SOCCERSTARZ LAURENT KOSCIELNY FIGURINE (ARSENAL) IN CAPE TOWN

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Laurent Koscielny is a French footballer who plays as a defender forArsenal. He primarily plays as a centre back but he can also play as aright back, a position where he started his career. He is described asan aggressive, uncompromising and ball-playing defender. Koscielny was born in the city of Tulle and began his football careerplaying for a host of amateur and youth clubs such as Brive, TulleCorreze and Limoges. In , he moved to the Brittany in northwesternFrance to play for professional club Guingamp. In , Koscielny joined Tours for an undisclosed fee to play in thethird tier of the French league in and enjoyed promotion with hisnew side before being named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season thefollowing campaign. On 16 June , newly promoted Ligue 1 sideLorient signed Koscielny on a four-year contract for around 1.7million. He quickly established himself as a starter. His performances caught the eye of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger andArsenal confirmed the signing on 7 July and Koscielny was handedthe club's number 6 shirt. Arsenal fans voted Laurent Koscielny asArsene Wenger's most effective signing of following animpressive debut campaign. Koscielny was called up to the Frenchnational team on 4 February . Prior to his call up for France,Koscielny was also eligible to play for Poland, as a result of hisfamily roots Arsenal season On 24 July , Laurent signed a new long term contract with Arsenal,thought to be around 5 years. His first goal of the season was a lateequalizer against Manchester City on 23 September, in a matchwhich ended 1-1 at the Etihad Stadium.