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Bioty Moise Kean ( ; born 28 February 2000) is an Italian professional
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who plays as a
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for
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club
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and the Italy national team. Kean started his professional career with Juventus in 2016, winning a
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(league and cup) in his first season with the club. He spent the following season on loan with
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before returning to Juventus the next season, winning another Serie A title in 2019. In the summer of that year, Kean joined English side Everton, who loaned him to French club
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in 2020, and back to Juventus in 2021, before he rejoined the Turin club permanently in 2023. At the international level, Kean made his senior debut for Italy in 2018. He is the third-youngest goalscorer for Italy in a competitive match, behind
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and Bruno Nicolè.


Early and personal life

Kean was born in
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to Ivorian parents Biorou and Isabelle. When his parents separated when he was four years old, he and his two brothers moved with their mother to
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, where he spent the rest of his childhood and adolescent years. Kean's older brother,
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, is also a footballer. He grew up a supporter of
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and idolised
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, their striker at that time.


Club career


Youth career

Kean was first noticed by Renato Biasi, who included him in the youth teams of
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before offering him to
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. In 2010, however, instead of renewing with Torino, he was signed by the team's cross-city rivals
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on a free transfer. In the 2015–16 season, Kean scored 24 goals in 25 games for Juventus U19.


Juventus


2016–17: Debut season

Kean made his professional debut for Juventus on 19 November 2016, at the age of , coming on in the 84th minute for
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in a 3–0
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win over
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. Upon doing so, he became the club's youngest-ever debutant and the first player born in the 2000s to play in one of Europe's four major leagues. On 22 November, he became the first player born in the 2000s to feature in a
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match, after being substituted on in the 84th minute of a 3–1 away win over
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. On 27 May 2017, Juventus' final match of the
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season, Kean scored his first goal for Juventus, the winning goal of a 2–1 away victory over
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, also becoming the first player born in the 2000s to score a goal in one of Europe's five major leagues.


2017–18: Loan to Verona

On 31 August 2017, after extending his contract until 30 June 2020, Kean was loaned to
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on a one-year deal. On 10 September, he made his debut for Verona in the Serie A as a substitute, replacing Alex Ferrari in the 46th minute in a 5–0 home defeat against
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. On 1 October, Kean scored his first goal for Verona in the 87th minute of a 2–2 away draw against
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. On 28 January 2018, Kean scored his first Serie A brace in a 4–1 away win against Fiorentina, becoming only the second player born in the 2000s after
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to have done so. He played 20 games and scored four goals for Verona.


2018–19: Return to Juventus

Upon his return from loan, Kean's first goal for Juventus in the 2018–19 season came on 12 January 2019, scoring in a 2–0 away win over Bologna in the
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. On 8 March, Kean scored two goals in the first half against
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, in an eventual 4–1 home win. On 2 April 2019, Kean scored the second goal in a 2–0 away win against
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, during which Kean was subject to racist chants from a section of
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fans. Juventus teammate
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was heavily criticised after stating that Kean was partly to blame by his celebration which caused further jeers. England international
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deemed Bonucci's comment "laughable", compatriot
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, English rapper
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, and former Juventus player
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all also defended Moise. In Juventus's following match on 6 April, Kean came off the bench against
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to score the winning goal in a 2–1 home win in Serie A, putting his side just one victory away from winning the league title. The following league match, on 13 April, Kean scored the first goal in a 2–1 away defeat against
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, marking his sixth-consecutive goal in as many matches for club and country.


Everton

Kean joined Everton on 4 August 2019, signing a five-year contract for a fee of €27.5 million, plus €2.5 million in add-ons. On 10 August, he made his Everton debut in a 0–0 draw against
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in the
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, coming on as a substitute for
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. In November 2019, Kean was dropped from Everton's match-day squad for disciplinary reasons. He scored his first goal for Everton on 21 January 2020, in a 2–2 home draw against
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in the
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. For the last game of the season, Kean was handed a start, and scored his second goal for Everton, equalising against
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in the 41st minute, a game Everton went on to lose.


2020–21: Loan to Paris Saint-Germain

Kean began the 2020–21 season at Everton, and scored two goals in two
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matches. On 4 October 2020, he joined
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club
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in a one-year loan. He made his debut in a 4–0 league away win against
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on 16 October; he did not score a goal, but saw a headed attempt ricochet off the crossbar. In the following league game on 24 October, Kean's first goals for the club came in the form of a brace against
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, in a 4–0 win. On 28 October, in Paris Saint-Germain's next game, Kean scored his first Champions League goals, scoring a brace against Turkish club
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in the group stage. On 10 February 2021, Kean made his
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debut; he scored the only goal of the match in a 1–0 win over
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to take PSG to the round of 32. Kean's first goal in the Champions League knockout stage came on 16 February, scoring a header in a 4–1 away win at
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in the first leg of the round of 16.


