Franck Kessié

Franck Kessié
Personal information
Full name Franck Yannick Kessié
Date of birth (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996
Place of birth Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Atalanta
Number 19
Youth career
Stella Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Stella Club
2016– Atalanta 11 (5)
2015–2016Cesena (loan) 38 (4)
National team
2013 Ivory Coast U17 5 (0)
2015– Ivory Coast 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2014

Franck Yannick Kessié (born 19 December 1996) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Atalanta.

Club career

On 26 August 2015, Kessié was signed by Cesena from Atalanta on a one-year loan deal.[1]

International career

At the age of 17, Kessié played his first international game with the senior national team on 6 September 2014 at home against Sierra Leone (2–1), where he played the entire match.[2]

References

  1. "Kessie è un giocatore del Cesena" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. "Ivory Coast vs. Sierra Leone (2:1)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 Sep 2014.


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