Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet(born 27 September 1996) is an Ivorian professionalfootballerwho plays as aleft wingerandfull-backforSerie AclubGenoa,on loan fromWest Ham United,and theIvory Coast national team.He has previously played in France forMetz II,Metz,Lyon IIandLyonand in England withBurnley.
 Cornet warming up forWest Ham Unitedin 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bregbo,Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Genoa (on loan fromWest Ham United) | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | ARS Laquenexy | ||
| 2004–2012 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Metz II | 21 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | Metz | 23 | (1) |
| 2015 | Lyon II | 3 | (3) |
| 2015–2021 | Lyon | 184 | (31) |
| 2021–2022 | Burnley | 26 | (9) |
| 2022– | West Ham United | 21 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | →Southampton(loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Genoa(loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | France U16 | 15 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | France U17 | 9 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | France U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | France U19 | 17 | (8) |
| 2015 | France U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | France U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017– | Ivory Coast | 31 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:05, 30 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:02, 9 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMetz
editCornet is a youth exponent fromMetz.Aged 15 years and 11 months, he made his debut for Metz in the third-tier of French football, theChampionnat Nationalin a game on 31 August 2012. Cornet was an 85th-minute substitute forAlhassane Keitain Metz' 6–3 win againstQuevilly.[2][3]He made hisLigue 2debut on 2 August 2013 againstLaval.He replacedYeni Ngbakotoafter 79 minutes in a 1–0 home victory.[4]
Lyon
editOn 16 January 2015, Cornet signed forLigue 1clubLyon.[5]He made his league debut for the club against his former club Metz on 25 January 2015, replacingAlexandre Lacazetteafter 34 minutes due to an injury, in an eventual 2–0 home win.[6]Cornet scored his first goal for Lyon on 23 October 2015 as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–0 home win overToulouse.[7]
In January 2020, Cornet was tested at theleft-backposition by Lyon's coachRudi Garciafollowing the injuries ofYoussouf KonéandFernando Marçal.After his good performances, he became the club's starting left-back for the rest of the season. On 15 August 2020, Cornet scored a goal againstManchester Cityin the2019–20 UEFA Champions Leaguequarter-finals which Lyon won 3–1 and progressed to the semi-finals.[8]
Burnley
editOn 29 August 2021, Cornet signed forPremier LeagueclubBurnleyfor a €15 million fee on a five-year deal.[9]On 18 September, he made his Burnley debut as asubstitute,replacingJóhann Berg Guðmundssonin a 1–0 defeat againstArsenal.[10]Cornet scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2drawagainstLeicester Cityon 25 September.[11]Although the season culminated in relegation for Burnley, Cornet finished the season as the team's top scorer with nine goals in 26 appearances.[12]
West Ham United
editOn 5 August 2022, Cornet joinedWest Ham United,signing a five-year contract with a further one-year option, for an undisclosed fee from Burnley.[12]He made his debut on 14 August 2022, in a 0–1 away loss toNottingham Forest.Cornet also made seven appearances during West Ham's successful2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference Leaguecampaign, though he was an unused substitute in thefinalvictory overFiorentina.
Loans to Southampton and Genoa
editOn 30 August 2024, Cornet joined newly-promoted Premier League clubSouthamptonon a season-long loan.[13]He made his debut for the club on 14 September in a 3–0 home defeat againstManchester Unitedafter he replacedLesley Ugochukwuin the 64th minute.[14]On 20 January 2025, he was recalled from loan.[15]
The same day, Cornet joinedGenoaon loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[16]
International career
editCornet was born inIvory Coast,and emigrated with his family to northernFranceat the age of three.[2]He was ayouth internationalfor France at every level but declared for theIvory Coast national teamon 5 April 2017.[17]He made his senior debut for Ivory Coast in a 5–0 friendly loss to theNetherlandson 4 June 2017.[18]
Personal life
editCornet has three children. Growing up, he idolisedDidier Drogbadue to his Ivorian birth and subsequent move to France. Outside of football, he enjoys playing tennis.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 29 October 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz | 2012–13 | Championnat National | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Lyon | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14[d] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 51 | 10 | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8[f] | 1 | — | 43 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 3 | — | 36 | 12 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 184 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 252 | 51 | ||
| Burnley | 2021–22 | Premier League | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[g] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Southampton(loan) | 2024–25[21] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Genoa(loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 256 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 62 | ||
- ^IncludesCoupe de France,FA Cup
- ^IncludesCoupe de la Ligue,EFL Cup
- ^abcAppearances inUEFA Champions League
- ^Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal inUEFA Europa League
- ^Appearance inTrophée des Champions
- ^abAppearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^Appearances inUEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 9 September 2023[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 6 | |
- As of match played 13 November 2021
- Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2017 | Stade Bouaké,Bouaké, Ivory Coast | 3 |  Gabon |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 12 October 2018 | Stade Bouaké,Bouaké, Ivory Coast | 6 |  Central African Republic |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 23 March 2019 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny,Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 9 |  Rwanda |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 19 June 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium,Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 12 |  Zambia |
3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 1 July 2019 | 30 June Stadium,Cairo, Egypt | 15 |  Namibia |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 13 November 2021 | Stade de l'Amitié,Cotonou, Benin | 24 |  Mozambique |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editMetz
Lyon
- Coupe de la Liguerunner-up:2019–20[24]
West Ham United
References
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- ^ab"Eight things you need to know about Maxwel Cornet".West Ham United F.C.Retrieved6 August2022.
