Eboue Kouassi

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Eboue Kouassi
File:Kouassi Eboue 2016.jpg
Kouassi with Krasnodar in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jules Christ Eboue Kouassi
Date of birth (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 União de Leiria
Number 38
Youth career
2010–2014 Académie Symbiose Foot d'Abobo
2014 Shirak
2014–2016 Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Krasnodar 10 (0)
2017–2020 Celtic 22 (0)
2020 → Genk (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2023 Genk 18 (0)
2021–2022 → Arouca (loan) 19 (1)
2023 Jong Genk 2 (0)
2023–2025 Arouca 25 (0)
2025– União de Leiria 5 (1)
International career
2021 Ivory Coast Olympic 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025

Jules Christ Eboue Kouassi (born 13 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria.

Club career

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Early career

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Kouassi played for Académie Symbiose Foot d'Abobo in the Ivory Coast before moving to Armenian club Shirak in early 2014.[1] In the summer of 2014 he joined the youth system of Russian club Krasnodar.[1]

Krasnodar

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In December 2015, Kouassi signed a new contract with Krasnodar.[2] Kouassi made his debut for Krasnodar on 21 May 2016, in a 1–0 victory against Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League.[3] He became a regular the following season, 2016–17, playing in a total of 18 matches by the end of December 2016 and helping his side to fifth place in the league.[4] During this time, Kouassi also scored his first goal; opening the scoring in a 3–0 win over Maltese side Birkirkara in a UEFA Europa League tie on 4 August 2016.[5][6]

Celtic

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On 3 January 2017, it was reported that Scottish Premiership club Celtic had agreed a transfer fee of around £3 million with Krasnodar to sign Eboue Kouassi.[7] Celtic announced the signing of Kouassi on a four-year-contract, subject to obtaining a visa, on 12 January 2017.[8]

Kouassi made 22 first-team appearances for Celtic in his first three years with the club. He was loaned to Belgian club Genk in January 2020.[9]

Genk

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Kouassi signed for Genk on 1 July 2020, for €1.5 million.

Arouca

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On 31 August 2021, Kouassi was loaned to Arouca.[10] On 7 July 2023, Arouca announced the free signing of Kouassi on a free transfer, with the player signing a two-year deal.[11]

União de Leiria

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On 4 February 2025, Kouassi signed with Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria until the end of the season.[12]

International career

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Kouassi was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the first time in November 2016, for a 2018 World Cup qualification match against Morocco and a friendly against France.[13] However, he was an unused substitute in both matches.[14][15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 February 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Krasnodar 2015–16 Russian Premier League 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 1 0
2016–17 Russian Premier League 9 0 0 0 – 9 1 – 18 1
Total 10 0 0 0 – 9 1 – 19 1
Celtic 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 4 0 1 0 0 0 – – 5 0
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 6 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 – 12 0
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 – 5 0
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 12 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 – 22 0
Genk (loan) 2019–20 Jupiler Pro League 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 23 0 4 0 1 0 14 1 – 42 1

Honours

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Celtic

References

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