Laurent Koscielny played for Arsenal Football Club. The French defender joined Arsenal from Lorient in 2010 for £8.45m. Koscielny left Arsenal for Bordeaux in 2019 for £4.6m. In total, the former Arsenal Captain made 353 appearances and scored 27 goals. Kos wore the number 6 shirt for Arsenal. He was born on September 10, 1985. Koscielny currently plays for Bordeaux.
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Four Arsenal players in team of the season so far
After Monday's defeat of Manchester City, Sky pundits Jamie Carragher settled upon a team of the season so far.
Between them they managed to agree on...
Koscielny: It’s important we beat Man City
Laurent Koscielny has highlighted the importance of getting a win against Manchester City on Monday night.
However, the defender was keen to mention that although...
Henry: Koscielny is the best in the Premier League
First Rio Ferdinand, now Thierry Henry. Both men know a thing or two about football, and both have called Laurent Koscielny the best defender...
Watch: BFG and Ozil take on Kos and Giroud at Footpool
Recently I got the chance to attend a Footpool event at London Colney on behalf of Citroen.
Essentially, it's exactly how it sounds. The rules...
Ferdinand hails Koscielny as ‘best defender in the Premier League’
Finally others are starting to see the light.
For a few seasons now, Arsenal fans have claimed that Laurent Koscielny is the best centre back...
What can be done about Gabriel?
There’s only been one word on everyone’s lips this week at Cannon Towers this week: injuries.
We spent approximately three times as long discussing that...
Ozil excited for Sunderland match
The Arsenal players have all been pretty active on Twitter ahead of our match against Sunderland on Saturday.
Ozil, Ramsey and Kos have all been...
Good injury news! Positive updates on Koscielny and Walcott
Arsène Wenger has confirmed that Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott could return to the squad on Saturday to face Sunderland.
French defender Koscielny suffered a...
Since 2013 Koscielny has had more injuries than any other Arsenal player
Injured after just 10 minutes on Sunday, Arsenal fans are used to seeing the sight of Laurent Koscielny hobble off the pitch.
Jack Wilshere, Alex...
Arsenal’s injury curse rolls on – but should we blame the manager?
Sunday's disappointment at Norwich has once again led to meltdown in the twitter-sphere, and those Gooners with hair-trigger emotions cast words around with impotent...
Wenger gives updates on three new injuries
Heading into the game against Norwich City, there was plenty of talk about an Arsenal 'injury crisis'.
Coming out of the game against Norwich City,...
Result: Gunners draw at Norwich and pick up more injuries
Mesut Özil's opener at Carrow Road was cancelled out by Lewis Grabban as Arsenal were held to a point by Norwich City.
Within 12 minutes...
Koscielny highlights importance of clean sheet in Champions League
After Per Mertesacker sang the praises of our attack against Dinamo Zagreb, Laurent Koscielny also found time to hail our defence for keeping a...
Predicted XI: North London derby saviour to start at West Brom?
The Premier League is back and Arsenal don't have any injuries from the international break. Amazing!
Meanwhile, some players have not regained fitness to take...
Koscielny: We have to play
Laurent Koscielny has admitted that France’s game against England was one that he ‘had to play’ after the atrocities in Paris on Friday.
The defender,...
Infographic: International break round up
Just over a week ago, ten Arsenal players left for international duty.
13 appearances later, it seems that all 10 are set to return injury free....
Video: France 1-0 Germany, Giroud scores against Neuer yet again
Olivier Giroud doesn't score against big games, nor does he net against major opposition.
That was one of the major criticisms of the Arsenal striker...
Three Arsenal men back in training ahead of Tottenham game
Arsenal have received something of a boost, as both Mikel Arteta and Laurent Koscielny were both back in training on Saturday.
The French centre-half was only...
Team news: Injuries continue ahead of Tottenham clash
Arsenal host Tottenham at the Emirates this weekend and with players dropping like flies, the game is set to be tougher than it would...
Real Madrid man’s legal problems open door for Giroud
Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny will link up with Didier Deschamps' squad for the friendly against Germany to be played at the Stade de France...
Wenger: It didn’t look like Koscielny fouled Fabianski to me
Laurent Koscielny scored his second goal in the space of a week against Swansea on Saturday but it came under controversial circumstances.
The centre back...
Koscielny: It was a tough win
Laurent Koscielny scored his second goal in a week against Swansea City but admitted that the win was far from easy.
The centre back scored...
Koscielny: This is important
After Arsene Wenger rotated his side heavily for the Capital One Cup on Tuesday night, and paid the price, Laurent Koscielny has been praising...
Watch: Coquelin gets animated during commentary
Arsenal players Francis Coquelin and Laurent Koscielny seemed to enjoy commentating on this season's game against Stoke City.
The Frenchmen were handed microphones to talk...
Arsenal duo amongst UEFA’s best
Petr Cech and Laurent Koscielny were named in the UEFA team of the week after their heroics against Bayern Munich in the Champions League...
Why Koscielny is right to call on Arsenal to continue Bayern Munich win standard...
Laurent Koscielny spoke after the 2-0 win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and encouraged the team to continue to play against others to...
Player focus: Koscielny dominant against Bayern
Arsenal's defeat of Bayern Munich on Tuesday proved to be a busy night for French center-back Laurent Koscielny.
With a quality performance in defence, Koscielny...
Koscielny makes BBC team of the week
You may have thought that after a 3-0 win against a side that had only conceded one at home in the league all season,...
Two midfielders return but Koscielny faces fitness test for Watford
Premier League football is back this weekend, and Arsenal will be in action away to Watford on Saturday afternoon.
It appears that no players have...
Team news: Alexis fit, Koscielny doubt – should we be worried?
Arsenal's team news for our match against Watford has been released and it appears that although Alexis Sanchez is fine, Laurent Koscielny might not...
Gabriel heaps praise on Cech, Mertesacker and Koscielny
Gabriel has taken to life at Arsenal without a worry.
Now into his first full season, the defender has had a fantastic start. The red...
Captain calls for unity ahead of Manchester United game
Mikel Arteta has used his column in this weekend's Manchester United matchday programme to call for unity from the side after their midweek fiasco.
"After...
Team News: Hamstring problems strike again ahead of Manchester United game
Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal will be without Laurent Koscielny for the game against Manchester United on Sunday.
The defender picked up the problem...
Cech and Koscielny injured ahead of weekend?
A calf issue for Petr Čech is allegedly what kept the goalkeeper on the bench against Olympiacos on Tuesday night.
The 3-2 defeat saw David...
Koscielny loves his own song and thanks ‘his Gunners’
After the Leicester game away, we shared the video of our travelling Gooners singing Laurent Koscielny's new song and now, thanks to the magic...
Koscielny finally has his own song!
It wasn't that long ago that Laurent Koscielny was demanding his own song.
This quickly sparked the origins of the now infamous, "he wants his...
Kos: My job isn’t to score goals
Laurent Koscileny was speaking to the Arsenal podcast this week, presumably before the farcical events at Stamford Bridge at the weekend.
Mostly, the defender, who...
Gabriel the key to success against Chelsea?
Per Mertesacker is close to fitness again, but should he return straight into the Arsenal side?
Our German beanpole offers height and anticipation, and of...
Photo: Debuchy gives Koscielny personalised fussball table
You may or may not know, but when Mathieu Debuchy isn't recovering from injury or sitting on Arsenal's bench, he runs a company that...
Wenger: Mertesacker ‘shouldn’t worry’
Gabriel started in the heart of the Arsenal defence for the third consecutive Premier League game on Saturday's 2-0 defeat of Stoke City.
A third...