- ^"Quevilly Rouen vs. Metz - 31 August 2012 - Soccerway".int.soccerway.
- ^"Metz vs. Laval - 2 August 2013".Soccerway.Retrieved7 March2016.
- ^"Communiqué du club"(in French). Olympique Lyon. 16 January 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2015.Retrieved31 March2015.
- ^"Lyon vs. Metz - 27 January 2015".Soccerway.Retrieved7 March2016.
- ^"Lyon vs. Toulouse - 23 October 2015".Soccerway.Retrieved7 March2016.
- ^"Lyon stun Man City in Champions League".BBC Sport.16 August 2020.
- ^"Burnley sign Maxwel Cornet from Lyon on five-year deal".Sky Sports. 29 August 2021.Retrieved29 August2021.
- ^James, Alex (18 September 2021)."Sean Dyche delivers his Maxwel Cornet verdict as Burnley debutant makes mark in Arsenal defeat".LancsLive.Retrieved1 November2021.
- ^"PL Report: Leicester City 2–2 Burnley".Burnley F.C. 25 September 2021.Retrieved1 November2021.
- ^ab"West Ham sign Burnley & Ivory Coast winger Cornet".BBC Sport.5 August 2022.Retrieved5 August2022.
- ^"Saints seal deal for Cornet".Southampton Football Club. 31 August 2024.Retrieved30 August2024.
- ^Rose, Gary (14 September 2024)."Southampton 0–3 Manchester United".BBC Sport.Retrieved14 September2024.
- ^"Cornet returns to West Ham".Southampton FC.20 January 2025.Retrieved20 January2025.
- ^"Maxwel Cornet joins Genoa on loan".West Ham United FC.20 January 2025.Retrieved20 January2025.
- ^"Côte d'Ivoire: Maxwel Cornet et Seko Fofana ont choisi de jouer pour les Eléphants".L'Équipe(in French). 4 April 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 20 December 2019.Retrieved6 March2020.
- ^"Starting Lineups – Netherlands vs Ivory Coast".Sky Sports.4 June 2017.Retrieved6 March2020.
- ^"I Want To Win Trophies Together" ⚒️ | Maxwel Cornet Sits Down With Guvna B,5 August 2022,retrieved9 August2022
- ^Maxwel Cornetat Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^"Games played by Maxwel Cornet in 2024/2025".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved31 August2024.
- ^ab"Cornet, Maxwel".National Football Teams.Archived fromthe originalon 20 December 2019.Retrieved5 September2017.
- ^"Eight things you need to know about Maxwel Cornet".West Ham United. 5 August 2022.Retrieved16 June2022.
- ^"Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble".BBC Sport.31 July 2020.Retrieved16 June2022.
- ^Stone, Simon (7 June 2023)."Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final".BBC Sport.Retrieved7 June2023.
External links
edit
- Maxwel CornetatWest Ham United F.C.
- Maxwel Cornetat theFrench Football Federation(in French)
- Maxwel Cornet–UEFAcompetition record (archive)
- Maxwel Cornetat National-Football-Teams
- Maxwel Cornetat Soccerbase
- Maxwel Cornetat Soccerbase
- Maxwel Cornetat Soccerway
- Maxwel Cornetat WorldFootball.net
