Nicolas Cozza
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Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza (born 8 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes on loan from German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Club career
Cozza joined Montpellier in 2010 and signed his first professional contract on 14 June 2017. He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Lyon on 19 November 2017.
On 25 January 2023, Cozza signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
On 1 February 2024, Cozza was loaned out to French side Nantes until the end of the season.
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. A new Nantes loan for the 2025–26 season was announced on 8 July 2025.
Personal life
Cozza is the grandson of former Montpellier captain Jean-Louis Besson[fr]. He is of Italian descent from Calabria.
Career statistics
As of match played 22 March 2026
| 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 | 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 | |
| Nantes (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 194 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 213 | 6 |
External links
- at the VfL Wolfsburg website
- at the French Football Federation (in French)
- – French league stats at LFP – also available (archived)
- at Soccerway
- at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- – UEFA competition record ()