Christian Kouakou
 Kouakou in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Kouakou Yao | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | M'Bonoua, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Toumodi | ||
| 2007–2009 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Muangthong United | 53 | (22) |
| 2012–2015 | Tours | 94 | (25) |
| 2016–2018 | Caen | 25 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Nîmes (loan) | 28 | (8) |
| 2019 | MFK Karviná | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Gabala | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bangladesh Police | 20 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | Yenicami Ağdelen | 16 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2022 | |||
Christian Kouakou Yao (born 1 March 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
[edit]Born in M'Bonoua, Kouakou began his career with Toumodi F.C.
In the summer of 2007, he moved to Europe signing a contract with R.S.C. Anderlecht's academy. After three years with the youth teams of Anderlecht, he signed in January 2010 for the Thai side, Muangthong United.[2]
During the mid-season transfer period of the 2010–2011 season, he was linked with the Belgian Premier Division club KV Mechelen.
On 31 August 2016, Kouakou joined Nîmes Olympique from Stade Malherbe Caen on a season-long loan deal.[3] In September 2018, he terminated his contract with Caen.[4]
On 4 July 2019, Gabala FK signed Kouakou to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from MFK Karviná.[5]
On 2021 Christian Kouakou joined in Bangladesh Police. He scored his two goals against Abahani Limited Dhaka. He left the club in August 2021 after finishing the season.
In April 2022, he again joined Bangladesh Police for second phase of 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 30 April 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Muangthong United | 2010 | Thai League 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 6 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Tours | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 9 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 6 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 107 | 26 | ||
| Tours II | 2013–14 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| SM Caen | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 2 | ||
| SM Caen II | 2016–17 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | ||
| Nîmes (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 8 | |||
| Karviná | 2018–19 | Fortuna liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Gabala | 2019–20 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Bangladesh Police | 2020–21 | Bangladesh Premier League | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 6 | - | - | 211 | 51 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Christian Kouakou at Soccerway
- ^ Muangthong’s king-size worries[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Christian Kouakou prêté à Nîmes" [Christian Kouakou on loan to Nîmes] (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "L1 - Caen : Départ de Christian Kouakou - Mercato 365". Mercato 365 (in French). 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "Kristian Kouakou Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Christian Kouakou at Soccerway
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Muangthong United F.C. players
- Tours FC players
- Stade Malherbe Caen players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- MFK Karviná players
- Gabala SC players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Belgian Pro League players
- Thai League 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
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- Czech First League players
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- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
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