Christian Kouame

Christian Michael Kouame Kouakou (born 6 December 1997), known as Christian Kouame, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Anderlecht on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina.

Club Career

Kouame started playing football on the streets of Bingerville, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At the age of 16, he moved with other Ivorian teeangers to Italy to participate in trials with several clubs. Eventually he was signed by Prato and as still a minor at that time, grew up with an Italian foster family he is still close with.

Kouame made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for Prato on 6 September 2015 in a game against Pisa.

On 13 July 2018, Kouame signed with Serie A side Genoa.

On 31 January 2020 he joined Fiorentina on loan with an obligation to buy.

International Career

Kouame debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019. He was called-up for the final tournament in November 2019, suffering a knee injury.

He made his debut for the senior Ivory Coast national football team on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against DR Congo.

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