Kassoum Ouattara

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Kassoum Ouattara
Personal information
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Amiens B 22 (1)
2022–2023 Amiens 21 (0)
2023– Monaco 26 (1)
International career
2022 France U18 2 (0)
2023– France U19 3 (0)
2023–2024 France U20 7 (1)
2024– France U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:08, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 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]

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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 18 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coupe de France EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amiens B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 131131
2022–23 Championnat National 39090
Total221221
Amiens 2022–23 Ligue 2 11010120
2023–24 Ligue 2100100
Total21010220
Monaco 2023–24 Ligue 1 14130171
2024–25 Ligue 1120202 [a] 0160
Total2615020331
Career total692602000772
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. 1 2 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.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. Pechon, Romain (1 July 2023). "Amiens SC : quel avenir pour Kassoum Ouattara ?". le11 (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2023.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. Pechon, Romain (21 April 2023). "Ouattara (Amiens SC) : "Une fierté d'enchaîner les matches"". le11 (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2023.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Kassoum Ouattara joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 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)