| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Football des Cascades | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Inter Turku II | 4 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Inter Turku | 47 | (5) |
| 2025– | AIK | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 | |||
Axel Kouame (born 14 October 2003) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club AIK.
Kouame grew up in Yopougon area of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [1] Later he played in the academy of Sporting Football des Cascades in Burkina Faso. He spent time in Belgium with several clubs on trials, before on 11 August 2023, Inter Turku in Finland announced that they had signed with Kouame on a deal until the end of 2024, with an option for an additional year, [2] [3] for an undisclosed fee. [4] Two days later, on 13 August, he debuted with his new club in Veikkausliiga, in a 1–0 away loss against Honka. [5]
Kouame scored his first goal for Inter Turku on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup win over Lahti. [6] He totalled seven appearances and two goals during the campaign, and helped Inter to win the Finnish League Cup title in 2024. On 16 August, Kouame scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on a penalty spot, a winning goal in a 3–0 home win over SJK Seinäjoki. [7] After his contract option was first exercised in September, [8] on 16 March 2025 Kouame extended his deal with Inter until the end of 2026. [9] [10] [11]
On 29 August 2025, Allsvenskan club AIK signed Kouame on a four-and-a-half years contract. [12] According to media, the transfer fee was over 10 million SEK, which corresponds to around €1 million. [13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Turku II | 2023 | Kolmonen | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| Inter Turku | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | 28 | 7 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 12 | ||
| AIK | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 51 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 15 | ||
Inter Turku