Kylian Kouassi

Kylian Prince-Emmanuel Tresor Kouassi (born 18 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Blackpool.

Kylian Kouassi

Personal information
Full name	Kylian Prince-Emmanuel Tresor Kouassi[1]
Date of birth	(2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth	England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Blackpool
Number	27
Youth career
	Sutton United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Sutton United	40	(2)
2020	→ Bedfont Sports (loan)	2	(0)
2021	→ Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	2	(0)
2021–2022	→ Chesham United (loan)	20	(7)
2023–	Blackpool	19	(1)
2024–2025	→ Salford City (loan)	27	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:41, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Kouassi is a product of Sutton United's academy and has had loan spells at Bedfont Sports,^[2] Hampton & Richmond Borough^[3] and Chesham United^[4] between 2020 and 2022.

He made his Football League debut on 5 March 2022, during Sutton's 3–0 home victory over Rochdale, replacing Omar Bugiel in the 81st minute.^[5] He made three further substitute appearances for Sutton during their 2021–2022 EFL League Two season.^[6] Koussai scored his first competitive goal on 3 September 2022, coming off the bench in a 2–1 home win over Harrogate Town.^[7]

Upon the expiration of his contract, Kouassi signed for Blackpool on 26 August 2023.^[8]

On 30 August 2024, he joined Salford City on loan until the end of the season.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sutton United	2020–21[1]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2021–22[1]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2022–23[1]	League Two	36	2	1	0	1	0	4[a]	2	42	4
	Total		40	2	1	0	1	0	4	2	46	4
Bedfont Sports (loan)	2020–21[2]	Isthmian League South Central Division	2	0	—		—		1[b]	0	3	0
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	2021–22[1][10]	National League South	2	0	2	0	—		0	0	4	0
Chesham United (loan)	2021–22[11]	Southern League Premier Division South	20	7	—		—		2[c]	1	22	8
Blackpool	2023–24[1]	League One	19	1	1	0	0	0	2[a]	4	22	5
Salford City (loan)	2024–25	League Two	13	2	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	15	2
Career total			96	12	5	0	1	0	10	4	112	16

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in the FA Trophy
3. One appearance and one goal in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Southern League Cup