The Thuram family is definitely subscribed to the France team. After Lilian, the father and Marcus, the eldest son, here is Khéphren Thuram, the youngest, selected by Didier Deschamps for the meetings of March 2023…
It was expected, it is now confirmed. Khéphren Thuram is part of the list unveiled by Didier Deschamps this Thursday, for the next matches of the France football team. The OGC Nice midfielder, selected for the very first time at 21, joins his brother Marcus Thuram, already in Blue at the last World Cup. the two brothers therefore now walk together in the footsteps of their illustrious father Lilian Thuram, world champion 98.
“I’m not going to say it’s easier or harder (to deal with). Sure, they can be brothers, but it can be two totally different characters,” commented Didier Deschamps at a press conference on March 16, making a parallel with the Hernandez siblings. “Lucas and Theo were in competition for the same position. For Khephren and Marcus, this is not the case. But I remain in a sporting logic, it is neither an advantage nor a disadvantage. It is not something negative. Can it bring positive? For their dad and mom, it can bring a lot of pride, “laughed the coach.
Who is Chephren Thuram? organic express
If Lilian Thuram has Guadeloupe origins, Khéphren Thuram is Franco-Italian. He was born on March 26, 2001 in Reggio Emilia. At the time his father was still evolving in defense in Parma. His mother Sandra had followed the French champion accompanied by the eldest Marcus. His two respective sons followed the father’s path even if the latter would have “wished they would do other sports”, he admitted in an interview with The Team not long ago.
The 1998 world champion cared about the development of Khepren who joined the INF Clairefontaine and Monaco where he became a professional. In Monaco and in the France U-18 team, his father kept a watchful eye, as explained to The Team Jean-Luc Vannuchi, coach at the time. “Has Khephren behaved well”, would have questioned the ex-captain of the Blues before worrying about the football aspect.
In Monaco, he hardly plays. The southern rival, however, watched him closely and the Gym decided to enlist the midfielder in 2019, who has since established himself in the eleven of OGC Nice. It was Thierry Henry who initially launched it with Monaco during a match in the Champions League in November 2018. It was against Atlético de Madrid. When he arrived in Nice, Patrick Viera took over and passed on his knowledge to the young Thuram. The latter has grown in strength year after year and played 16 games during the 2019-2020 season, 33 in 2020-2021 and 41 in 2021-2022.
Khéphren Thuram being born in Italy, has Italian origins. His father is also from Guadeloupe.
His parents and older brother were born in the 20th century while Khéphren was born in the 21st century in 2001. On March 26, he will be 22 years old.
If he does not have the same gab as his father Lilian, Marcus has a more than honorable career as a professional footballer by participating in the final of the world Cup in 2022. Currently a Borussia Monchengladbach player, Khéphren’s big brother plays as a striker.
July 8, 1998, Lilian Thuram scored an unexpected double against Croatia in the semi-finals of the World Cup and became a liberator. He sent the French football team to the final, which he then won. He has an outstanding track record and is one of the most capped French players in history with 142 selections.
The versatile Gym midfielder is 1.92m tall, as tall as his older brother Marcus Thuram. He also exceeds Lilian Thuram who is 1m82.
Khéphren Thuram’s international career is currently taking place in the south of France. Trained at AS Monaco, he then traveled a few kilometers to stay at OGC Nice.
If he has never been called up on Deschamps’ list with the A’s, Khéphren Thuram will therefore join his brother for the Euro 2024 qualifiers. In the France team since the U-16s, he has been playing so far among the hopefuls with a record of 14 selections and 2 goals.