Edhy Zuliani
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edhy Yvan Zuliani | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VVV-Venlo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | RC Eaunois | ||
| 2013–2024 | Toulouse FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | Toulouse II | 58 | (10) |
| 2025–2026 | Toulouse FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Pau FC (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2026– | VVV-Venlo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Algeria U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Algeria U18 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:54, 31 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Edhy Yvan Zuliani (born 11 August 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo. Born in France, he represents Algeria at youth international level.
Club career
[edit]Zuliani began his football career with RC Eaunois before joining the academy of Toulouse FC in 2013, at the age of nine. He progressed through the club's youth system and made his debut with the reserve team in 2022 in Championnat National 3.
On 10 June 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Toulouse FC.[1] He made his professional debut on 2 February 2025, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw against OGC Nice.[2]
Later in 2025, he was loaned to Pau FC to gain more first-team experience under manager Nicolas Usaï.[3]
On 25 June 2026, Zuliani signed a two-year contract with VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Zuliani is of Algerian and Italian descent—his mother is Algerian and his father is Italian.[5]
He represented Algeria U17 at the 2021 UNAF U-17 Tournament, scoring once in three appearances. He later captained the Algeria U18 team during the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[5]
Playing style
[edit]Zuliani is a left-footed midfielder who primarily plays on the left side or in an attacking role.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "TFC : Edhy Zuliani, ailier et milieu offensif, signe son premier contrat professionnel avec le club haut-garonnais". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "TFC – Nice : l'entame cauchemardesque de Restes, Donnum en détonateur… Découvrez les notes des Toulousains, après un nouveau résultat frustrant au Stadium (1-1)". ladepeche.fr.
- ↑ "TFC : Edhy Zuliani, ailier et milieu offensif, signe son premier contrat professionnel avec le club haut-garonnais". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Franse aanvaller Edhy Zuliani tekent bij VVV-Venlo" [French forward Edhy Zuliani signs with VVV-Venlo] (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- 1 2 Z, Abdelkader (15 July 2022). "ITW DZfoot : Edhy Zuliani, « La sélection m'a véritablement relancé »". DZFoot.
- ↑ "Ligue 2. Au Pau FC, l'arrivée d'un milieu de terrain prometteur se précise". SudOuest.fr (in French). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Edhy Zuliani at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Toulouse
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Algerian sportsmen
- French people of Italian descent
- Algerian people of Italian descent
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- Algerian men's footballers
- Algeria men's youth international footballers
- Toulouse FC players
- Pau FC players
- VVV-Venlo players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Algerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands