Luc Kassi

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Luc Kassi
Luc Kassi (blue shirt).jpg
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 30)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast [2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
UMFA Afturelding
Youth career
–2012 Sporting Consultant
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2022 Stabæk 2 34 (7)
2012–2022 Stabæk 172 (35)
2023–2024 24 (4)
2024–2025 Degerfors 23 (0)
2025– UMFA Afturelding 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2025

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

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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]

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 30 March 2025 [2] [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stabæk 2 2012 2. divisjon 8080
2013 3. divisjon 6363
2014 2. divisjon5252
2015 2. divisjon3131
2017 3. divisjon1111
2019 3. divisjon5050
2022 3. divisjon6060
Total347000000347
Stabæk 2012 Tippeligaen 50000050
2013 1. divisjon 26720287
2014 Tippeligaen29564359
2015 Tippeligaen28860348
2016 Tippeligaen23431002 [b] 0285
2017 Eliteserien 21452266
2018 Eliteserien00000000
2019 Eliteserien23431265
2020 Eliteserien153153
2021 Eliteserien000000
2022 1. divisjon201030
Total17235268002020043
2023 Faroe Islands Premier League 244101121 [c] 0376
Degerfors 2024 Superettan 20010210
2025 Allsvenskan 301040
Total230200000250
Career total253462981123029656

Honours

KÍ Klaksvík

Degerfors

References

  1. "Luc Kassi". altomfotball. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. 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.