 Zouma warming up for West Ham United in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kurt Happy Zouma[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1994[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Al-Orobah (on loan from West Ham United) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Vaulx-en-Velin | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Saint-Étienne B | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Saint-Étienne | 51 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Chelsea | 99 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Stoke City (loan) | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Everton (loan) | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | West Ham United | 82 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Al-Orobah (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | France U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U17 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | France U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | France | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:18, 30 September 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Kurt Happy Zouma[1][2] (born 27 October 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah, on loan from Premier League club West Ham United, and the France national team.
Zouma began his career at Saint-Étienne, making his professional debut aged 16, and going on to win the Coupe de la Ligue with the club in 2013. Zouma joined Chelsea for £12 million in January 2014, but was loaned back to the French club for the remainder of the season. With Chelsea, he won two Premier League titles, an EFL Cup, a UEFA Champions League title and a UEFA Super Cup. After loan spells with Stoke City and Everton, he moved to across London to West Ham in 2021, winning the UEFA Conference League in his second season.
Zouma represented France at several youth levels, up to under-21. He made his senior international debut against Denmark on 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
Zouma, Kurt Happy
- ^ a b O'Brien, Sean (11 January 2020). "Chelsea's Kurt 'Happy' Zouma gives brilliant explanation for his unusual middle name and reveals his parents were inspired by movie star Jean-Claude Van Damme". talkSPORT. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Kurt Zouma". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Kurt Zouma: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2018.