| Nicolas Cozza | |
| Full Name: | Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Ganges, France |
| Height: | 1.78 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back, left-back |
| Currentclub: | Nantes (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg) |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Pays Viganais Aigoual |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | US Basses Cévennes |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Montpellier |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2023 |
| Caps2: | 99 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Nantes (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Nantes (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 25 August 2024 |
Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for club Nantes, on loan from Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Cozza joined Montpellier in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017.[3] He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.[4]
On 25 January 2023, Cozza signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.[5]
On 1 February 2024, Cozza was loaned out to French side Nantes until the end of the season.[6]
After remaining on the bench in the first two Wolfsburg games of the 2024–25 season, on 28 August 2024 Cozza returned to Nantes on a new season-long loan.[7]
Cozza is the grandson of former Montpellier captain . He is of Italian descent from Calabria.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Montpellier B | 2016–17 | CFA | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | National 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[9] [10] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 99 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 5 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Nantes (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 146 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 5 | |||