Manucho (Ivorian footballer)
Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou (born 3 October 1990), commonly known as Manucho, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Al-Orouba SC[1] as a forward.[2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou | ||
| Date of birth | October 3, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Orouba SC | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Stella Club d'Adjamé | ||
| 2002–2009 | Ocaf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Poshey | |||
| 2010–2011 | Nõmme Kalju | 24 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Lootus Kohtla-Järve (loan) | 13 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Infonet Tallinn | 95 | (67) |
| 2015–2017 | USM Alger | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → RC Relizane (loan) | 26 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | → CS Constantine (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Al Ittihad | 15 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Baniyas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | CS Sfaxien | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Liepāja | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Levadia Tallinn | 19 | (6) |
| 2021 | Al-Kawkab | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al Jazirah Al-Hamra | ||
| 2022– | Al-Orouba | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 7 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Manucho started his career in the youth ranks of Stella Club d'Adjamé and Ocaf FC, before moving to Estonian clubs Nõmme Kalju FC and Lootus Kohtla Järve and then FC Infonet.
In 2012, he received an award as the season's lead scorer and best player, after scoring 31 goals that year with FC Infonet in the Meistriliiga, Estonia's top-level league.[5][6]
In 2014, he scored 30 goals in 31 games while playing for FC Infonet.[7] This placed him as the third top scorer in the Meistriliiga,[8] also as first African scorer,[9][10] and as the twentieth top scorer worldwide for that year.[9][11] As far as scoring average, he ranked fourth worldwide in 2014 with 0.97 goals per game.[9]
On 7 January 2015, Manucho joined Algerian club USM Alger, signing a two and a half year contract with the club.[2][12]
On 9 December 2019, FCI Levadia Tallinn confirmed that Manucho had joined the club on a contract until the end of 2020.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 July 2017[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nõmme Kalju | 2010 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Lootus Kohtla-Järve | 2011 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | ||
| Nõmme Kalju | 2011 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Infonet Tallinn | 2012 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 31 | ||
| 2013 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2014 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 30 | |||
| Total | 95 | 67 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 100 | 70 | |||
| USM Alger | 2014–15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| RC Relizane (loan) | 2015–16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 12 | ||
| CS Constantine (loan) | 2016–17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 189 | 99 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 201 | 103 | |
References
- "المهاجم العاجي " مانوتشو " ينضم لصفوف العُروبة أهلا وسهلًا #Welcome" [Ivorian striker "Manucho" joins the ranks of Arabism. Welcome]. Twitter. Al-Orouba @Twitter. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- "Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou". usma.dz. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- "Manucho, 3ème recrue" (in French). USM Alger. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- "Ligue 1-J16 - Fiche du Match: ES Sétif vs USM Alger". USM-Alger.com (in French). USM Alger. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "Elevandiluuranniku ründaja pikendas lepingut Infonetiga" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Roop, Rait (11 December 2012). "Manucho eelistas Infonetti Prantsuse klubile" (in Estonian). Soccernet. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Ruela, João (8 November 2014). "Cristiano Ronaldo marca e sobe ao topo da Bota de Ouro" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- "Estonian First League - Top scorers". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Lantheaume, Romain (31 December 2014). "Manucho, l'Ivoirien qui fait mieux que Messi en 2014" (in French). Afrik.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Abbad, Rachid (6 January 2015). "L'USMA engage Kako Rostan pour une durée de 30 mois" (in French). Liberté. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- "Máximos goleadores del 2014". Invictos (in Spanish). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Roop, Rait (14 January 2015). "Présentation des nouvelles recrues" (in French). usma.dz. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Väravakütt Manucho liitus FCI Levadiaga!, fcilevadia.ee, 9 December 2019
- "Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
External links
- Manucho at Soccerway