Jean Evrard Kouassi

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Jean Evrard Kouassi
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth N'Damien, Ivory Coast
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Zhejiang Pro
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2011 Jeunesse Sportive de Bassam
2011–2012 Moossou
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Hajduk Split 59 (13)
2015–2016 Shanghai SIPG 45 (12)
2017–2021 Wuhan Zall 103 (47)
2022–2023 Trabzonspor 16 (0)
2022–2023 → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 12 (3)
2023– Zhejiang Pro 45 (11)
International career‡
2011 Ivory Coast U17 7 (2)
2013 Ivory Coast U20 1 (1)
2021– Ivory Coast 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

Jean Evrard Kouassi (born 25 September 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang Pro and Ivory Coast national team.

Contents

Club career

Youth

Kouassi played for the Ivorian football club Moossou youth team before going abroad to have trials with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Club Brugge and Monaco before having a successful trial with Croatian club Hajduk Split who offered him a three-year contract in January 2013.

Hajduk Split

Kouassi made his debut for Hajduk Split in a league game against Slaven Belupo on 16 February 2013 that ended in a 2–0 victory. [2] He gradually started to establish himself within the team and on 21 April 2013, Kouassi scored in a draw against Slaven Belupo, marking the 4000th jubilee championship goal for Hajduk Split. [3] He further endeared himself towards the fans when he scored and assisted for a goal against Lokomotiva in the 2012–13 Croatian Cup final, which the club won 5–4 on aggregate. [4]

Shanghai SIPG

Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG announced that Kouassi had joined the squad on 25 February 2015 and signed a contract until 2017. [5] He made his debut in a league game on 7 March 2015 against Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty in a league match that ended in a 2–1 victory. [6] Kouassi scored his first goal for the club where he also registered an assist in a 2–1 win over Chongqing Lifan.

Wuhan Zall

On 18 January 2017, Kouassi moved to second tier China League One side Wuhan Zall. [7] On 18 June 2017, he scored his first goal against Dalian Transcendence. He helped the club earn promotion to the 2019 Chinese Super League by winning the 2018 China League One title, forming a strong strike partnership with Rafael Silva and netting 15 league goals. [8]

Trabzonspor

On 10 December 2021, Kouassi joined Turkish Süper Lig side Trabzonspor on a three-and-a-half-year contract. [9] He scored on his debut for the club on 9 February 2022 during the 2021–22 Turkish Cup where he scored the winner in a 2–1 win against Denizlispor which send the team to the quarter-finals. Kouassi also helped the club to win the 2021–22 Süper Lig title. He also help Trabzonspor to win the 2022 Turkish Super Cup after thrashing Sivasspor 4–0 on 30 July.

Fatih Karagümrük (loan)

On 6 September 2022, he was loaned to Fatih Karagümrük. [10] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–4 lost to Fenerbahçe on 9 October.

Zhejiang Professional

On 22 January 2023, Kouassi returned to China to join top tier club Zhejiang Professional signing a deal until 2025. [11] He make his debut for the club on 15 April in a 2–0 lost to Changchun Yatai. Kouassi scored his first league goal on 2 June in a 3–0 win over Shenzhen. He make his AFC Champions League debut on 20 September in a 4–1 away lost to Thailand club Buriram United.

In a league match against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger on 19 April 2024, Kouassi recorded a brace of assist helping his team defeat their opponent 3–2. He then recorded another brace of assist on 30 April in a 4–1 win over Henan. During the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage match against Indonesian club Persib Bandung on 3 October at home, he scored the only goal in the match which help his team to gain 3 points in the group.

International career

Youth

Kouassi was named in the Ivorian squad for the 2011 African U-17 Championship. He scored in the game against Gambia on 15 January 2011. [12] He was also named in the Ivorian squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played in all four games before the Ivorians were eliminated from the competition by France in the round of 16. [1]

Senior

He made his debut for Ivory Coast national team on 30 March 2021 in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia and scored his team's third goal in a 3–1 victory. [13]

Career statistics

As of 12 December 2023 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Split 2012–13 Prva HNL 1324100–173
2013–14 30542201 [lower-alpha 2] 0377
2014–15 1662161–00
Total591310481107818
Shanghai SIPG 2015 Chinese Super League 18410––220
2016 2782000–298
Total45123000004812
Wuhan Zall 2017 China League One 23700––237
2018 261500––2615
2019 Chinese Super League231200––2312
2020 18800-2 [lower-alpha 3] 1209
2021 13500––135
Total1034700–2110548
Trabzonspor 2021–22 Süper Lig 11031––141
2022–23 50–2 [lower-alpha 4] 01 [lower-alpha 5] 080
Total160312010221
Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig12311––134
Zhejiang 2023 Chinese Super League226007 [lower-alpha 6] 0–296
Career total257811761714129589
  1. ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

Honours

Hajduk Split

Wuhan Zall

Trabzonspor

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References

  1. 1 2 Jean Evrard Kouassi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ "Video: Slaven podbacio, Hajduk dominirao u Koprivnici i golovima Jonjića i Vukovića odnio tri boda - Sportnet (Match report)". hrsport.net. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ↑ 4000. gol i 7 gostujućih mjeseci bez poraza! (in Croatian)
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  6. ↑ "SHANGHAI PORT VS. JIANGSU FC 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ↑ 卓尔官方宣布上港外援埃弗拉加盟 双方签约五年 at sports.sina.com 18 January 2017 Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  8. 1 2 "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.cn. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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  13. ↑ "Ivory Coast v Ethiopia game report". Confederation of African Football. 30 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Jean Evrard Kouassi at Soccerway
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