Arsène Kouassi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kan Guy Arsène Kouassi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Cocody, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajaccio | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Stars FC | |||
| 2021–2022 | Ajaccio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Ajaccio II | 29 | (2) |
| 2023– | Ajaccio | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Burkina Faso | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:51, 3 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:51, 3 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kan Guy Arsène Kouassi (born 11 September 2004) is a Burkinabé professional football player who plays as a left-back for Ajaccio. Born in the Ivory Coast, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.
Career
[edit]A youth product of New Stars FC, Kouassi moved to Ajaccio's academy in 2021 and was promoted to their reserves in 2022.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Ajaccio side in a 4–1 Coupe de France win over Toulouse Métropole FC on 19 November 2023.[2] On 4 September 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Ajaccio until 2027.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in the Ivory Coast, Kouassi is of Burkinabé descent and holds dual Ivorian-Burkinabé citizenship.[1] He was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rasoarivelo, Prisca (28 February 2025). "Qui est Arsène Kouassi, la pépite burkinabè évoluant à l'AC Ajaccio ?".
- ^ "Coupe de France : Toulouse-Métropole, éliminé par l'AC Ajaccio, n'a pas à rougir". ladepeche.fr.
- ^ Defly, Edinam Franck (5 September 2024). "AC Ajaccio : Arsène Kouassi signe Pro".
- ^ "Ajaccio : Arsène Kouassi appelé pour la première fois en sélection". Foot National. 12 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Arsène Kouassi at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Burkinabé men's footballers
- Burkina Faso men's international footballers
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivorian people of Burkinabé descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Burkinabé sportsmen
- 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen
- AC Ajaccio players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Burkinabé expatriate men's footballers
- Burkinabé expatriates in France
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriates in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France