Kyllian Antonio
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| Full name | Kyllian Anderson Antonio | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Champigny-sur-Marne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Champigny FC 94 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | US Torcy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Lens B | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Lens | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | France U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Kyllian Anderson Antonio (born 4 January 2008) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Club career
[edit]Born in Champigny-sur-Marne, in the south-east of Paris' inner ring, Antonio is a youth product of US Torcy, from he joined the INF Clairefontaine in 2021.[1][2][3]
In June 2023, he signed with Lens, where he soon started playing with the under-19, in the domestic competition and the UEFA Youth League.[2][3]
The following season, he started playing with the National 3 reserve, before being first selected in the Ligue 1 squad by Will Still in October 2024.[1][2][4] He subsequently extended its contract with the club in March 2025.[1][3][5]
On 30 March 2025, injuries from Juma Bah and Jonathan Gradit prompted Still to start Antonio in the derby against Lille,[6][7] making his professional debut with this 1–0 Ligue 1 away defeat.[8][9] In the 83 minutes he played, despite some putting himself under pressure early on, he managed to put on a promising performance, earning him praises from his manager.[10][11]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Antonio is of Guadeloupean and Portuguese descent. He is a youth international for France, having played for the under-16 and under-17.[1][2][3]
Style of play
[edit]Antonio was described by Will Still as a very smart, mobile and fast player with a very good reading of the game, clean and calm with the ball at his feet.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 21 October 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens B | 2024–25 | Championnat National 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Lens | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
Honours
[edit]Lens
France U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2025[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Quarez, Benjamin (10 March 2025). "Ligue 1 : Lens assure l'avenir du prometteur Kyllian Antonio". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Mester, Eloïse De (6 October 2024). "Qui est Kyllian Antonio, 16 ans, convoqué dans le groupe professionnel du RC Lens ?". Lensois.com (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Kyllian Antonio s'inscrit dans la durée". RC Lens (in French). Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ Lallemand, Grégory (9 December 2024). "RC Lens (National 3) : Kyllian Antonio va vite pour son âge... mais doit prendre tout son temps". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- 1 2 Schaad, Christophe (14 March 2025). "« Hyper intelligent, rapide… » Will Still nous parle de Kyllian Antonio, nouveau professionnel du RC Lens". Lensois.com (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ↑ Guilbaud, Philippe (30 March 2025). "Derby Lille – Lens : le LOSC avec Fernandez-Pardo et André Gomes, le Racing sans Gradit et avec le jeune Kyllian Antonio". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Première titularisation en L1 de Kyllian Antonio (Lens), 17 ans, pour le derby face à Lille". L'Équipe (in French). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ Bertolino, Thomas (30 March 2025). "Lille 1-0 Lens, Ligue 1 : résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ligue 1 : souverain dans le Nord, Lille bat Lens et se replace pour l'Europe". La Nouvelle Republique (in French). AFP. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ Guilbaud, Philippe (30 March 2025). "« Il a fait preuve d'une énorme force de caractère » : le jeune Kyllian Antonio directement dans le grand bain". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ↑ "Kyllian Antonio, le prochain grand défenseur du RC Lens ?". Le 11 HDF (in French). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ↑ Brotherton, Alex (22 May 2026). "Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "RC Lens-Paris SG (1-0) : Champions des champions ! | RCL". www.rclens.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Portugal win 2025 U17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kyllian Antonio at Soccerway
- Kyllian Antonio at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2008 births
- Living people
- People from Champigny-sur-Marne
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- French people of Portuguese descent
- Black French sportspeople
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- RC Lens players
- Ligue 1 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
