![]() Krasso with Red Star in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jean-Philippe Nils Stephan Krasso [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 17 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | IFR Châteauroux | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Lorient | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Lorient B | 43 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Schiltigheim | 23 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Épinal | 42 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Saint-Étienne | 57 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | → Le Mans (loan) | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Ajaccio (loan) | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Red Star Belgrade | 29 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Paris FC | 31 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Ivory Coast U20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Ivory Coast | 20 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024 |
Jean-Philippe Nils Stephan Krasso (born 17 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris FC. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Krasso moved to France in 2007 from Germany and starting playing football at IFR Châteauroux, before joining the academy of Lorient. [2] He spent his early career with Lorient B, Schiltigheim, and Épinal in the Championnat National 2.[ citation needed ]
Krasso signed a three-year professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 28 May 2020. [3] On 24 July 2020, he made his professional debut with Saint-Étienne in a 1–0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the 2020 Coupe de France Final. [4] On 31 January 2021, he was loaned to Le Mans in the Championnat National, to progress his career. [5] On 27 January 2022, Krasso was loaned to Ligue 2 side Ajaccio, and helped the club achieve promotion to Ligue 1. [6] [7]
On 30 August 2022, Krasso scored four goals in Saint-Étienne's 5–0 home victory over Bastia, becoming the first to score four goals in a league match for the club in the 21st century. [8]
On 20 June 2023, Krasso joined reigning Serbian SuperLiga champions Red Star Belgrade on a free transfer. [9] He scored two goals on his debut on 30 July, a 5–0 home win over Vojvodina. [10]
On 6 July 2024, Krasso joined Ligue 2 club, Paris FC. [11] On 17 August 2024, Krasso made debut against Stade Malherbe Caen and win 0–2 at away games in Matchweek 1.
Krasso was born in Germany and is of Ivorian descent; He moved to France at a young age. He represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament. [12]
Krasso made his senior international debut for Ivory Coast in their 2–1 friendly win over Togo on 25 September 2022. [13]
Krasso was part of the victorious Ivory Coast side at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, [14] where he scored one goal in the group stage win over Guinea-Bissau. [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Saint-Étienne | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 17 | ||
Total | 57 | 18 | 3 | 0 | – | 60 | 18 | |||
Le Mans (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 14 | 5 | – | – | 14 | 5 | ||
Ajaccio (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 4 | – | – | 15 | 4 | ||
Red Star Belgrade | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 [b] | 0 | 36 | 9 |
Paris FC | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 15 | |
Career total | 145 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 51 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ivory Coast | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
2023 | 5 | 2 | |
2024 | 10 | 4 | |
Total | 19 | 7 |
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krasso goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 16 November 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
2 | 24 March 2023 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [17] |
3 | 17 November 2023 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ![]() | 7–0 | 9–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [18] |
4 | 13 January 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | [15] |
5 | 6 September 2024 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
6 | 2–0 | ||||||
7 | 10 September 2024 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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