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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Laurent Koscielny posts picture from France dressing room after World Cup win
Laurent Koscielny celebrated in the France dressing room after his country collected their second World Cup trophy.
Koscielny invited to the World Cup final after missing tournament with injury
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Laurent Koscielny to join him in attending the World Cup final on Sunday, as France face Croatia for the trophy.
4 out with injury, 5 changes from the weekend: Predicted XI v Leicester City
Arsenal face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday, as the Premier League season draws to a close this week.
Wenger: I don’t think Özil will be available again this season
Mesut Özil is the latest player Arsene Wenger has ruled out until the end of the season, after the German picked up a back injury in Madrid.
French Football Federation: Laurent Koscielny is out of the World Cup
Laurent Koscielny won't play any part for France in the World Cup this summer, after the defender suffered an injured against Atletico Madrid on Thursday.
Arsenal plan to replace entire back-five this summer
Arsenal are planning a complete defensive overhaul this summer, with every member of the back-five under threat, according to reports.
Just not enough: Player ratings v Atletico Madrid
Arsenal fell disappointingly short on Thursday night in Madrid, failing to match the away goal Atletico scored in North London and ending up on the end of a 1-0 defeat.
Mkhitaryan and Ospina to start: Predicted XI v Atletico Madrid
Arsenal face Atletico Madrid in Spain on Thursday, in arguably the biggest game of the season for Arsene Wenger's side.
Mkhitaryan to return: Predicted XI v Manchester United
Arsenal face Manchester United this weekend at Old Trafford, as Arsene Wenger makes his final trip to his old rivals as manager of his current club.
Lacazette and Ramsey star but others continue to struggle: Player ratings v West Ham
Arsenal kept their impressive win going with a 4-1 win in what we discovered on Friday would be Arsene Wenger's final London derby, against West Ham.
Özil and Ramsey to return: Predicted XI v West Ham United
Arsenal face West Ham United at home on Sunday, as the world reels from the news that it will be Arsene Wenger's penultimate Premier League match in North London.
Arsenal get double injury boost ahead of West Ham and Atletico Madrid
Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere will return to full training this week ahead of Arsenal’s upcoming games against West Ham and Atletico Madrid.
3 Arsenal players feature in UEFA Team of the Week
Three Arsenal players have been selected by UEFA for their Europa League Team of the Week despite their poor showing in Moscow on Thursday night.
Elneny shines, Wilshere flops: Player ratings v CSKA Moscow
Arsenal shook off a comeback scare to progress to the Europa League semi-finals with a 2-2 draw against CSKA Moscow on Thursday night.
Iwobi dropped: Arsenal predicted 4-2-3-1 v CSKA Moscow
Arsenal face CSKA Moscow on Thursday night at the VEB Arena in Russia, with a three-goal lead and a place in the Europa League semi-final on the line.
How common is it for Arsenal to actually win a red card appeal?
On Tuesday, Arsenal announced that they'd won their appeal against Mohamed Elneny's red card, but how common is it for the club to see their suspensions overturned?
Koscielny ‘spared’ from facing Colombia as he recovers from injury
Laurent Koscielny won't play against Colombia on Friday night thanks a hip problem, but the France national team hope to see him return to face Russia next Tuesday, according to local media.
Comprehensive fixture list for Arsenal players this international break
It's time for another international break and two weeks away from club football, so to help you cope here's the fixture list for all the Arsenal players called up.
Xhaka continues to impress as Welbeck steals the headlines: Player ratings v Milan
Arsenal overcame a brief comeback scare to ease past AC Milan with a 3-1 win in the second leg of their last-16 Europa League tie on Thursday.
Excellent news about Laurent Koscielny’s back injury
Laurent Koscielny’s back injury may not be as bad as first feared with Arsene Wenger explaining that the vice-captain ‘got a kick’ causing his back to cramp.
Ramsey: Europa League is Arsenal’s best hope for Champions League football
Aaron Ramsey says the Europa League is Arsenal's best hope for Champions League football next season, with the club's league season in tatters at this stage.
The 4 positions Sven Mislintat wants to buy this summer assessed
Sven Mislintat wants Arsenal to sign players in four different positions this summer, according to reports, in what is shaping up to be a significantly busier window than last year.
The four positions Arsenal need to strengthen in the summer
It's fairly clear right now that Arsenal's squad is far from perfect, but which positions in particular do the club need to look at in the summer?
Özil stars in committed Arsenal display: Player ratings v Milan
Arsenal finally ended their losing streak with a top team performance away at the San Siro, beating Milan 2-0 on the night.
16 players who should or could leave Arsenal this summer
Arsenal need more than a change of manager, they need to completely revamp their playing squad as well.
Koscielny calls for squad unity amid rift rumours
Laurent Koscielny says everyone involved with Arsenal needs to stick together if they want to turn things around between now and the end of the season.
Defensive mistakes kill Arsenal again: Player ratings v Brighton
Arsenal slipped to a new low over the weekend, losing a fourth consecutive match, 2-1 against newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion.
Petit: He’s not the same player, he’s regressing
Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit is concerned for Laurent Koscielny's World Cup chances.
Wenger or the players? Arsenal fans split over who to blame after another City...
Some Arsenal fans reckon that Arsene Wenger is entirely to blame for his side's clueless performances this season but others believe the players need to start looking at themselves.
Shadow of his former self: Brutal Arsenal player ratings v Manchester City
Arsenal put in a slightly improved performance against Manchester City on Thursday night, but ended with exactly the same result as at the weekend.
Picking out the worst performers: Arsenal ratings v Manchester City
Arsenal slumped to a humiliating League Cup final defeat on Sunday, losing 3-0 to Manchester City, and there was hardly a single positive individual performance of note.
2 wins 2 draws 2 defeats: Arsenal v AC Milan
Arsenal will face AC Milan in the last-16 of the Europa League, and history suggests it will be a close encounter.
Arsenal to finally strengthen key areas in summer
Arsenal want to strengthen their central defence and midfield in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
Arsenal send scouts to watch Koulibaly who likes club ‘a lot’
Arsenal continue to scout Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly ahead of a potential move in the summer, according to various reports.
No threat without him and 6 other things Arsenal’s abject performance at Tottenham taught...
After Arsenal's 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, let's look at seven things we learned from the match.
Abject Arsenal: Only 1 player stands out in tragic Tottenham player ratings
Arsenal lost 1-0 against Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's North London derby, but they put in a terrible performance that deserved an even worse scoreline.
Genuine attempt to put together a Tottenham-Arsenal combined XI
Arsenal face Spurs this weekend in the North London derby, and since combined XI's are all the rage right now, we've put one of our own together.
Iwobi dropped: Predicted Arsenal 4-3-3 for huge Tottenham game
After last week's emphatic win against Everton, Arsenal will want to keep the good feelings going with a similar starting XI in the North London derby on Saturday.
4-4 at Newcastle: Journalist love-in neglects key facts from game
Chronicle Live writer Mark Douglas recently wrangled Jose Enrique, Steve Harper, Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan together in order to reminisce about Newcastle's 4-4 draw with Arsenal seven years ago today, but the detailed piece only mentions the Magpies' main man twice.
Arsenal players pose with Rihanna and loads of smiles after Everton win
Singer Rihanna took pictures with the Arsenal team after watching the Gunners put five past Everton, in a fantastic win on Saturday.