| Khéphren Thuram | |
| Full Name: | Khéphren Thuram-Ulien |
| Height: | 1.92 m[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Juventus |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Olympique de Neuilly |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Monaco |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Monaco B |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Monaco |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Nice B |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Nice |
| Caps4: | 141 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Juventus |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam5: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2024 |
| Nationalteam6: | France Olympic |
| Nationalcaps6: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam7: | France |
| Nationalcaps7: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:38, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:21, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (pronounced as /fr/;[2] born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Juventus and the France national team.[3]
Formed at Monaco where he made three substitute appearances, he signed for rivals Nice in 2019. He made 167 appearances for Nice, including the 2022 Coupe de France final, before joining Juventus in 2024. Formerly a youth international, he made his senior international debut for France in 2023.
Thuram made his professional debut with Monaco in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League loss away to Atlético Madrid on 28 November 2018, at the age of 17; he was a 63rd-minute substitute for Aleksandr Golovin.[4]
On 26 June 2019, Thuram joined Derby de la Côte d'Azur rivals Nice at the expiration of his Monaco contract on 1 July. His Nice contract was his first professional deal.[5] He made his debut on 17 August in a 2–1 win at Nîmes, replacing Ignatius Ganago for the last seven minutes.[6] On 3 October 2020, he scored his first professional goal to win a home match by the same score against Nantes.[7]
In September 2021, Thuram extended his contract that was due to expire in July 2022, by an undisclosed length.[8] On 7 May, he played in the 2022 Coupe de France final, which his team lost by a single goal to Nantes.[9] He scored four goals and assisted three in the 2021–22 Ligue 1 as Nice came fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League; he was then linked with following manager Christophe Galtier to Paris Saint-Germain.[10]
Thuram was selected for the Team of the Season in 2022–23, the only player from outside the top three clubs to make the list. One of his two goals that season came in a 3–0 derby win at his former club Monaco.[11]
On 10 July 2024, Thuram signed for Serie A club Juventus on a five-year deal worth €20 million.[12]
Thuram has represented France at various youth international levels.[13]
In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the France senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.[14] He made his international debut, coming off the bench in the 89th minute to substitute Adrien Rabiot, in a 4–0 victory over the Netherlands.[15] Later that year, in November, he was recalled to the national team, following an injury to Eduardo Camavinga during the same Euro 2024 qualifying.[16]
Manager Thierry Henry chose Thuram for the football event at the 2024 Summer Olympics on home soil. He was, however, not permitted to take part by his new club Juventus.[17]
Thuram is the son of the former France international footballer Lilian Thuram, and the younger brother of Inter and France forward Marcus Thuram.[18] He was named after the Egyptian pharaoh Khephren, hence nicknamed Le Pharaon.[19]
Born in Reggio Emilia while his father Lilian played for Parma, Thuram is of Guadeloupean descent through his father.[20]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Monaco B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Nice B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Nice | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 48 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 141 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 167 | 9 | ||||
| Juventus | 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 171 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 10 | |||
| France | 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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