He doesn’t know what it’s like to rest: do you know since when Koundé has been playing non-stop?
Frenchman takes impressive record since November 28, 2023, when Barcelona beat FC Porto, both for club or country, starter or reserve used
Impressive! 90 games in a row, for club and country! Jules Koundé was one of the main voices in the protests against the density of the sports calendar at the start of the season and the truth is that the Frenchman is one of the players with the most games played in the last two years.
Since November 28, 2023, when Barcelona defeated FC Porto at Estádio do Dragão (2-1), the defender has not missed a game, either for club or country, whether as a starter or as a substitute. The last match he missed was three days earlier against Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga . So this recording has lasted, until now, almost a year and a half!
This season he has taken part in 43 games for the Catalans, totalling 3,451 minutes out of a possible 3,870, and also in 8 for France , in which he spent 664 minutes out of 750 on the pitch. In total, of the 51, he was a starter in 47 and in 41 he completed all the minutes. Originally a centre-back, Koundé has been playing at right-back all season.
Hours before the postponed game of the 27th round of the Spanish championship, Hansi Flick should not spare the former Sevilla player against Osasuna , according to Mundo Deportivo , which once again points to him as a starter. This is despite having played an additional 210 minutes during the international break ( France – Croatia had extra time).
In the past, the Bordeaux-trained player has had some physical problems, but they seem to have been overcome. Last season he only missed five games due to injury, before November.
The record for the player with the most consecutive games at Barcelona is held by Antonio Torres, a Spanish defender who managed to reach 136 and ended his career in 1976.
