| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Junior Kakou | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reference Foot Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Jong Cercle | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cercle Brugge | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Junior Kakou (born 30 June 2005) is an Ivorian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge.
A product of the Reference Foot Academy in the Ivory Coast, on 29 January 2024 Kakou signed a contract with Jong Cercle until 30 June 2026. [2] On 22 September 2024, he made his debut with the senior Cercle Brugge squad in a 2–0 Belgian Pro League loss to KV Mechelen. [3] On 8 July 2025, was formally promoted and signed a contract with Cercle Brugge until 2027. [4]