Nassim Innocenti

Nassim Innocenti
Personal information
Full name Nassim Patrice Innocenti
Date of birth (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002
Place of birth Crest, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Jablonec
Youth career
2011–2015 Entente Crest-Aouste
2015–2018 Lyon
2018–2020 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Lille II 16 (0)
2022–2024 Valenciennes II 7 (0)
2022–2024 Valenciennes 9 (0)
2024–2025 Košice 31 (1)
2025– Jablonec 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2025

Nassim Patrice Innocenti (born 19 February 2002) is a Burkinabé-French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Jablonec. Born in France, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, but did not debut for the team.

Life

Innocenti was born and raised in France, but his father is Italian and his mother, born in Ivory Coast, is a Burkinabe citizen. Innocenti has both French and Burkinabe passports.[1]

Club career

Innocenti is a product of the youth academies of Entente Crest-Aouste, Lyon and Lille. On 29 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Lille, tying him until June 2023.[2] Unable to get first team reps at Lille, he transferred to Valenciennes on 16 July 2022.[3] He made his professional debut and Ligue 2 debut with Valenciennes as an early substitute in a 1–0 win over Le Havre on 6 August 2022.[4]

On 2 February 2024, Innocenti signed a contract until the end of 2025 with Košice in Slovakia.[5]

On 25 June 2025, Innocenti signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Jablonec.[6]

International career

Innocenti was called up to the France U19s in March 2021.[7] In March 2023, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, but he did not debut for the team and remained only among the substitutes.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ďalšou posilou žlto-modrých je Nassim Innocenti" (in Slovak). FC Košice. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ^ Dev, Paul. "Lille : Nassim Innocenti signe professionnel". France Football.
  3. ^ Lasseron, Arthur (16 July 2022). "VAFC : Nassim Innocenti est Valenciennois". Le 11 HDF.
  4. ^ "Feuille de match". Ligue2.
  5. ^ "Ďalšou posilou žlto-modrých je Nassim Innocenti" [Nassim Innocenti is another reinforcement of the yellow-blue team] (in Slovak). FC Košice. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ Novák, Jiří (25 June 2025). "Jablonec oznámil příchod očekávané posily. Innocenti podepsal víceletou smlouvu" [Jablonec announced the arrival of the expected reinforcement. Innocenti signed a multi-year contract]. inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Football - Bernard Diomède et l'équipe de France U19 en stage dans le Cher : "Aux joueurs qui sont présents de prouver qu'ils ont leur place"". leberry.fr. 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ Agbenou, Mensah (7 March 2023). "AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Burkina Faso reveal their squad". AfrikPage. Retrieved 25 June 2025.