Christian Kouakou
Christian Kouakou Yao (born 1 March 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for Gabala FK.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Kouakou Yao | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:31, 7 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Abidjan, 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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 September 2019[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 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 6 | - | - | 201 | 44 | ||
References
- Christian Kouakou at Soccerway
- Muangthong’s king-size worries
- "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.