Ivan Inzoudine (born 10 December 1996) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Lens

Inzoudine is a product of AF Bobigny and later joined

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as a U14 player. He made his debut for the club's B-team in the

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in August 2014 and played a total of 29 games for the team. However, after struggling to get through to the first team, he left the club in the summer 2016.

Guingamp

After a successful trial, including a friendly game against Brest, Inzoudine joined

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on 17 July 2016, where he was registered for the club's B-team. Inzoudine was a regular starter for the club's B-team in the

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, which also earned him a spot on the bench for two first team games: The first one in

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on 1 March 2017 and the second one two days later in

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. However, he never made his first team debut before leaving the club at the end of the season.

Messina

Inzoudine moved to Italy and joined

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club

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in January 2018. He made nine appearances in Serie D for the club.

Cavese

In the summer 2018, Inzoudine moved to

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club Cavese with his manager from Messina, Giacomo Modica, who had been appointed new manager of Cavese. He made 15 appearances for Cavese, 13 of them in the Serie C, before the club announced on 31 January 2019, that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent.

Marsala

Having been without a club since January 2019, Inzoudine joined Serie D club

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on 17 December 2019.

Marina di Ragusa

After about seven months as a free agent, Inzoudine returned to the Italian Serie D by signing with ASD Marina di Ragusa in mid-February 2021.

Return to France

After three years in Italy, Inzoudine returned to France when he on 6 June 2021 signed with

club

Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo language, Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany. The Fortification, walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth ...

. On 5 June 2022 it was confirmed, that Inzoudine had signed with fellow league club Chambly.

Burton Albion and loan at Kalmar FF

On 20 July 2024, English

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club

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

confirmed that they had bought Inzoudine, and he immediately moved to Swedish

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club

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1 ...

on a loan until January 2025. However, Inzoudine only made four brief appearances and Kalmar confirmed in November 2024 that the full-back would return to Burton Albion ahead of 2025. Inzoudine's contract with Burton was terminated on 3 February 2025, with him not making a single appearance for the club.

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