Ange Kouamé 安以恩 | |
Fullname: | Ange Samuel Kouamé |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1996 |
Birth Place: | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Currentclub: | Liaoning Tieren |
Clubnumber: | 25 |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs1: | Tatung |
Years2: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs2: | Taiwan Steel |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | Liaoning Tieren |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 8 |
Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
Nationalteam1: | Chinese Taipei |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Caps1: | 52 |
Goals1: | 44 |
Goals2: | 31 |
Caps2: | 48 |
Ange Samuel Kouamé (born 22 December 1996), also known as An Yi-en (Chinese: 安以恩), is a footballer who plays as a striker for Liaoning Tieren. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents the Chinese Taipei national football team.[1]
Kouamé started playing football at a young age and moved to the Philippines in 2016 before moving to Taiwan.[2]
Kouamé started his football career with Tatung in 2018. He won the 2018 and the 2019 league titles. Kouamé was also the top scorer in the 2020 league with twenty goals.[3]
In 2021, Kouamé moved to league champions, Tainan City. In his first season, he helped the club to retained the league title winning the 2021 league title. In the following season, Kouamé won the Chinese Taipei Footballer of the Year as he won another league title in the 2022 season.
Kouamé became the second naturalized player to represent Chinese Taipei internationally.[4] On 8 September 2023, he made his international debut against Philippines and in the next match on 12 September 2023, Kouamé scored his debut goal for Chinese Taipei against Singapore.
During the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in both the first and second leg, he provided 3 assists and scoring once against Timor-Leste which saw Chinese Taipei advance to the second round.
1 | 12 September 2023 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | 0–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | ||
2 | 17 October 2023 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
3 | 18 November 2024 | Singapore National Stadium, Kallang Singapore | 1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Kouamé mainly operates as a striker and is known for his dribbling ability and ability to play in the penalty box.[5] [6]
Kouamé has been married to a Taiwanese woman and has a son.[7]
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Tainan City
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