Return to Juventus

During the 2021–22 season, after his return from his loan, Kean was sent-off in Everton's 2–1 win against
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. On 31 August 2021, Kean returned to
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on a two-year loan deal for a loan fee of €7 million, with an obligation to buy in summer 2023 for a reported €28 million plus €3 million in add-ons. Kean's debut came on 11 September, as a substitute, in a 2–1 defeat to
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; in the 85th minute, Kean made a mistake which helped Napoli's
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score the winning goal. On 22 September, Kean debuted as a starter against Spezia and scored the opening goal, his first since his return. On 8 December, Kean scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against
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, his first in the Champions League with Juventus. The transfer was made permanent on 8 March 2023. Kean was scheduled to complete a six-month loan deal to
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until the end of the 2023–24 season on 30 January 2024, but the deal collapsed after his medical revealed that his tibia injury would take three weeks to recover from.


Fiorentina

On 9 July 2024, Kean joined Serie A club Fiorentina for a reported transfer fee of €13 million that could rise to €18 million with add-ons. On 23 February 2025, Kean collapsed on the pitch, following a collision with
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and was taken to hospital. He was later discharged following tests. On the final matchday of the 2024–25 season, he scored a goal in a 3–2 victory over
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, securing his club's participation in the Conference League. He ended his debut season as his club's leading scorer with 19 goals, finishing second in the Serie A scoring charts behind only
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.


International career

Kean was eligible to represent both
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and the
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, being born in Italy to Ivorian parents.


Youth

Kean represented Italy at under-15 level in 2015. With the Italy U17 team he took part at the
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and
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editions of the
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, scoring a goal in each tournament. With Italy U19 Kean took part in the
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, scoring in the group stage against
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, and in the semi-final against
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in a 2–0 win to help Italy reach the final. He started the final against
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on the bench, and came on as a substitute, scoring two goals in the second half to take the tie to extra time; the match eventually ended in a 4–3 victory for Portugal. Kean made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2018, in a
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lost 1–0 against
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in
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. He scored his first goal with the U21 side in the following friendly game, a 2–0 home win against
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on 15 October 2018. He took part in the
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, where Italy were eliminated in the group stage.


Senior

In November 2018, Kean was called up to the Italy senior side by manager
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. On 20 November, aged , he made his senior debut with Italy in a friendly match against the
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in Belgium, which eventually ended in a 1–0 victory. On 23 March 2019, Kean made his first start and scored his first goal for Italy in a 2–0 home win over
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in Italy's opening
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match. In doing so, he broke several national records: he became the youngest forward to start a match for Italy since
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started against
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in 1912. Kean also became the second-youngest goalscorer for Italy, behind Bruno Nicolè, at the age of , and the youngest player to score a goal for Italy in both a competitive match, and in a European qualifier. Three days later, Kean scored his second international goal in Italy's following Euro 2020 qualifier, a 6–0 home win over
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. On 23 March 2025, he scored a brace in a 3–3 away draw against
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in the
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quarter-finals, though his side were eliminated with a 5–4 defeat on aggregate.


Style of play

Regarded as one of Italian football's most promising prospects, Kean is a quick, tenacious, and physically strong forward, with good technical skills and an accurate shot. Naturally right-footed, his preferred role is in the
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as a main striker, although he is also capable of playing as a
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, or even as a left-sided forward or winger. He is known in particular for his great pace, ability in the air, offensive movement, and powerful physique, which enable him either to hold up the ball with his back to goal or take advantage of openings in the opposition's defence; a hard-working player, he has also been praised for his defensive contribution off the ball.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kean goal.''


Honours

Juventus *
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: 2016–17, 2018–19 *
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: 2016–17, 2023–24 *
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Paris Saint-Germain *
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Trophée des Champions The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super cup, super cups found in many other count ...
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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
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UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-19, is an annual football competition, contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Spain is the most successful team in this competit ...
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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
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UEFA Nations League The UEFA Nations League is an international European football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition was devised to minimise friendlies a ...
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Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
Team of the Season: 2024–25 * ''The Athletic'' Serie A Team of the Season: 2024–25 * ''The Athletic'' Serie A Player of the Season: 2024–25


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Moise Kean
at the Juventus F.C. * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kean, Moise 2000 births Living people Footballers from Vercelli Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Juventus FC players Hellas Verona FC players Everton F.C. players Paris Saint-Germain FC players ACF Fiorentina players Serie A players Premier League players Ligue 1 players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in France Italian expatriate sportspeople in England Italian expatriate sportspeople in France Italian people of Ivorian descent 21st-century Italian sportsmen