Christian Kouakou

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Christian Kouakou

Kouakou in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Christian Kouakou Yao
Date of birth	(1991-03-01) 1 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	M'Bonoua, Ivory Coast
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
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)
2021–2022	Bangladesh Police	20	(11)
2023–2024	Yenicami Ağdelen	16	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2022

Christian Kouakou Yao (born 1 March 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Born in M'Bonoua, 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]

On 2021 Christian Kouakou joined in Bangladesh Police. He scored his two goals against Abahani Limited Dhaka. He left the club in August 2021 after finishing the season.

In April 2022, he again joined Bangladesh Police for second phase of 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 April 2021 ^[1]

Club statistics

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
Bangladesh Police	2020–21	Bangladesh Premier League	10	7	0	0	–		0	0	–		10	7
Career total			173	44	7	0	11	1	18	6	-	-	211	51

References

1. Christian Kouakou at Soccerway
2. Muangthong’s king-size worries ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "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.
4. "L1 - Caen : Départ de Christian Kouakou - Mercato 365". Mercato 365 (in French). 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
5. "Kristian Kouakou Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

External links

• Christian Kouakou at Soccerway