | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2020– | nationalteam1 = [[Ivory Coast national under-23 football team|Ivory Coast U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2025– | nationalteam2 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 10 December 2025 | ntupdate = 16 October 2025 }} '''Armel Junior Zohouri''' (born 5 April 2001) is an Ivorian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right-back]] for [[Erovnuli Liga]] club [[FC Iberia 1999|Iberia 1999]] and the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]].

==Club career== Zohouri joined [[Ligue 1]] club [[OGC Nice|Nice]] on 16 September 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yeclo.com/trazie-thomas-et-zohouri-armel-signent-avec-logc-nice/|title=Trazié Thomas et Zohouri Armel ont signe un contract de ans avec L'OGC Nice, a annonce ce 16 septembre 2020, le Racing club d'Abidijan.|website=yeclo.com|language=French|date=16 September 2020}}</ref>

Zohouri joined [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] on loan on 30 September 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lausanne-sport.ch/da-cunha-guessand-trazie-et-zohouri-sont-lausannois/|title=DA CUNHA, GUESSAND, TRAZIÉ ET ZOHOURI SONT LAUSANNOIS!|website=[[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] lausanne-sport.ch|language=French|date=30 September 2020}}</ref> He made his professional debut with the club in a 2–1 [[Swiss Super League]] loss to [[FC Basel|Basel]] on 25 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/25/switzerland/super-league/fc-basel/fc-lausanne-sport/3361627/|title=Basel vs. Lausanne Sport 2 - 1|date=25 November 2020|website=Soccerway}}</ref> At the end of the season, Lausanne-Sport signed Zohouri on a permanent basis.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cinq nouvelles recrues débarquent au Lausanne-Sport|url=https://www.msn.com/fr-ch/sport/football/cinq-nouvelles-recrues-d%C3%A9barquent-au-lausanne-sport/|date=1 July 2021|website=MSN|language=fr}}</ref>

Zohouri joined Moldovan club [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]] on 27 August 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/en/vse/weclome-armel/|title=Weclome, Armel|website=[[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]] fc-sheriff.com|date=27 August 2022}}</ref> After initialling leaving Sheriff in January 2025 after his contract had expired,<ref>{{cite web |title=Планы и изменения |url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/planyi-i-izmeneniya/ |website=fc-sheriff.com |publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=Russian |date=4 January 2025}}</ref> Zohouri signed a new contract with Sheriff on 24 February 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Армель Зоури – продолжение |url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/armel-zouri-prodolzhenie/ |website=fc-sheriff.com |publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol |access-date=26 February 2025 |language=Russian |date=24 February 2025}}</ref>

==International career== Zohouri was called up to the [[Ivory Coast national under-23 football team|Ivory Coast U23]]s on 16 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressecotedivoire.ci/article/16327-tournoi-morroco-u23-challenge-emerse-fae-devoile-une-liste-de-23-joueurs|title=Tournoi " {{sic|Mor|roco|hide=y}} U23 Challenge " : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs|website=pressecotedivoire.ci|date=16 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bonjourjournal.ci/tournoi-morroco-u23-challenge-fae-emerse-devoile-une-liste-de-23-joueurs/|title=Lire la liste des Eléphants U23 Sélectionnés|website=bonjourjournal.ci|date=16 March 2023}}</ref> He played his first national match on 22 March 2023 against [[Morocco national under-23 football team|Morocco U23]].

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==External links== * {{Soccerway|armel-junior-zohouri/680650}} * {{WorldFootball.net|armel-zohouri}} * [http://www.fc-sheriff.com/en/igroki/armel-junior-zohouri/ Armel Zohouri] at Sheriff Tiraspol

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