Christian Kouamé
Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou (born 6 December 1997), known as Christian Kouamé, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Fiorentina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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 | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Ivory Coast U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ivory Coast | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020 | |||
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for Prato on 6 September 2015 in a game against Pisa.[1]
On 13 July 2018, Kouamé signed with Serie A side Genoa.[2]
On 31 January 2020 he joined Fiorentina on loan with an obligation to buy.[3]
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.[4][5] He was called-up for the final tournament in November 2019,[6] suffering a knee injury.[7]
He made his debut for the senior Ivory Coast national football team on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against DR Congo.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 January 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 2019–20 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 155 | 27 | ||
References
- "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.
- 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". 1 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Ivory Coast striker Christian Kouame leaves U-23 Nations Cup with knee injury". 16 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Ivory Coast v DR Congo game report". ESPN. 13 October 2019.
- http://www.fifciv.com/?q=can-u23-egypte-2019-voici-les-el%C3%A9phants-s%C3%A9lectionn%C3%A9s
- "Christian Kouame". Soccerway.com.
External links
- Christian Kouamé at WorldFootball.net
- Christian Kouamé at Soccerway
- Christian Kouamé at National-Football-Teams.com