Christian Kouakou (footballer, born 1995)
Onil Christian Kouakou (born 20 April 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Kocaelispor as a striker. He is of Ivorian descent.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Onil Christian Kouakou | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kocaelispor | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | AIK | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Akropolis IF (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | IF Brommapojkarna | 28 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Nyköpings BIS | 39 | (29) |
| 2018–2020 | IK Brage | 36 | (20) |
| 2020 | IFK Göteborg | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | IK Sirius | 61 | (19) |
| 2023– | Kocaelispor | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Sweden U17 | 18 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023 | |||
Career
He made his debut in Allsvenskan on 17 June 2011, when in the 88th minute he was substituted for Teteh Bangura, in an away win over Gefle IF. Kouakou became the youngest AIK player to ever feature in Allsvenskan.[1]
During the first half of the 2012 season, he made three appearances in the first team. He was then loaned out to Akropolis IF for the rest of the season. During his stay there, he made a total of eight appearances and scored once.
On 3 April 2013, it was announced that Kouakou was joining Mjällby AIF on loan.
On 8 August 2018, after a successful stint at Nyköpings BIS, Kouakou joined IK Brage in Superettan.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 31 December 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AIK | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Akropolis IF | 2012 | Division 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Mjällby AIF | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AIK | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
References
- "Intervju med Christian Kouakou". Svenskafans. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- "Välkommen Christian Kouakou". IK Brage. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
External links
- Christian Kouakou at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Christian Kouakou at Soccerway
- Christian Kouakou at FootballDatabase.eu