Arthur Kouassi

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Arthur Kouassi
Personal information
Full name Koffi Desmos Arthur Kouassi N'nan [1]
Date of birth (1989-11-17) 17 November 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Bondoukou, Ivory Coast
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Shenzhen 67 (30)
2013 Citizen AA 43 (41)
2013–2016 Global FC 199 (107)
2014–2016 Manila Jeepney 44 (10)
2017 Chin United 13 (6)
2017–2018 Ilocos United 20 (11)
2018 Ulaanbaatar City 18 (12)
2018 Gokulam Kerala 2 (0)
2019 Mohammedan 9 (10)
2020 Bhawanipore 3 (0)
2021–2023 Delhi FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Kouassi (born 17 November 1989 in Bondoukou, Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He last played for I-League 2 side Delhi.

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In 2019, Kouassi came into limelight when he scored five goals in a single match at the Durand Cup with Mohammedan Sporting in Kolkata. [2]

Career

Club

In 2012, Kouassi signed for Shenzhen, before moving to Citizen AA for the 2013 season. After leaving Hong-Kong, Kouassi spent three season in the Philippines with Manila Jeepney and Global FC. [3] During Kouassi's time with Global FC, they reached the 2016 UFL Cup final, [4] where they lost 3–1 to Ceres. After leaving Global FC, Kouassi scored six goals in thirteen games for Chin United in the Myanmar National League during the first half of 2017. In the second half of 2017, Kouassi joined Ilocos United, scoring eleven goals in twenty games before leaving in early 2018. On 4 April 2018, Ulaanbaatar City FC announced the signing of Kouassi. [3]

International

Kouassi has represented Ivory Coast at youth level on five occasions. [3]

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References

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  2. Chakraborty, Ratan (11 August 2019). "পাঁচ গোল করে ময়দানে নতুন ইতিহাস কোসির" [Kouassi became hero in Kolkata football after scoring five goals in a single match]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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