Bryan Passi (born 5 August 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

. Born in

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, he plays for the Congo national team.

Career

Passi made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 2–0

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loss against

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on 21 January 2017. He signed his first professional contract on 14 February 2017. On 31 August 2017, the last day of the summer transfer window, Passi joined

Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club (; commonly referred to as Le Havre) is a French association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, making Le Havre AC the oldest professional French fo ...

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on loan for the 2017–18 season. The deal included an option for Le Havre to sign him permanently.

International career

Passi is of Congolese descent. He was called up to the Congo national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022. He debuted with the Congo in a 3–3 friendly tie with

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

on 24 September 2022.

Personal life

Passi comes from a family of footballers. His paternal grandfather, Camille Passi, was a Congolese former footballer, and coach in his later career. His father,

Franck Passi Franck Passi (born 28 March 1966) is a French retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon. Coaching career Passi worked in a player recruitment role for one of his old clubs, Olympique Marseil ...

, is a former professional footballer who also played for Montpellier. His uncle,

Gérald Passi Gérald Passi (born 21 January 1964) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Personal life Passi was born in Albi, Tarn. He comes from a family of footballers. His father, Camille, was a Congolese former football ...

, was also a professional footballer who played for the

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Passi, Bryan Living people 1997 births Footballers from Marseille French men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's footballers Montpellier HSC players Le Havre AC players Chamois Niortais F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Israeli Premier League players Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Israel Republic of the Congo people of French descent French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football midfielders Black French sportspeople