Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (born 7 March 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge and the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career On 22 June 2021, he joined Union Saint-Gilloise on a season-long loan. On 20 April 2022, Union SG exercised their option to make the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Amani.
On 26 January 2025, Lazare moved to Standard Liège on loan with an option to buy.
In the summer of 2026, he signed a two-year contract with Cercle Brugge.
International career Lazare represented the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.
Lazare made his debut for Ivory Coast national football team in a 4-0 win over Burundi, on 16 November 2022.
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.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAS Eupen2016–17Belgian First Division A26240—40—3422017–18Belgian First Division A30020—00—3202018–19Belgian First Division A28110—00—2912019–20Belgian First Division A7110—00—81Total91480—40—1034Charleloi2019–20Belgian First Division A00————00Estoril (loan)2020–21Liga Portugal 22115210——273Union SG (loan)2021–22Belgian First Division A34221———363Union SG2022–23Belgian First Division A28252—92—436Career total1749205101300020916
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIvory Coast202210202300202420Total30
Honours Union SG Belgian Cup: 2023–24 Ivory Coast U23 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up:2019 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations: 2023
Individual Toulon Tournament Best XI: 2017 Toulon Tournament Third best player: 2017
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