Jean Thierry Lazare

Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (born 7 March 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise, and the Ivory Coast national team as a central midfielder.

Club career
On 22 June 2021, he joined Union Saint-Gilloise on a season-long loan. On 20 April 2022, Union SG exercised their option to make the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Amani.

International career
Lazare represented the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.

Lazare made his debut for Ivory Coast national football team in a 4-0 win over Burundi, on 16 November 2022.

During the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Lazare was part of the Côte d'Ivoire side that won the tournament; he made a substitute appearance in the final.

Honours
Union SG Ivory Coast U23 Ivory Coast
 * Belgian Cup: 2023–24
 * Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up:2019
 * Africa Cup of Nations: 2023

Individual
 * Toulon Tournament Best XI: 2017
 * Toulon Tournament Third best player: 2017