Kerala Blasters announce signing of French defender Alexandre Coeff

The versatile defender has signed a one-year contract with the ISL side

Kerala Blasters Football Club (KBFC) have announced the signing of Alexandre Coeff. The experienced and versatile French defender, who last played for SM Caen in the French Ligue 2, puts pen-to-paper on a one-year contract with the Blasters. Pre-dominantly a center-back, Coeff has demonstrated impressive versatility throughout his career, slotting in comfortably as a defensive midfielder and right-back on numerous occasions.

Kerala Blasters FC have announced the signing of Alexandre Coeff 👀The French defender puts pen-to-paper on a one-year contract 🇫🇷#ISL #KeralaBlasters #IndianFootball #Football pic.twitter.com/l5TtklluuO

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Born in France, Coeff has had an impressive footballing journey, showcasing his talents across various leagues and continents. He spent his early days of football in the youth ranks of Plouzane Athletic, Stade Brestois 29, Guilers and Cavale Blanche Brest, before moving to the infamous RC Lens Academy in 2008

He received his first professional contract from RC Lens aged only 16, following impressive performances through the Club’s youth ranks. After a successful stint with RC Lens, having made 56 appearances for the Ligue 1 outfit, Coeff’s professional career took off with a series of significant moves, starting with Italian Serie A Club Udinese in 2013 who bought the player on a five-year deal.Still very young, Coeff was immediately loaned to LaLiga Club Granada FC in 2014, helping the team finish a Club high fifth position. The following years saw a series of loan moves to top division teams like RCD Mallorca (Spain), Mouscron (Belgium), Ajaccio (France), and Stade Brestois (France), before moving on a permanent transfer to AE Larisa (Greece) in 2018. Between 2018 and 2023, the 32-year-old had stints with Ajaccio, Auxerre (both in France) and Brescia (Italy).

Coeff’s experience is exemplified by his 320 career appearances across some of the biggest leagues, during which he also has a hand 25 goal contributions. He has also represented the France National Team at all age group levels.

Sporting Director Karolis Skinkys said:

“Alexander will bring us much needed experience, quality and will reinforce different positions in our team. Next to that we expecting leadership qualities from him”.

Alexandre Coeff said:

“Hello to the entire yellow army, thank you for this warm welcome, I have rarely experienced this in my career, I can’t wait to vibrate with you on the ground, see you soon”

Alexandre Coeff becomes the club’s second foreign signing of the summer after Noah Saddaoui. He will link up with his new teammates soon, having requested some additional time due to personal reasons.

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