Laurent Koselny - pillar of defense of the French national team and "Arsenal"

Laurent Koselni - this is one of the strongest French defenders of our time, which stands for the London "Arsenal". He has Polish roots, but he was born in France. Laurent Koselni has been in favor of Arsenal for more than five years, but has flourished relatively recently. He refers to those players who have little to do in their youth, but towards the end of their career they are incredibly startling to produce a striking impression. But what was the youth of this football player? For what clubs did he perform, and what did he achieve?

Carier start

Born Laurent Koselni September 10, 1985, Since the age of eight began to attend football schools and academies, and did not stay in one place for a long time almost never. In 1993 he joined the "Tulle Korrez", in 1995 - to "Brivu", in 1997 - he again returned to "Tulle Korrez", where he spent only one year before again changing club registration. This time he was again in the "Brive" club, but this time he stayed there for three years. Only in 2002, the 17-year-old boy moved to Limoges, after which he already reached the high-grade professional club "Gengham". It was with him Laurent Koselni signed his first professional contract, starting to speak for FC in the season 04/05. In the first two years he spent a total of 24 matches, and in the third year - another 23. By that time, the player's contract with the club had expired, and he had to look for a new job, which became another French FC Tour.

Going to the "Tour"

Laurent Koselny - footballer, who had to go down, because even in the most eminent "Gengame", no one was waiting for him. In "Tour", he found a place in the base, and for two years the defender played 78 matches, scoring eight goals. This, of course, impressed other clubs, and Laurent immediately received an invitation from the "Lorient", which paid him a half million euros.

Rise in the "Lorient"

It was "Lorient" was for Koselnya that same club, which gave him a ticket to a big football. Laurent spent in the new FC only one year, having played forty matches and scoring four goals. Immediately after him began a real hunt - many of the leading clubs in Europe saw in the 25-year-old player a reliable pillar for their line of defense. The choice fell on the London "Arsenal", which paid for the Frenchman twelve and a half million euros - ten times more than a year ago gave the "Lorient".

Career at Arsenal

From the first season Laurent Koselni became the main player of the "Arsenal" - he immediately concocted the defense of the London club. Since 2010, Koselni has spent six seasons in the T-shirt of the "Gunners" 247 matches, scoring 20 goals. Twice under Laurent the club became the owner of the FA Cup, but so far he could not win the Championship of England. In the current season, Koselni played in eight games and scored two goals. Already for a long period of time the Frenchman wears a captain's armband and is the leader of the team. The current contract of the player is designed for another season, but the English club, of course, plans to extend the agreement, as Laurent became an indispensable part of the team.

National team appearances

Back in February 2011, Koselni received his first challenge to the French team - then he was already 26 years old, by this time many players already have an impressive reserve of games for the national team. But even with this in mind, the defender had to wait another nine months before he got a chance to enter the field - in five games he just sat on the bench. But on November 11, 2011 Laurent started a friendly match against the US team in the starting lineup. Косельни eventually was included in the application of the national team for the European Championship in 2012 , but entered the field only in the quarterfinals against the Spanish national team.

At the World Cup in 2014 it was planned that Koselni will also sit on the bench, but Sako's injury made his own adjustments, and Laurent came on as a replacement in the second match - in the next two games, Koselni was the basis, and in the quarter-finals was replaced, but Could not help the French, who lost to the Germans.

As for the European Championship in 2016, he already went there as the main player - in each of the seven matches he came out in the starting lineup, including in the final, which the French lost to the Portuguese.

Personal life

Many people are interested in what does outside the field of Laurent Koselni. The player's private life is hidden behind a veil of mystery. It is known only that he has a spouse with whom he lives extremely happily. It is also known that she took the name Laurent Koselni has - the wife is now known as Clare Koselni.