Jules Christ Eboue Kouassi (born 13 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Arouca.
 Kouassi with Krasnodar in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jules Christ Eboue Kouassi | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arouca | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Académie Symbiose Foot d'Abobo | ||
| 2014 | Shirak | ||
| 2014–2016 | Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Krasnodar | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Celtic | 22 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Genk (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Genk | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Arouca (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2023 | Jong Genk | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Arouca | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editKouassi played for Académie Symbiose Foot d'Abobo in the Ivory Coast before moving to Armenian club Shirak in early 2014.[1] In the summer of 2014 he joined the youth system of Russian club Krasnodar.[1]
Krasnodar
editIn December 2015, Kouassi signed a new contract with Krasnodar.[2] Kouassi made his debut for Krasnodar on 21 May 2016, in a 1–0 victory against Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League.[3] He became a regular the following season, 2016–17, playing in a total of 18 matches by the end of December 2016 and helping his side to fifth place in the league.[4] During this time, Kouassi also scored his first goal; opening the scoring in a 3–0 win over Maltese side Birkirkara in a UEFA Europa League tie on 4 August 2016.[5][6]
Celtic
editOn 3 January 2017, it was reported that Scottish Premiership club Celtic had agreed a transfer fee of around £3 million with Krasnodar to sign Eboue Kouassi.[7] Celtic announced the signing of Kouassi on a four-year-contract, subject to obtaining a visa, on 12 January 2017.[8]
Kouassi made 22 first-team appearances for Celtic in his first three years with the club. He was loaned to Belgian club Genk in January 2020.[9]
Genk
editKouassi signed for Genk on 1 July 2020, for €1.5 million.
Arouca
editOn 31 August 2021, Kouassi was loaned to Arouca.[10] On 7 July 2023, Arouca announced the free signing of Kouassi on a free transfer, with the player signing a two-year deal.[11]
International career
editKouassi was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the first time in November 2016, for a 2018 World Cup qualification match against Morocco and a friendly against France.[12] However, he was an unused substitute in both matches.[13][14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 February 2020[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Celtic | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Genk (loan) | 2019–20 | Jupiler Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | – | 42 | 1 | |||
Honours
editCeltic
References
edit- ^ a b "ЭБУЭ КУАССИ" [Eboue Kouassi] (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "18-летний ивуарийский полузащитник Куасси перешёл в Краснодар". championat.com (in Russian). Championat. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Game Report by PFL". Russian Football Premier League. 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Celtic to move for Ivory Coast midfielder Kouassi Eboué - Sky sources". Sky Sports. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "KRASNODAR VS. BIRKIRKARA 3 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ Sansun, David (24 November 2016). "Ones To Watch – Kouassi Eboué". Russian Football News. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Celtic agree £3m fee with Krasnodar for Kouassi Eboue". STV Sport. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Celtic complete signing of Kouassi Eboue subject to visa". celticfc.net. Celtic F.C. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Eboue Kouassi: Celtic midfielder moves to Genk on loan". BBC Sport. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Genk empresta Eboué Kouassi ao Arouca" [Genk loans Eboué Kouassi to Arouca]. Record. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Eboué Kouassi regressa ao Arouca" [Official: Eboué Kouassie returns to Arouca]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Injured Gervinho out of Ivory Coast squad". Yahoo! Sports. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Morocco vs. Côte d'Ivoire 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "France vs. Côte d'Ivoire 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Eboue Kouassi at Soccerway
- ^ "K. Eboue". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Cup 2018". BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
External links
edit- Eboue Kouassi at Celtic FC (archived)
- Eboue Kouassi at Russian Premier League
- Eboue Kouassi at Soccerbase
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