Biography
Who is Randal Kolo Muani?
Early life and youth development
Randal Kolo Muani was born on December 5, 1998, in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis. His parents were born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He holds both French and Congolese nationalities. He obtained French citizenship on September 3, 2008, through his parents' naturalization.
During his childhood, he played for several Parisian teams, including Villepinte, Tremblay, and Torcy. He also had training experiences with Italian teams Vicenza and Cremonese. He officially joined the youth academy of Nantes in 2015. He received his first call-up to the Nantes first team on February 12, 2017, and signed his first professional contract with the club on June 4, 2018.
Club career path
Randal made his professional debut in a 3-0 loss to Saint-Étienne on November 30, 2018. In August 2019, he joined Boulogne on a season-long loan. He contributed three goals and five assists for Boulogne before the season ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Returning to Nantes for the 2020-21 season, he scored 9 goals in 37 league appearances. He helped the team avoid relegation and won the 2021-22 Coupe de France. In 2022, he moved to the Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year deal. During his first season there, he scored 15 league goals and provided 11 assists.
International experience
Randal played youth international football for France at both the under-21 and Olympic levels. He made his senior international debut in September 2022. He was a member of the France squad that finished as runners-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
On December 14, 2022, he scored his first international goal for France in the semi-final match against Morocco. He became the third fastest player to score a goal as a substitute in World Cup history, finding the net after 44 seconds. During the tournament final against Argentina, he won a penalty and scored in the penalty shootout. He also had a well-known scoring opportunity in the 123rd minute of that final, which was saved by goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
Birthday and age
Randal Kolo Muani was born on December 5, 1998, which makes Randal 27 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Randal shares the date with 32 other famous people.
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