Nassim Innocenti

Nassim Patrice Innocenti (born 19 February 2002) is a Burkinabé-French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Jablonec. Born in France, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, but did not debut for the team.

Nassim Innocenti

Personal information
Full name	Nassim Patrice Innocenti
Date of birth	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Crest, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Jablonec
Youth career
2011–2015	Entente Crest-Aouste
2015–2018	Lyon
2018–2020	Lille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Lille II	16	(0)
2022–2024	Valenciennes II	7	(0)
2022–2024	Valenciennes	9	(0)
2024–2025	Košice	31	(1)
2025–	Jablonec	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025

Life

Innocenti was born and raised in France, but his father is Italian and his mother, born in Ivory Coast, is a Burkinabe citizen. Innocenti has both French and Burkinabe passports.^[1]

Club career

Innocenti is a product of the youth academies of Entente Crest-Aouste, Lyon and Lille. On 29 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Lille, tying him until June 2023.^[2] Unable to get first team reps at Lille, he transferred to Valenciennes on 16 July 2022.^[3] He made his professional debut and Ligue 2 debut with Valenciennes as an early substitute in a 1–0 win over Le Havre on 6 August 2022.^[4]

On 2 February 2024, Innocenti signed a contract until the end of 2025 with Košice in Slovakia.^[5]

On 25 June 2025, Innocenti signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Jablonec.^[6]

International career

Innocenti was called up to the France U19s in March 2021.^[7] In March 2023, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national football team, but he did not debut for the team and remained only among the substitutes.^[8]