Jean-Philippe Krasso

Jean-Philippe Krasso (born 17 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Jean-Philippe Krasso
Krasso with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2012 IFR Châteauroux
2012–2015 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Lorient B 43 (6)
2017–2018 Schiltigheim 23 (5)
2018–2020 Épinal 42 (10)
2020–2023 Saint-Étienne 57 (18)
2021 → Le Mans (loan) 14 (5)
2022 → Ajaccio (loan) 15 (4)
2023– Red Star Belgrade 10 (6)
International career‡
2017 Ivory Coast U20 5 (2)
2022– Ivory Coast 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2023

Club career

Early career

Krasso moved to France in 2007 from Germany and starting playing football at IFR Châteauroux, before joining the academy of Lorient.[1] He spent his early career with Lorient B, Schiltigheim, and Épinal in the Championnat National 2.

Saint-Étienne

Krasso signed a three-year professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 28 May 2020.[2] On 24 July 2020, he made his professional debut with Saint-Étienne in a 1–0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the 2020 Coupe de France Final.[3] On 31 January 2021, he was loaned to Le Mans in the Championnat National, to progress his career.[4] On 27 January 2022, Krasso was loaned to Ligue 2 side Ajaccio, and helped the club achieve promotion to Ligue 1.[5][6]

On 30 August 2022, Krasso scored four goals in Saint-Étienne's 5–0 home victory over Bastia, becoming the first to score four goals in a league match for the club in the 21st century.[7]

Red Star Belgrade

On 20 June 2023, Krasso joined reigning Serbian SuperLiga champions Red Star Belgrade on a free transfer.[8] He scored two goals on his debut on 30 July, a 5–0 home win over Vojvodina.[9]

International career

Krasso was born in Germany and is of Ivorian descent; He moved to France at a young age. He represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[10]

Krasso made his senior international debut for Ivory Coast in their 2–1 friendly win over Togo on 25 September 2022.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 September 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Serbian Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Star Belgrade 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 86001[lower-alpha 1]096
Career total 86001096
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Saint-Étienne

Individual

References
  1. France, Centre (23 July 2020). "Football / Coupe de France – Le Chartrain Jean-Philippe Krasso dans le groupe de Saint-Etienne pour la finale contre le Paris SG !". www.lechorepublicain.fr.
  2. "Jean-Philippe Krasso s'engage jusqu'en 2023". ASSE.fr.
  3. "PSG vs. Saint-Etienne – 24 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Football. Jean-Philippe Krasso prêté au Mans FC jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (in French). Ouest France. 30 January 2021.
  5. "Jean-Philippe Krasso Prêté Par L'Asse!" (Press release) (in French). Ajaccio. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. "L'AC Ajaccio promu en Ligue 1, Auxerre barragiste". L'Équipe (in French). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  7. "France (Ligue 2) : 1ère victoire pour Saint-Étienne grâce à un quadruplé de Jean-Philippe Krasso". Mondialsport.ci (in French). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. Жан Филип Красо је нови нападач Црвене звезде, crvenazvezdafk.com, 20 June 2023
  9. "Crvena Zvezda 5-0 Vojvodina". SuperLiga (in Serbian). 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. "Jean-Philippe Krasso (attaquant Côte d'Ivoire)". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  11. "Jean-Philippe Krasso fête sa première cape, la Côte d'Ivoire domine le Togo". madeinsaint-etienne.ouest-france.fr (in French).
  12. "Jean-Philippe Krasso". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  13. "Ligue 2 : Arouna Sangante dans l'équipe type de la saison". Wiwsport.com (in French). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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