Axel Kouame
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Football des Cascades | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Inter Turku II | 4 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Inter Turku | 47 | (5) |
| 2025– | AIK | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025 | |||
Axel Kouame (born 14 October 2003) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club AIK.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Kouame grew up in Yopougon area of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[1] Later he played in the academy of Sporting Football des Cascades in Burkina Faso.
Inter Turku
[edit | edit source]Kouame spent time in Belgium with several clubs on trials, before on 11 August 2023, Inter Turku in Finland announced that they had signed with Kouame on a deal until the end of 2024, with an option for an additional year,[2][3] for an undisclosed fee.[4] Two days later, on 13 August, he debuted with his new club in Veikkausliiga, in a 1–0 away loss against Honka.[5]
Kouame scored his first goal for Inter Turku on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup win over Lahti.[6] He totalled seven appearances and two goals during the campaign, and helped Inter to win the Finnish League Cup title in 2024. On 16 August, Kouame scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on a penalty spot, a winning goal in a 3–0 home win over SJK Seinäjoki.[7] After his contract option was first exercised in September,[8] on 16 March 2025 Kouame extended his deal with Inter until the end of 2026.[9][10][11]
AIK
[edit | edit source]On 29 August 2025, Allsvenskan club AIK signed Kouame on a four-and-a-half years contract.[12] According to media, the transfer fee was over 10 million SEK, which corresponds to around €1 million.[13]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 29 August 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Turku II | 2023 | Kolmonen | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| Inter Turku | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | 28 | 7 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 12 | ||
| AIK | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 51 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
Honours
[edit | edit source]Inter Turku
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2024
- Finnish League Cup: 2024,[15] 2025
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Axel Kouame – Norsunluurannikolta Interin keskikentälle ja Veikkausliigaan loistamaan!, fcinter.fi, 10 March 2025
- ^ LUPAAVA AXEL KOUAME SIIRTYY INTERIIN, fcinter.fi, 11 August 2023
- ^ Le FC Inter Turku annonce la signature d'Axel Kouamé, africafoot.com, 11 August 2023
- ^ Norsunluurannikkolainen lupaus Axel Kouame, 19, siirtyy Interiin, Aamuset, 11 August 2023
- ^ HONKA VS. INTER TURKU 1 - 0, int.soccerway.com
- ^ VUODEN ENSIMMÄISET PISTEET KOTIIN LIIGACUPIN AVAUSOTTELUSTA, fcinter.fi, 27 January 2024
- ^ Viikonlopun kierros käyntiin jo perjantaina – Inter löi SJK:n ja nousi kamppailemaan Mestaruussarjapaikasta, veikkausliiga.com, 16 August 2024
- ^ Inter on käyttänyt Axel Kouamen sopimuksessa olleen vuoden option, fcinter.fi, 18 September 2024
- ^ Läpimurtopelaaja Axel Kouame jatkosopimukseen, fcinter.fi, 16 March 2025
- ^ Tämä Veikkausliigan timantti pelaa omassa ulottuvuudessaan: "Näkee mitä muut eivät", Apu Aitio, 10 May 2025
- ^ Kymmenet seurat kiinnostuivat Interin tähtipelaaja Axel Kouamesta, Turun Sanomat, 5 April 2025
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Expressen: Suomen pääsarjassa jysähti – Tähtipelaaja lähtee miljoonasiirrolla, Iltalehti, 29 August 2025
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, A.Kouame, Finnish Fa/ Palloliitto
- ^ Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024
External links
[edit | edit source]- Axel Kouame at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Axel Kouame at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kolmonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Allsvenskan players
- FC Inter Turku players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen