#79 Franck Kessié

Captain
Al-Ahli SFC
Al-Ahli
Saudi Pro LeagueSaudi Pro League League level: Saudi ArabiaFirst Tier Joined: Aug 9, 2023 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2026
  • Date of birth/Age: Dec 19, 1996 (27)
  • Place of birth: Cote d'Ivoire Ouragahio
  • Citizenship: Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire
  • Height: 1,83 m
  • Position: Central Midfield
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National team career

# National team Debut   Coach at debut Age at debut
Cote d'Ivoire
8 Cote d'Ivoire Sep 6, 2014 71 10 Hervé Renard 17 years 08 months 18 days
Cote d'Ivoire
18 Cote d'Ivoire - 3 -
Cote d'Ivoire
- Cote d'Ivoire - 3 -
Cote d'Ivoire
10 Cote d'Ivoire - 5 2
Cote d'Ivoire
8 Cote d'Ivoire Jul 22, 2021 4 1 Soualiho Haidara 24 years 07 months 03 days

Stats of Franck Kessié

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Total :  7310710-16.217'
23215--1.981'
194-1-11.562'
19342--1.634'
12122--1.040'

Detailed stats

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  Matchday Date Venue For Opponent Result Pos.            
Group D 9/6/14 Ivory Coast Sierra Leone 2:1 CB 90'
Group D 9/10/14 Ivory Coast Cameroon 4:1 on the bench
Group D 10/11/14 Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo 1:2 CB 90'
Group D 10/15/14 Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo 3:4 CB 47' 47'
10/25/14 Ivory Coast Zambia 1:1 no information available
Group D 11/14/14 Ivory Coast Sierra Leone 1:5  Red card suspension
Group D 11/19/14 Ivory Coast Cameroon 0:0  Red card suspension
11/30/14 Ivory Coast South Africa 2:0 AM 90'
1/11/15 Ivory Coast Nigeria 1:0 Not in squad
1/15/15 Ivory Coast Sweden 2:0 Not in squad
Group D 1/20/15 Ivory Coast Guinea 1:1 Not in squad
Group D 1/24/15 Ivory Coast Mali 1:1 Not in squad
Group D 1/28/15 Ivory Coast Cameroon 0:1 Not in squad
Quarter-Finals 2/1/15 Ivory Coast Algeria 3:1 Not in squad
Semi-Finals 2/4/15 Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo 1:3 Not in squad
Final 2/8/15 Ivory Coast Ghana 9:8 on pens Not in squad
3/26/15 Ivory Coast Angola 2:0 Not in squad
3/29/15 Ivory Coast Equatorial Guinea 1:1 Not in squad
6/14/15 Ivory Coast Gabon 0:0 on the bench
group I 9/6/15 Ivory Coast Sierra Leone 0:0 Not in squad
10/9/15 Ivory Coast Morocco 0:1 Not in squad
Second Round 1st leg 11/13/15 Ivory Coast Liberia 0:1 Not in squad
Second Round 2nd leg 11/17/15 Ivory Coast Liberia 3:0 Not in squad
Group A 1/16/16 Ivory Coast Rwanda 1:0 Not in squad
Group A 1/20/16 Ivory Coast Morocco 0:1 Not in squad
Group A 1/24/16 Ivory Coast Gabon 4:1 no information available
Quarter-Finals 1/30/16 Ivory Coast Cameroon 0:3 AET no information available
Semi-Finals 2/4/16 Ivory Coast Mali 1:0 no information available
Third Place Play-Off 2/7/16 Ivory Coast Guinea 1:2 no information available
group I 3/25/16 Ivory Coast Sudan 1:0 Not in squad
group I 3/29/16 Ivory Coast Sudan 1:1 Not in squad
5/20/16 Ivory Coast Hungary 0:0 45'
6/4/16 Ivory Coast Gabon 2:1 DM 90'
group I 9/3/16 Ivory Coast Sierra Leone 1:1 DM 90'
Group C 10/8/16 Ivory Coast Mali 3:1 DM 1 90'
Group C 11/12/16 Ivory Coast Morocco 0:0 DM 90'
11/15/16 Ivory Coast France 0:0 DM 90'
12/16/16 Ivory Coast Zimbabwe 0:0 Not in squad
1/8/17 Ivory Coast Sweden 1:2 CB 90'
Group C 1/16/17 Ivory Coast Togo 0:0 DM 90'
Group C 1/20/17 Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo 2:2 CM 65' 90'
Group C 1/24/17 Ivory Coast Morocco 1:0 DM 84'
3/24/17 Ivory Coast Russia 0:2 CM 90'
6/4/17 Ivory Coast Netherlands 5:0 DM 62'
Group H 6/10/17 Ivory Coast Guinea 2:3 CM 90'
Group C 9/2/17 Ivory Coast Gabon 0:3 DM 90'
Group C 9/5/17 Ivory Coast Gabon 1:2 DM 90'
Group C 10/6/17 Ivory Coast Mali 0:0 CM 90'
Group C 11/11/17 Ivory Coast Morocco 0:2 DM 10' 90'
Group B 1/14/18 Ivory Coast Namibia 0:1 no information available
