Nicolas Kocik

French footballer (born 1998)

Nicolas Kocik
Personal information
Kocik in 2019
Date of birth	(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Maubeuge, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Le Mans
Number	16
Youth career
2005–2009	Famars
2010–2013	Marly
2013–2017	Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2022	Valenciennes II	15	(0)
2018–2019	→ Le Mans II (loan)	8	(0)
2018–2019	→ Le Mans (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2022	Valenciennes	2	(0)
2021–2022	→ Cholet (loan)	26	(0)
2022–	Le Mans	44	(0)
International career
2015	France U17	1	(0)
2017	France U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024

Nicolas Kocik (born 4 August 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championnat National club Le Mans.

Club career

Kocik made his professional debut with Valenciennes in a 4–1 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Ajaccio on 13 August 2019.^[1]

On 5 July 2022, Kocik returned to Le Mans.^[2]

Kocik's grandfather, Bolec Kocik, was also a professional football player and manager of Polish descent.^[3]

^ "Ajaccio vs. Valenciennes - 13 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
^ "AU REVOIR PIERRE ET BIENVENUE NICOLAS !" (in French). Le Mans. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ ""Une fierté de porter ce nom" - VA-FC.com". Valenciennes FC - VA-FC.com.

Nicolas Kocik at Soccerway
Nicolas Kocik at the French Football Federation (in French)
Nicolas Kocik at the French Football Federation (archived 2016-03-03) (in French)

Le Mans FC – current squad