Jean-Kevin Augustin

Jean-Kevin Augustin (born 16 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club FC Nantes.

An academy graduate of French club Paris Saint-Germain, Augustin made his senior debut in 2015 and made 31 appearances for the club, scoring two goals, and won eight national honours. In 2017, he joined RB Leipzig for a €13 million fee.

Augustin has also represented France at various youth levels and was part of the U19 squad which won the European Under-19 Championship in 2016. His performances throughout the tournament earned him the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament awards.

Club Career

Paris Saint-Germain

Augustin was first called up for a professional match for Paris Saint-Germain on 5 October 2014, remaining unused in a 1–1 home draw with Monaco. He made his professional debut on 8 April 2015 in the 2014–15 Coupe de France semi-finals against Saint-Etienne at the Parc des Princes, replacing Javier Pastore after 88 minutes in a 4–1 home win.

He played in PSG's 2–0 victory over Lyon on 1 August in the 2015 Trophee des Champions at the Stade Saputo in Montreal, replacing Edinson Cavani after 63 minutes. Six days later he made his Ligue 1 debut, replacing Lucas Moura for the final minute of a 1–0 win at Lille. On 16 August, he was given a first start, in a 2–0 win over Gazelec Ajaccio at the Parc des Princes. In all competitions, Augustin made 17 appearances across the season, scoring once in a 4–1 home win over Troyes four minutes after coming on for Edinson Cavani on 28 November.

On 19 November 2016, Augustin made his first start of the season, providing the assist for Angel Di Maria in the 13th minute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 home win against Nantes. He made 13 official appearances over the campaign, and scored the last goal of a 6–0 win at Caen on 16 September. At PSG, Augustin scored 2 goals in 23 league games and was mainly used as back up to main Strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani.

RB Leipzi

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