Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 November 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Ivry-sur-Seine, France | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Lorient (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | US Villejuif | ||
2017–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Lorient B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2023– | → Lorient (loan) | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 29 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 |
Ayman Kari (born 19 November 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lorient, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
Born in Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, Kari first played youth club football in Villejuif.[1][2][3][4] He then joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2017, after spending two years in the pre-academy with the club.[5][6]
Having started playing with the under-19 side of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the summer of 2021, impressing both in the Championnat National U19 and the UEFA Youth League,[4] Kari was voted Titi d'Or in 2021, making him the best PSG youth player of that year, above the likes of Xavi Simons, Djeidi Gassama or Ismaël Gharbi.[2][5][7] Kari extended his contract with PSG in July 2022, tying him to the club until 2024,[1] after he was announced as a likely Bayern Munich signing.[8][9][10]
On 5 January 2023, Kari signed his first professional contract with PSG, a deal until 30 June 2025.[11] On 31 January, he was loaned out to fellow Ligue 1 club Lorient until the end of the season with an option for a one-year extension.[12] Although the deal also included an option-to-buy for Lorient, according to various media reports, PSG also secured a buy-back clause in the case of Kari being sold.[13][14] On 30 April 2023, Kari made his professional debut as a substitute in a 3–1 away win over PSG at the Parc des Princes.[15] He returned on loan to Lorient for the 2023–24 season.[16] On 28 January 2024, Kari scored his first professional goal in a 3–3 draw against Le Havre.[17]
Kari is a youth international for France, having started playing with the under-18s in the autumn of 2021.[3][4] He is also eligible to represent Comoros and Madagascar at international level.[5]
A polyvalent midfielder, Kari mainly played as a sentinelle, a deep-lying playmaker during his time under Zoumana Camara with PSG youth teams.[3] He is described as a hard-working player, good at pressing and getting the ball back, with great pace, then able to make good use of the ball, with a controlled and decisive game.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lorient B (loan) | 2022–23 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Lorient (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Career total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
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