Collyns Laokandi

Collyns Ambassa Laokandi (born 9 October 1995) is a Chadian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Régional 1 club Cormontreuil FC.

Collyns Laokandi

Personal information
Full name	Collyns Ambassa Laokandi
Date of birth	(1995-10-09) 9 October 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	N'Djamena, Chad
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Cormontreuil FC
Youth career
	Reims
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers
2018–2019	Southern New Hampshire Penmen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Reims B	7+	(0+)
2014–2015	Prix-lès-Mézières
2017	New York Red Bulls U-23	6	(0)
2019–	Cormontreuil FC
International career‡
2019–	Chad	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:40, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

Laokandi, who moved to France at the age of eight, started his career with the reserves of French Ligue 1 side Reims. After that, he played college soccer in the United States, where he said "it's completely different from France. Here, it's work, work, work... Because if you don't get good grades, you don't play. You have no choice. In France, there are a lot of individualities, there, everyone plays and defends together. They are very focused on the physical, more than the technique."^[1] In 2017, Laokandi signed for American club New York Red Bulls U-23. In 2019, he signed for French amateur club Cormontreuil FC.