Kévin Malcuit (born 31 July 1991) is a French professional

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. He predominantly plays as a full-back. He is also capable of playing in a number of different positions, including as a winger and as an attacker. Malcuit started his career with

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, but after finding his first-team opportunities limited and being sent out on loan to

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, he joined Fréjus Saint-Raphaël in the summer of 2012. Good performances in the

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led to a return to professional football with

Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (; often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois Niortais, or simply Niort) are a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest ...

in January 2014. During his time at Niort, he was named in the

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Team of the Season for 2014–15. He played more than 40 matches in all competitions for the club during an 18-month spell before transferring to

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in August 2015.

Club career

Early career

Malcuit was born in

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, a suburb of

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. As a youth he represented Parisian side Racing Club before being scouted by

at the age of 17. At Monaco, he began his senior career, breaking into the professional setup towards the end of the 2009–10 season. He was first included in the match-day squad for the Ligue 1 game against

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on 5 May 2010, although he was an unused substitute. He eventually made his debut early the following season, coming on as a late substitute for

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in the 0–0 draw with

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on 18 September 2010. This proved to be his only senior appearance of the campaign, although he was a regular for the reserve side, making 28 appearances in the

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. After making four first-team appearances for Monaco during the first half of the 2011–12 season, two of them in the league, Malcuit was loaned to

side

in January 2012 for the remainder of the season. He made his debut as a substitute for

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in the goalless draw with

on 17 February 2012. Malcuit scored his first senior goal in the 2–2 draw away at

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and Malcuit was released by Monaco in the summer of 2012 and subsequently returned to the Championnat National, signing for Fréjus Saint-Raphaël on a free transfer following a successful trial period. He went on to spend one-and-a-half seasons with the Varois club, making 38 league appearances and scoring two goals.

Niort

On 9 January 2014, it was announced that

side Chamois Niortais had signed Malcuit on an 18-month contract after agreeing a fee with Fréjus. He did not break into the first team immediately upon his arrival at Niort, and had to wait until 18 April 2014 to make his debut for the club, when he replaced

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late in a 1–2 home defeat to Brest at the Stade René Gaillard. He went on to play in each of the final six matches of the season, two of them from a starting berth. During the 2014–15 campaign, Malcuit found himself a regular in the first team under new manager Régis Brouard, starting 28 of the club's 38 league fixtures that season. He was often utilised in a midfield role, preferred on the right wing to loan signing Adama Ba. Malcuit scored two goals during the 2014–15 season, including one in a 1–3 away win at

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on 20 February 2015. His performances led to him being named the best outfield player in Ligue 2 in 2014–15 by

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magazine. He was also selected in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season alongside teammates Paul Delecroix and

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. Despite links with a number of Ligue 1 clubs during the summer of 2015, including

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, Malcuit remained at Niort and featured in the opening four matches of the 2015–16 campaign.

Saint-Étienne

On 28 August 2015, Malcuit joined

on a four-year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €800,000.

Lille

Malcuit signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 rivals

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on 8 July 2017, after being signed by Head Coach

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Napoli

On 8 August 2018, Malcuit signed to Italian

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side

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. The transfer fee paid to Lille was reported as €11 million plus possible bonuses.

Fiorentina

On 28 January 2021, Malcuit joined

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on loan until 30 June 2021.

Ankaragücü

On 8 September 2022, Malcuit signed a one-year contract with

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club Ankaragücü. He made his debut for the club on 18 September, coming on as a late substitute for Oğuz Ceylan in a 2–1 league win over

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International career

Malcuit was called up to the Morocco national team in 2016. In October 2019, Malcuit had rejected the opportunity to play for

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internationally and that he harboured an ambition of playing for France.

Personal life

Malcuit was born in France to a

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n father and Moroccan mother. His brother Samir is also a professional footballer.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malcuit, Kevin 1991 births Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine Living people Sportspeople from Châtenay-Malabry French men's footballers French sportspeople of Moroccan descent French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent Men's association football defenders AS Monaco FC players Vannes OC players ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël players Chamois Niortais FC players AS Saint-Étienne players Lille OSC players SSC Napoli players ACF Fiorentina players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Serie A players Süper Lig players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century French sportsmen