Kassoum Ouattara

Kassoum Ouattara

Personal information
Birth name	Kassoum Ouattara
Date of birth	(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Monaco
Number	20
Youth career
2011–2017	Ivry
2017–2020	FC Montrouge 92
2020–2022	Amiens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Amiens B	22	(1)
2022–2023	Amiens	21	(0)
2023–	Monaco	20	(1)
International career‡
2022	France U18	2	(0)
2023–	France U19	3	(0)
2023–2024	France U20	7	(1)
2024–	France U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Kassoum Ouattara (born 14 October 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Monaco. ^[1]

Club career

On 7 July 2022, Ouattara signed his first professional contract for Amiens, a deal until 2025. ^[2] He made his debut in a 3–1 Ligue 2 defeat to Bastia on 20 August 2022. ^{[1] [3]} In the second half of the 2022–23 season, he became a regular starter, starting ten of nineteen matches before an injury ended his season. ^{[4] [5]}

On 1 November 2023, Ouattara signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, ^[6] for a reported fee of €2 million, which could rise to €4 million with add-ons. ^{[7] [8]} The move was a "joker" transfer, following Caio Henrique's long-term injury. ^{[7] [9]}

International career

Born in France with Ivorian descent, Ouattara is eligible to represent both France and Ivory Coast at international level. ^[10] He made his debut for the France under-19s in March 2023. ^{[11] [12]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amiens B	2021–22	Championnat National 3	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2022–23	Championnat National 3	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	Total		22	1	—		—		—		22	1
Amiens	2022–23	Ligue 2	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2023–24	Ligue 2	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
Monaco	2023–24	Ligue 1	14	1	3	0	—		—		17	1
	2024–25	Ligue 1	6	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	—		7	0
	Total		20	1	3	0	1	0	—		24	1
Career total			63	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	68	2

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. Kassoum Ouattara at Soccerway
2. "Amiens SC Football - Kassoum Ouattara signe pro !". Amiens SC Football (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
3. Pechon, Romain (16 June 2023). "Amiens SC (Bilan 2022/2023) : Kassoum Ouattara, une promesse de plus". le11 (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
4. Pechon, Romain (1 July 2023). "Amiens SC : quel avenir pour Kassoum Ouattara ?". le11 (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
5. Pechon, Romain (21 April 2023). "Ouattara (Amiens SC) : "Une fierté d'enchaîner les matches"". le11 (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
6. "Kassoum Ouattara joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
7. Tanzi, Loïc (2 November 2023). "Transferts : Kassoum Ouattara (Amiens) s'engage à l'AS Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
8. "Monaco recruits a hopeful from Amiens in defense". News in France. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
9. "Monaco in advanced talks to sign Amiens' Kassoum Ouattara on 'joker' transfer". OneFootball. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
10. "Kassoum OUATTARA". unfp.org. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
11. "Football. Amiens SC: Ouattara et l'équipe de France U19 dominent l'Irlande du Nord". Courrier picard (in French). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
12. Kassoum Ouattara at the French Football Federation (in French)

External links

• Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
• Kassoum Ouattara at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Kassoum Ouattara – UEFA competition record ( archive )