Christian Kouamé

Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou (born 6 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and the Ivory Coast national team.

Christian Kouamé

Personal information
Full name	Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou
Date of birth	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Fiorentina
Youth career
0000–2015	Prato
2014–2015	→ Sassuolo (loan)
2016	→ Internazionale (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Prato	13	(0)
2016–2017	→ Cittadella (loan)	15	(2)
2017–2018	Cittadella	40	(11)
2018–2020	Genoa	49	(9)
2020	→ Fiorentina (loan)	7	(1)
2020–	Fiorentina	102	(7)
2021–2022	→ Anderlecht (loan)	31	(8)
2025	→ Empoli (loan)	8	(0)
International career‡
2019	Ivory Coast U23	2	(0)
2021	Ivory Coast Olympic	1	(0)
2019–	Ivory Coast	31	(3)
Medal record Representing  Ivory Coast Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:27, 29 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 September 2024

Club career

Kouamé started playing football on the streets of Bingerville, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At the age of 16, he moved with other Ivorian teenagers 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.^[1]

Kouamé made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for Prato on 6 September 2015 in a game against Pisa.^[2]

On 13 July 2018, Kouamé signed with Serie A side Genoa.^[3]

On 31 January 2020, he joined Fiorentina on loan with an obligation to buy.^[4]

On 3 February 2025, Kouamé moved on loan to Empoli.^[5]

International career

Kouamé debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.^[6][7] He was called-up for the final tournament in November 2019,^[8] suffering a knee injury.^[9]

He made his debut for the Ivory Coast senior national team on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against DR Congo.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 April 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Prato	2015–16	Lega Pro	13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
Cittadella (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	15	2	0	0	—		1	0	16	2
Cittadella	2017–18	Serie B	40	11	4	1	—		3	1	47	13
	Total		55	13	4	1	0	0	4	1	63	15
Genoa	2018–19	Serie A	38	4	1	0	—		—		39	4
	2019–20		11	5	1	0	—		—		12	5
	Total		49	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	51	9
Fiorentina (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	7	1	0	0	—		—		7	1
Fiorentina	2020–21	Serie A	33	1	3	1	—		—		36	2
	2022–23		28	4	3	0	12[b]	1	—		43	5
	2023–24		23	2	3	0	12[b]	0	0	0	38	2
	2024–25		18	0	1	0	8[b]	1	—		27	1
	Total		109	8	10	1	32	2	0	0	151	11
Anderlecht (loan)	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	31	8	5	5	—		—		36	13
Empoli (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Career total			265	38	24	7	32	2	4	1	325	48

1. Includes Coppa Italia, Belgian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

List of international goals scored by Christian Kouamé

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 June 2022	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast	Zambia	2–0	3–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	24 March 2023	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast	Comoros	1–0	3–1
3	20 November 2023	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Gambia	1–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Fiorentina

• Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23^[12]
• UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23,^[13] 2023–24

Ivory Coast U23

• Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019^[14]

Ivory Coast

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2023^[15]