Axel Kouame

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Axel Kouame
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

AIK

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]

Career statistics

As of 29 August 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Turku II2023 Kolmonen 4343
Inter Turku 2023 Veikkausliiga 6060
2024 Veikkausliiga2215272345
2025 Veikkausliiga1942073287
Total47572145006812
AIK 2025 Allsvenskan 00000000
Career total51872145007215
  1. Includes Suomen Cup

Honours

Inter Turku

References

  1. Axel Kouame – Norsunluurannikolta Interin keskikentälle ja Veikkausliigaan loistamaan!, fcinter.fi, 10 March 2025
  2. LUPAAVA AXEL KOUAME SIIRTYY INTERIIN, fcinter.fi, 11 August 2023
  3. Le FC Inter Turku annonce la signature d'Axel Kouamé, africafoot.com, 11 August 2023
  4. Norsunluurannikkolainen lupaus Axel Kouame, 19, siirtyy Interiin, Aamuset, 11 August 2023
  5. HONKA VS. INTER TURKU 1 - 0, int.soccerway.com
  6. VUODEN ENSIMMÄISET PISTEET KOTIIN LIIGACUPIN AVAUSOTTELUSTA, fcinter.fi, 27 January 2024
  7. Viikonlopun kierros käyntiin jo perjantaina – Inter löi SJK:n ja nousi kamppailemaan Mestaruussarjapaikasta, veikkausliiga.com, 16 August 2024
  8. Inter on käyttänyt Axel Kouamen sopimuksessa olleen vuoden option, fcinter.fi, 18 September 2024
  9. Läpimurtopelaaja Axel Kouame jatkosopimukseen, fcinter.fi, 16 March 2025
  10. Tämä Veikkausliigan timantti pelaa omassa ulottuvuudessaan: "Näkee mitä muut eivät", Apu Aitio, 10 May 2025
  11. Kymmenet seurat kiinnostuivat Interin tähtipelaaja Axel Kouamesta, Turun Sanomat, 5 April 2025
  12. "Axel Kouame klar för AIK Fotboll". AIK (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  13. Expressen: Suomen pääsarjassa jysähti – Tähtipelaaja lähtee miljoonasiirrolla, Iltalehti, 29 August 2025
  14. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, A.Kouame, Finnish Fa/ Palloliitto
  15. Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024