Barcelona defensive ace continues to play every possible game and has already passed the 50-game mark this season | OneFootball

Jules Kounde has been a key player for Hansi Flick since the very start of the season. The French defender is one of the most used players by the German coach at FC Barcelona, playing almost all of his minutes as a right-back.

In fact, he has participated in all the matches played by the Blaugranes this season, showcasing his importance for Flick.

Meanwhile, he is equally important for the French national team coach, Didier Deschamps, and according to SPORT, the defender has already played more than 50 games this season with both his club and national side, accumulating more than 4000 minutes of play. Thus, this season is turning out to be a historic one for him.

Only in the last international break, Kounde played 210 minutes, as France went to extra time and then penalties in the UEFA Nations League quarter-final tie. Although he missed his penalty in the shoot-out, his team still qualified for the semi-finals, where they will face Spain.

With Barcelona, the Frenchman has played a total of 43 games, 40 of which he has started. He has accumulated 3541 minutes in the Blaugrana shirt this season. On the other hand, he has played 8 games with the French national team, starting 7 and accumulating 664 minutes.

Thus, since the start of the season, the French defender has played 51 games for club and country, 47, or 92.25%, as a starter, and accumulated 4205 minutes on the pitch. Furthermore, he has played 38 of these 51 matches from the first minute to the last.

Kounde has a very strict fitness regime that allows him to play all these minutes without many problems. As a result, his coaches also do not see the need to rotate him often. In fact, these appearance figures would have been even higher for the Frenchman if he had not faced some disciplinary issues at Barcelona.