| Axel Kouame | |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Birth Date: | 2003 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Inter Turku |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sporting Football des Cascades |
| Years1: | 2023 |
| Clubs1: | Inter Turku II |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Inter Turku |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23 October 2024 |
Axel Kouame (born 14 October 2003) is an Ivorian professional football player for Finnish Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku.
Kouame played in the academy of Sporting Football des Cascades in Burkina Faso. He spent time in Belgium with several clubs on trials, before on 11 August 2023, Inter Turku in Finland announced that they had signed with Kouame on a deal until the end of 2024, with an option for an additional year,[1] [2] for an undisclosed fee.[3] Two days later, on 13 August 2023, he debuted with his new club in Veikkausliiga, in a 1–0 away loss against Honka.[4] Kouame scored his first goal for Inter Turku on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup win over Lahti.[5] On 16 August 2024, Kouame scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on a penalty spot, a winning goal in a 3–0 home win over SJK Seinäjoki.[6] His option for the 2025 season was exercised in September 2024.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Inter Turku II | 2023 | Kolmonen | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Inter Turku | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | |||
Inter Turku
2024[9]