Eboue Kouassi
 With FC Krasnodar in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jules Christ Kouassi Eboue | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| 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– | Celtic | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:04, 29 April 2017 (UTC). | |||
Jules Christ Kouassi Eboue (born 13 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic as a midfielder. He previously played for Krasnodar in Russia before joining Celtic in 2017.
Club career
Early career
Kouassi 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
In 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
On 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]
International career
Kouassi 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.[9] However, he was an unused substitute in both matches.[10][11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 March 2017[12]
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
Honours
- Celtic
- Scottish Premiership (1): 2016–17
- Scottish Cup (1): 2016–17
References
- 1 2 "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 KouassiEboue". STV Sport. 3 January 2016. 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.
- ↑ "Injured Gervinho out of Ivory Coast squad". Yahoo! Sports. 2 November 2016. 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.
- ↑ "K.Eboue". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2016.