Nassim Innocenti
Burkinabé-French footballer (born 2002)
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Nassim Patrice Innocenti (born 19 February 2002) is a Burkinabé-French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Jablonec. Born in France, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, but did not debut for the team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nassim Patrice Innocenti | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Crest, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jablonec | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Entente Crest-Aouste | ||
| 2015–2018 | Lyon | ||
| 2018–2020 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Lille II | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Valenciennes II | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Valenciennes | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Košice | 31 | (1) |
| 2025– | Jablonec | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026 | |||
Early life
Innocenti was born and raised in France, but his father is Italian and his mother, born in Ivory Coast, is a Burkinabe citizen. Innocenti has both French and Burkinabe passports.[1]
Club career
Innocenti is a product of the youth academies of Entente Crest-Aouste, Lyon and Lille. On 29 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Lille, tying him until June 2023.[2] Unable to get first team reps at Lille, he transferred to Valenciennes on 16 July 2022.[3] He made his professional debut and Ligue 2 debut with Valenciennes as an early substitute in a 1–0 win over Le Havre on 6 August 2022.[4]
On 2 February 2024, Innocenti signed a contract until the end of 2025 with Košice in Slovakia.[5]
On 25 June 2025, Innocenti signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Jablonec.[6]
International career
Innocenti was called up to the France U19s in March 2021.[7] In March 2023, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, but he did not debut for the team and remained only among the substitutes.[8]