Aïssatou Kouyaté
| Aïssatou Kouyaté | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
19 April 1995 Clichy, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| MSD Chartres | |||
–2014 | Fleury Loiret Handball | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2017 | OGC Nice | ||
2017–2021 | ES Besançon | ||
2021–2024 | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
2024- | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | France | 16 | (25) |
Medal record | |||
Aïssatou Kouyaté (born 19 April 1995) is a French female handball player who plays for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica and the French national team as a right back.[1]
Career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Kouyaté started playing handball at MSD Chartres, before joining Fleury Loiret Handball. In 2014 she joined OGC Nice.[2] After a year she signed her first professional contract with the club.
made her debut for the French national team on 23 March 2019 against Denmark.[3]
Besançon
[edit]In 2017 she joined ES Besançon to replace the injured Anna Manaut.[4]
She represented France at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship, where France won silver medals, losing to Norway in the final.[5][6][7]
Brest Bretagne
[edit]In 2021 she joined Brest Bretagne Handball.[8] In April 2021, she suffered from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury on her left knee which made her forfeit the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9]
About a year later in February 2022, she suffered an injury on the same knee during a Champions league match. She had recently come back on the pitch after physical therapy.[10]
Budućnost Podgorica
[edit]In 2024 she signed for Montenegrin side ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica.[11]
Achievements
[edit]Club
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- French league (Division 1 Féminine):
- Runner up: 2022 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
- 3rd: 2021 (with ES Besançon)
- French Women's League Cup Championship (Coupe de la Ligue):
- Finalist: 2016 (with OGC Nice HB)
National team
[edit]- European Championship
- 2020:
Silver
- 2020:
- Junior World Championship
- 2014: 5th
References
[edit]- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "ET AILLEURS ? Aïssatou KOUYATE, nouvelle internationale nous offre sa première interview". uscagneshandball.clubeo.com (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ handzone.net: Aïssatou Kouyaté, retrieved 8 January 2022
- ^ "Kouyaté deuxième joker médical de Besançon" (in French). handnews.fr. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "#EdFF – EHF EURO 2020 – Les vingt avant les seize". ffhandball.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Stalwart Norway seal record eighth EHF EURO title". European Handball Federation. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Aïssatou Kouyaté bientôt à Brest !" (in French). Brest Bretagne Handball. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Blessée, l'internationale tricolore Aïssatou Kouyaté (ESBF) manquera les JO de Tokyo". L'Est républicain. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Fin de saison pour l'internationale française Aïssatou Kouyaté (Brest), touchée au genou".
- ^ "Aisatu Kujate šesto pojačanje za narednu sezonu". zrkb.me. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
