Odilon Kossounou

Odilon Kossounou ([ɔdilɔ̃ kɔsunu]; born 4 January 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian side Club Brugge.

Odilon Kossounou
Personal information
Full name Kouakou Odilon Dorgeless Kossounou
Date of birth (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001
Place of birth Ivory Coast
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 5
Youth career
–2019 ASEC Abidjan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Hammarby IF 9 (0)
2019– Club Brugge 2 (0)
National team‡
2020– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2020

Playing career

Kossounou started his career in the academy of ASEC Abidjan. After having been discovered at Gothia Cup, he joined Hammarby IF on a long-term deal shortly after his 18th birthday in January 2019.[1] In May 2019, he moved to Belgian side Club Brugge, effective in July 2019.[2]

International career

Kossounou debuted with the Ivory Coast national team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Belgium on 8 October 2020.[3]

Playing style

Kossounou prevalently plays as centre back and excels in his tackling: his long limbs and the excellent timing of his interventions gives him one of the highest tackle success ratios in Europe.[4]

Outside football

In 2020 Odilon was the subject of a TV-documentary on Swedish television titled "Det vackra spelet" (The beautiful game) that for three years followed Odilon on his transfer to Hammarby and then on to Club Brugge.[5]

Career statistics
As of 27 May 2019.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF2019Allsvenskan9040—130
Career total 904000130

References
  1. "Hammarby Fotboll - Kossounou Odilon på plats – avtalet påskrivet".
  2. "Hammarby Fotboll - Odilon klar för Club Brügge".
  3. "Belgium vs. Côte d'Ivoire - 8 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. "Wonderkids: Odilon Kossounou". Soccerment. 12 January 2021.
  5. "Det vackra spelet". 22 March 2020.
  6. Odilon Kossounou at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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