Jean Evrard Kouassi (born 25 September 1994) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Zhejiang FC and Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Youth

Kouassi played for the Ivorian football club

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youth team before going abroad to have trials with

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and

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before having a successful trial with Croatian club

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who offered him a three-year contract in January 2013.

Hajduk Split

Kouassi made his debut for Hajduk Split in a league game against Slaven Belupo on 16 February 2013 that ended in a 2–0 victory. He gradually started to establish himself within the team and on 21 April 2013, Kouassi scored in a draw against Slaven Belupo, marking the 4000th jubilee championship goal for Hajduk Split. He further endeared himself towards the fans when he scored and assisted for a goal against Lokomotiva in the 2012–13 Croatian Cup final, which the club won 5–4 on aggregate.

Shanghai SIPG

club

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announced that Kouassi had joined the squad on 25 February 2015 and signed a contract until 2017. He made his debut in a league game on 7 March 2015 against Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty in a league match that ended in a 2–1 victory. Kouassi scored his first goal for the club where he also registered an assist in a 2–1 win over

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Wuhan Zall

On 18 January 2017, Kouassi moved to second tier

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side Wuhan Zall. On 18 June 2017, he scored his first goal against

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. He helped the club earn promotion to the

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by winning the

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title, forming a strong strike partnership with Rafael Silva and netting 15 league goals.

Trabzonspor

On 10 December 2021, Kouassi joined Turkish

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side

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on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He scored on his debut for the club on 9 February 2022 during the

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where he scored the winner in a 2–1 win against

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which send the team to the quarter-finals. Kouassi also helped the club to win the

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title. He also help Trabzonspor to win the 2022 Turkish Super Cup after thrashing

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4–0 on 30 July.

Fatih Karagümrük (loan)

On 6 September 2022, he was loaned to

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–4 lost to Fenerbahçe on 9 October.

Zhejiang Professional

On 22 January 2023, Kouassi returned to China to join top tier club Zhejiang Professional signing a deal until 2025. He make his debut for the club on 15 April in a 2–0 lost to

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

. Kouassi scored his first league goal on 2 June in a 3–0 win over

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. He make his

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debut on 20 September in a 4–1 away lost to Thailand club

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. In a league match against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger on 19 April 2024, Kouassi recorded a brace of assist helping his team defeat their opponent 3–2. He then recorded another brace of assist on 30 April in a 4–1 win over

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. During the

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group stage match against Indonesian club

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on 3 October at home, he scored the only goal in the match which help his team to gain 3 points in the group.

International career

Youth

Kouassi was named in the Ivorian squad for the

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. He scored in the game against Gambia on 15 January 2011. He was also named in the Ivorian squad for the

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. He played in all four games before the Ivorians were eliminated from the competition by France in the round of 16.

Senior

He made his debut for Ivory Coast national team on 30 March 2021 in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against

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and scored his team's third goal in a 3–1 victory.

Career statistics

Honours

Hajduk Split *

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Wuhan Zall *

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Trabzonspor *

: 2021–22 *

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References

External links

HNK Hajduk Split profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kouassi, Jean Evrard 1994 births Living people Ivorian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ivory Coast men's international footballers Ivory Coast men's youth international footballers Croatian Football League players Moossou FC players HNK Hajduk Split players Shanghai Port F.C. players Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Trabzonspor footballers Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Süper Lig players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen