Christian Kouamé Explained

Christian Kouamé
Full Name:Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou
Birth Date:6 December 1997
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height:1.85 m
Position:Forward, winger
Currentclub:Fiorentina
Clubnumber:99
Youthyears1:–2015
Youthclubs1:Prato
Youthyears2:2014–2015
Youthclubs2:Sassuolo (loan)
Youthyears3:2016
Youthclubs3:Internazionale (loan)
Years1:2015–2017
Clubs1:Prato
Caps1:13
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Cittadella (loan)
Caps2:15
Goals2:2
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Cittadella
Caps3:40
Goals3:11
Years4:2018–2020
Clubs4:Genoa
Caps4:49
Goals4:9
Years5:2020
Clubs5:Fiorentina (loan)
Caps5:7
Goals5:1
Years6:2020–
Clubs6:Fiorentina
Caps6:85
Goals6:7
Years7:2021–2022
Clubs7:Anderlecht (loan)
Caps7:31
Goals7:8
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Ivory Coast U23
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2021
Nationalteam2:Ivory Coast Olympic
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2019–
Nationalteam3:Ivory Coast
Nationalcaps3:30
Nationalgoals3:3
Club-Update:21:16, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:3 February 2024

Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou (born 6 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Kouamé started playing football on the streets of Bingerville, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At the age of 16, he moved with other Ivorian teenagers to Italy to participate in trials with several clubs. Eventually he was signed by 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 Lega Pro for Prato on 6 September 2015 in a game against Pisa.[2]

On 13 July 2018, Kouamé signed with Serie A side Genoa.[3]

On 31 January 2020, he joined Fiorentina on loan with an obligation to buy.[4]

International career

Kouamé debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a pair of 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

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Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Prato2015–16Lega Pro13020150
Cittadella (loan)2016–17Serie B1520010162
Cittadella2017–18Serie B401141314713
Total55134100416315
Genoa2018–19Serie A38410394
2019–2011510125
Total499200000519
Fiorentina (loan)2019–20Serie A710071
Fiorentina2020–21Serie A33131362
2022–2328430121435
2023–242323012000382
10000010
Total928912410012510
Anderlecht (loan)2021–22Belgian Pro League318553613
Career total240382272514129047

International

List of international goals scored by Christian Kouamé
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 June 2022 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast 2–0 3–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 24 March 2023 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast 1–0 3–1
3 20 November 2023 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Fiorentina

Ivory Coast U23

Ivory Coast

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football KOUAME Christian - Tokyo 2020 Olympics . olympics.com . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 22 August 2021 . 22 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210722230915/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/football/athlete-profile-n1383834-kouame-christian.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 6 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Kouamé signed with Genoa. 13 July 2018.
  4. Fiorentina. KOUAME COMPLETES FIORENTINA MOVE. 31 January 2020. 31 January 2020. 31 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131142327/http://en.violachannel.tv/breaking-detail/items/kouame-completes-fiorentina-move.html. dead.
  5. Web site: CAN U23 : Nicolas Tié, Kouamé Christian, Guiagon Parfait… les surprises du chef Kamara. ALLA Jean. Marc. 14 March 2019. Mondialsport.net.
  6. Web site: CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details. www.cafonline.com.
  7. News: Ivory Coast under-23 secure release of striker Kouame. BBC Sport . 1 November 2019.
  8. News: Ivory Coast striker Christian Kouame leaves U-23 Nations Cup with knee injury. BBC Sport . 16 November 2019.
  9. Web site: ESPN. Ivory Coast v DR Congo game report. 13 October 2019.
  10. Web site: C. Kouamé. Soccerway.
  11. Web site: Mackenzie . Alasdair . 24 May 2023 . Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia . 24 May 2023 . Eurosport.
  12. Web site: Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final. Simon. Stone. BBC Sport. 7 June 2023. 7 June 2023.
  13. Web site: CAN U23 "Egypte 2019" : Voici les Eléphants sélectionnés | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football . 3 January 2020 . 22 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022073744/http://www.fifciv.com/?q=can-u23-egypte-2019-voici-les-el%C3%A9phants-s%C3%A9lectionn%C3%A9s . dead .
  14. Web site: Stevens . Rob . 11 February 2024 . Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast . 14 February 2024 . BBC Sport.