Christian Kouamé
Ivorian footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou (born 6 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Italian Serie A club Empoli on loan from Fiorentina, and the Ivory Coast national team.
 Kouamé with Anderlecht in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Empoli (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 102 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 31 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Empoli (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ivory Coast U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast Olympic | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Ivory Coast | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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.[6][7] He was called-up for the final tournament in November 2019,[8] suffering a knee injury.[9]
He made his debut for the Ivory Coast senior national team on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against DR Congo.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 March 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | Serie B | 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 (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12[b] | 1 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 109 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 11 | ||
| Anderlecht (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 36 | 13 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 261 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 321 | 48 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, Belgian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 2022 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |  Zambia | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 24 March 2023 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast |  Comoros | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | 20 November 2023 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Gambia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[12]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23,[13] 2023–24
Ivory Coast U23
- Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019[14]
Ivory Coast
References
External links
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