Group B 1/18/18 Ivory Coast Zambia 0:2 no information available
Group B 1/22/18 Ivory Coast Uganda 0:0 no information available
3/24/18 Ivory Coast Togo 2:2 CM 75'
3/27/18 Ivory Coast Moldova 2:1 on the bench
Group H 9/9/18 Ivory Coast Rwanda 1:2 CM 90'
Group H 10/12/18 Ivory Coast Central African Republic 4:0 CM 90'
Group H 10/16/18 Ivory Coast Central African Republic 0:0 CM 90'
Group H 11/18/18 Ivory Coast Guinea 1:1 CM 50' 68'
Group H 3/23/19 Ivory Coast Rwanda 3:0 CM 90'
3/26/19 Ivory Coast Liberia 1:0 on the bench
6/7/19 Ivory Coast Comoros 3:1 on the bench
6/15/19 Ivory Coast Uganda 0:1 no information available
6/19/19 Ivory Coast Zambia 4:1 no information available
Group D 6/24/19 Ivory Coast South Africa 1:0 CM 90'
Group D 6/28/19 Ivory Coast Morocco 1:0 CM 90'
Group D 7/1/19 Ivory Coast Namibia 1:4 CM 3 90'
Round of 16 7/8/19 Ivory Coast Mali 0:1 AM 90'
Quarter-Finals 7/11/19 Ivory Coast Algeria 4:5 on pens CM 88' 120'
9/6/19 Ivory Coast Benin 1:2 CM 1 90'
9/10/19 Ivory Coast Tunisia 1:2 CM 90'
10/13/19 Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo 3:1 CM 70' 90'
10/20/19 Ivory Coast Niger 1:0 no information available
group K 11/16/19 Ivory Coast Niger 1:0 CM 1 83'
group K 11/19/19 Ivory Coast Ethiopia 2:1 Not in squad
10/8/20 Ivory Coast Belgium 1:1 CM 1 90'
10/13/20 Ivory Coast Japan 1:0 CM 90'
group K 11/12/20 Ivory Coast Madagascar 2:1 CM 90'
group K 11/17/20 Ivory Coast Madagascar 1:1 CM 1 83'
group K 3/26/21 Ivory Coast Niger 0:3 CM 90'
group K 3/30/21 Ivory Coast Ethiopia 3:1 CM 1 90'
6/5/21 Ivory Coast Burkina Faso 2:1 CM 61' 90'
6/12/21 Ivory Coast Ghana 0:0 CM 90' 90'
Group D 9/3/21 Ivory Coast Mozambique 0:0  Muscle injury
Group D 9/6/21 Ivory Coast Cameroon 2:1  Muscle injury
Group D 10/8/21 Ivory Coast Malawi 0:3 DM 79' 90'
Group D 10/11/21 Ivory Coast Malawi 2:1 CM 1 90'
Group D 11/13/21 Ivory Coast Mozambique 3:0 DM 77'
Group D 11/16/21 Ivory Coast Cameroon 1:0 DM 90'
Group E 1/12/22 Ivory Coast Equatorial Guinea 0:1 AM 71'
Group E 1/16/22 Ivory Coast Sierra Leone 2:2 AM 82'
Group E 1/20/22 Ivory Coast Algeria 3:1 AM 1 90'
Round of 16 1/26/22 Ivory Coast Egypt 4:5 on pens AM 30'
3/25/22 Ivory Coast France 2:1 CM 90'
3/29/22 Ivory Coast England 3:0 DM 90'
Group H 6/3/22 Ivory Coast Zambia 3:1 Not in squad
Group H 6/9/22 Ivory Coast Lesotho 0:0 Not in squad
9/24/22 Ivory Coast Togo 2:1 CM 1 90'
9/27/22 Ivory Coast Guinea 3:1 CM 64' 90'
11/16/22 Ivory Coast Burundi 4:0  Muscle injury
11/19/22 Ivory Coast Burkina Faso 2:1  Muscle injury
Group B 1/14/23 Ivory Coast Senegal 0:1 Not in squad
Group B 1/18/23 Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo 0:0 Not in squad
Group B 1/22/23 Ivory Coast Uganda 1:3 Not in squad
Quarter-Finals 1/27/23 Ivory Coast Algeria 1:0 Not in squad
Group H 3/24/23 Ivory Coast Comoros 3:1 CM 90'
Group H 3/28/23 Ivory Coast Comoros 0:2 DM  1 90'
Group H 6/17/23 Ivory Coast Zambia 3:0 CM 90'
Group H 9/9/23 Ivory Coast Lesotho 1:0 DM 21'
10/14/23 Ivory Coast Morocco 1:1 DM 66' 90'
10/17/23 Ivory Coast South Africa 1:1 DM  90'
Group F 11/17/23 Ivory Coast Seychelles 9:0 AM 63'
Group F 11/20/23 Ivory Coast The Gambia 0:2 DM 1 90'
1/6/24 Ivory Coast Sierra Leone 5:1 Not in squad
Group A 1/13/24 Ivory Coast Guinea-Bissau 2:0 CM  1 90'
Group A 1/18/24 Ivory Coast Nigeria 0:1 CM 90'
Group A 1/22/24 Ivory Coast Equatorial Guinea 4:0 CM  90'
Round of 16 1/29/24 Ivory Coast Senegal 4:5 on pens 1 47'
Quarter-Finals 2/3/24 Ivory Coast Mali 1:2 AET DM 120'
Semi-Finals 2/7/24 Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo 1:0 CM 90'
Final 2/11/24 Ivory Coast Nigeria 1:2 CM 1 90'
3/23/24 Ivory Coast Benin 2:2 DM 90'
3/26/24 Ivory Coast Uruguay 2:1 CM  90'
Squad: 78, Starting eleven: 70, Substituted in: 3, On the bench: 5, Suspended: 2, Injured: 4,