Jean Thierry Lazare

Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (born 7 March 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège on loan from Union Saint-Gilloise, and the Ivory Coast national team as a central midfielder.

Jean Thierry Lazare

Lazare in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Jean Thierry Lazare Amani
Date of birth	(1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Diégonéfla, Ivory Coast
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Standard Liège
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2016	Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Eupen	91	(4)
2020–2022	Charleroi	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Estoril (loan)	21	(1)
2021–2022	→ Union SG (loan)	34	(2)
2022–	Union SG	78	(3)
2025–	→ Standard Liège (loan)	18	(2)
International career‡
2017	Ivory Coast U20	5	(2)
2019	Ivory Coast U23	4	(0)
2022–	Ivory Coast	7	(1)
Medal record Representing  Ivory Coast Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024

Club career

On 22 June 2021, he joined Union Saint-Gilloise on a season-long loan.^[1] On 20 April 2022, Union SG exercised their option to make the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Amani.^[2]

On 26 January 2025, Lazare moved to Standard Liège on loan with an option to buy.^[3]

International career

Lazare represented the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.^[4][5]

Lazare made his debut for Ivory Coast national football team in a 4-0 win over Burundi, on 16 November 2022.^[6]

During the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Lazare was part of the Côte d'Ivoire side that won the tournament; he made a substitute appearance in the final.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 April 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AS Eupen	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	26	2	4	0	—		4[a]	0	—		34	2
	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	30	0	2	0	—		0	0	—		32	0
	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	28	1	1	0	—		0	0	—		29	1
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	7	1	1	0	—		0	0	—		8	1
	Total		91	4	8	0	—		4	0	—		103	4
Charleloi	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Estoril (loan)	2020–21	Liga Portugal 2	21	1	5	2	1	0	—		—		27	3
Union SG (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	34	2	2	1	—		—		—		36	3
Union SG	2022–23	Belgian First Division A	28	2	5	2	—		9[b]	2	—		43	6
Career total			174	9	20	5	1	0	13	0	0	0	209	16

1. Appearances in Europa League play-offs
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 12 February 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ivory Coast	2022	1	0
	2023	0	0
	2024	2	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Union SG

• Belgian Cup: 2023–24^[9]

Ivory Coast U23

• Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up:2019^[10][11]

Ivory Coast

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2023^[12]

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Best XI: 2017^[13]
• Toulon Tournament Third best player: 2017^[14]