Christian Kouamé
 Kouamé with Anderlecht in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fiorentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Prato | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Sassuolo (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Internazionale (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Prato | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Cittadella (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Cittadella | 40 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Genoa | 49 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Fiorentina | 79 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 31 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ivory Coast U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast Olympic | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Ivory Coast | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:03, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou (born 6 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional
.Club career
Kouamé started playing football on the streets of
Prato and as still a minor at that time, grew up with an Italian foster family he is still close with.[1]
Kouamé made his professional debut in the
Pisa.[2]
On 13 July 2018, Kouamé signed with
Genoa.[3]
On 31 January 2020, he joined Fiorentina on loan with an obligation to buy.[4]
International career
Kouamé debuted for the
2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[5][6] He was called-up for the final tournament in November 2019,[7] suffering a knee injury.[8]
He made his debut for the Ivory Coast senior national team on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against DR Congo.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 April 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Prato | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cittadella (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Cittadella | 2017–18 | Serie B | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 47 | 13 | |
| Total | 55 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 15 | ||
| Genoa | 2018–19 | Serie A | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | ||
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 86 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 10 | ||
| Anderlecht (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 36 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 234 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 280 | 47 | ||
International
- As of match played 19 November 2023. Ivory Coast score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kouamé goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 2022 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |  Zambia |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 24 March 2023 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast |  Comoros |
1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | 20 November 2023 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam , Tanzania |
 Gambia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[11]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23[12]
Ivory Coast U23
- 2019[13]
Ivory Coast
References
- ^ "Football KOUAME Christian - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Kouamé signed with Genoa". Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "KOUAME COMPLETES FIORENTINA MOVE" (Press release). Fiorentina. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Marc, ALLA Jean (14 March 2019). "CAN U23 : Nicolas Tié, Kouamé Christian, Guiagon Parfait… les surprises du chef Kamara". Mondialsport.net.
- ^ "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ "Ivory Coast under-23 secure release of striker Kouame". BBC Sport. 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Ivory Coast striker Christian Kouame leaves U-23 Nations Cup with knee injury". BBC Sport. 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Ivory Coast v DR Congo game report". ESPN. 13 October 2019.
- ^ "C. Kouamé". Soccerway.
- ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "CAN U23 "Egypte 2019" : Voici les Eléphants sélectionnés | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian Kouamé.
- Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website (in Italian)
- Christian Kouamé at WorldFootball.net
- Christian Kouamé at Soccerway
- Christian Kouamé at National-Football-Teams.com
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