Varel Rozan

Varel Rozan
Personal information
Full name Varel Joviale Rozan
Date of birth (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Pointe-Noire, Congo
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Nojoom
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Étoile du Congo
2012–2017 KAC Kénitra 76 (2)
2017–2018 AC Léopards
2018–2019 Diables Noirs
2019–2020 Étoile du Congo
2020–2021 AS Otohô
2021–2023 AS Vita Club
2023–2024 Naft Al-Wasat
2024 Al-Wahda
2024– Al-Nojoom
International career‡
2017– Congo 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:16, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:16, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Varel Joviale Rozan (born 9 September 1992) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a right-back, or centre-back for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nojoom and the Congo national team.

Club career

Rozan began his senior career with the local Congolese club Étoile du Congo in 2011. He moved to Morocco with KAC Kénitra in the Botola in 2012, where he stayed until 2017.[1] He returned to the Republic of the Congo, with successive stints at AC Léopards, Diables Noirs, Étoile du Congo, and AS Otohô. On 7 August 2021, he transferred to the DR Congolese club AS Vita Club.[2]

International career

Rozan made his senior debut with the Congo national team in a 0–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification tie with the DR Congo on 11 August 2017.[3] He was part of the Congo team that played at the 2018 and 2020 African Nations Championships.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Transferts : Rozan quitte Kenitra, Prince Ibara au FC 105 | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  2. ^ "Mercato : l'As Vita recrute un défenseur brazzavilois Varel Rozan". 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Congo vs. DR Congo". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. ^ "Chan Maroc 2018 : les Diables rouges entrent en compétition demain | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  5. ^ "CHAN 2020 : ça passe ou ça casse pour les Diables Rouges". fecofoot.cg/ (in French). Congolese Football Federation. 23 January 2021.