Luc Kassi

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Luc Kassi
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Kassi (in blue shirt) with Stabæk
Personal information
Full name Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi [1]
Date of birth (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast [2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Degerfors IF
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2012 Sporting Consultant
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2022 Stabæk 2 34 (7)
2012–2022 Stabæk 172 (35)
2023–2023 KÍ 24 (4)
DIF 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023

Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi (born 20 August 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish team Degerfors IF.

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Club career

Stabæk

Playing for a football academy in Ivory Coast, Kassi was scouted by Norwegian club Stabæk along with compatriots Franck Boli and Sayouba Mandé. On 20 August 2012, he signed a professional contract with the club. [3] He made his league debut as a substitute in the victory against Odd Grenland on 16 September 2012.

Spending ten years in the club, Kassi is described as a cult hero at Stabæk. [4]

KÍ

On 4 February 2023, Kassi signed a one-year contract with Faroese club Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag, reuniting with manager Magne Hoseth, whom Kassi played together during his time in Stabæk. [5] On 19 July 2023, he scored his first goal in UEFA Champions League in KÍ's 3–0 away win over Ferencváros in the first qualifying round.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2023 [2] [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stabæk 2 2012 2. divisjon 80———80
2013 3. divisjon 63———63
2014 2. divisjon52———52
2015 2. divisjon31———31
2017 3. divisjon11———11
2019 3. divisjon50———50
2022 3. divisjon60———60
Total347000000347
Stabæk 2012 Tippeligaen 500000—50
2013 1. divisjon 26720——287
2014 Tippeligaen29564——359
2015 Tippeligaen28860——348
2016 Tippeligaen23431002 [lower-alpha 2] 0285
2017 Eliteserien 21452——266
2018 Eliteserien0000—0000
2019 Eliteserien23431——265
2020 Eliteserien153———153
2021 Eliteserien0000——00
2022 1. divisjon2010——30
Total17235268002020043
KÍ 2023 Faroe Islands Premier League 174106 [lower-alpha 3] 11 [lower-alpha 4] 0255
Career total22346278613025955

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References

  1. ↑ "Luc Kassi". altomfotball. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 Luc Kassi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Mæhlum, Lars Jarle (20 August 2012). "Luc Kassi har signert for Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (26 January 2023). "Kulthelten "forsvant" – nå skal han prøvespille for norsk trener". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Luc Kassi skrivar undir við KÍ" (in Faroese). KÍ. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi: Klubbstatistikk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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