Bryan Passi (born 5 August 1997) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Israeli Premier League
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club
Hapoel Tel Aviv
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. Born in
France
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, he plays for the
Congo national team.
Career
Passi made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 2–0
Ligue 1
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loss against
FC Metz
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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 ...
of
Ligue 2
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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
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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
France national team
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.
Career statistics
References
External links
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Sofoot Profile*
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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