Aïssatou Kouyaté

Aïssatou Kouyaté (born 19 April 1995) is a French female handball player who plays for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team as a right back.[1]

Aïssatou Kouyaté
Personal information
Born (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995
Clichy, France
Nationality French
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Brest Bretagne Handball
Number 21
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2014
 Fleury Loiret Handball
Senior clubs
Years Team
2014–2017
 OGC Nice
2017–2021
 ES Besançon
2021–
 Brest Bretagne Handball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–
 France 16 (25)
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2020 Denmark

She represented France at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

In April 2021, she suffered from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury on her left knee which made her forfeit the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

About a year later in February 2022, she suffered an injury on the same knee during a Champions league match. She had recently come back on the pitch after physical therapy.[5]

Achievements

Domestic

National team

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. "#EdFF – EHF EURO 2020 – Les vingt avant les seize". ffhandball.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. "Blessée, l'internationale tricolore Aïssatou Kouyaté (ESBF) manquera les JO de Tokyo". L'Est républicain. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. "Fin de saison pour l'internationale française Aïssatou Kouyaté (Brest), touchée au genou".


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