Franck Kessié
Ivorian footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franck Yannick Kessié (born 19 December 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and the Ivory Coast national team.
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Full name | Franck Yannick Kessié[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Ahli | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Stella Club | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Atalanta | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Stella Club | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Atalanta | 30 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Cesena (loan) | 37 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | → AC Milan (loan) | 71 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | AC Milan | 103 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Barcelona | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Al-Ahli | 25 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | Ivory Coast U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Ivory Coast U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Ivory Coast Olympic | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2014– | Ivory Coast | 79 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 25 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:02, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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After advancing through Atalanta, Kessié joined AC Milan in 2017 on loan, securing a permanent move two years later and playing a pivotal role in their Serie A success in the 2021–22 season. In 2022, he joined Barcelona, clinching titles in La Liga and Supercopa de España, before his transfer to Al-Ahli in 2023.