Khéphren Thuram

Nationality

France

Born

2001-03-26

Height

1.92 m (6 ft 3 in)

Weight

81 kg

Number

#19

Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventus. He is the son of World Cup winner Lilian Thuram. Club career Thuram made his professional debut with Monaco in a 2–0 Champions League loss away to Atlético Madrid on 28 November 2018, at the age of 17; he was a 63rd-minute substitute for Aleksandr Golovin. On 26 June 2019, Thuram joined Derby de la Côte d'Azur rivals Nice. He made his debut on 17 August in a 2–1 win at Nîmes, replacing Ignatius Ganago for the last seven minutes. On 3 October 2020 he scored his first professional goal to win a home match by the same score against Nantes. International career Born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Thuram is of Guadeloupean descent through his father. Thuram is a youth international for France. Personal life Thuram is the son of the former France international footballer Lilian Thuram, and the younger brother of the professional footballer Marcus Thuram. Khéphren was named after the Egyptian pharaoh Khafra.