Ehsan Kari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Aix-en-Provence, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Virton | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sedan | |||
| 2018–2020 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Metz II | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Nîmes | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Grasse | 24 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | 17 | (0) |
| 2026– | Virton | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Madagascar | 8 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 25 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Ehsan Kari (born 17 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Challenger Pro League club Virton in Belgium. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.
Club career
[edit]Kari is a product of the academies of the French clubs Sedan and Metz. On 16 July 2020, he signed an apprenticeship contract with Metz and was promoted to their reserves.[1] On 23 August 2022, he joined Nîmes.[2] He moved to Grasse in 2023, where he played for 2 seasons.[3] On 4 July 2025, he transferred to Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Kari is of Comorian and Malagasy descent, and holds French and Malagasy citizenship. In May 2025, he was called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of friendlies.[5]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2025 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey |  Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 25 September 2026 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Personal life
[edit]Kari is the brother of Yannis Kari, and the cousin of Yannick Pandor, both professional footballers.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Six jeunes Messins prolongent l'aventure !". Football Club de Metz. 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "Football : Nîmes attend un défenseur central en prêt... et une offre d'Egypte pour Eliasson". midilibre.fr.
- ↑ "3 départs et une prolongation à Grasse ! • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
- ↑ "Ehsan Kari a trouvé son nouveau club ! • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
- ↑ "Ehsan Kari appelé en sélection ! • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
- ↑ "Ehsan Kari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Grasse tombe sur un os • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur". Actufoot.
External links
[edit]- Ehsan Kari at Soccerway
- Ehsan Kari at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aix-en-Provence
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Malagasy sportsmen
- Malagasy people of Comorian descent
- French people of Malagasy descent
- French sportspeople of Comorian descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- French men's footballers
- Malagasy men's footballers
- Madagascar men's international footballers
- Championnat National 1 players
- Challenger Pro League players
- FC Metz players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- RC Pays de Grasse players
- ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël players
- Royal Excelsior Virton players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Malagasy expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
