Name Assane Gnoukouri Playing position Role Footballer | Number 27 Height 1.80 m 2013 Marseille Weight 77 kg | |
Full name Assane Demoya Gnoukouri Date of birth (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 19) Current team Inter Milan (#27 / Midfielder) Siblings Miguel Demoya, Zate Wilfried Demoya, Williams Demoya | ||
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Assane Demoya Gnoukouri ([asan dəmwaja ɲukuʁi]; born 28 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Internazionale.
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Early career
Gnoukouri spent his early career at the Olympique de Marseille youth academy. After being released by the club in December 2013 he moved to Altovicentino. On 18 September 2014, Gnoukouri, along with his younger brother Zate Wilfried Gnoukouri and other brothers, Miguel Anguel Gnoukouri and Williams Gnoukouri, joined the Internazionale Primavera.
Club career
He made his Serie A debut for the club on 11 April 2015, coming on as a substitute for Gary Medel after 80 minutes in 3–0 win against Hellas Verona.
International career
Gnoukouri was born in Ivory Coast to Ivorian parents, but was raised in France as child before spending his late teens in Italy. He received a call up to the Ivory Coast national football team for their friendly tie against Hungary, where he was an unused substitute in a 0-0 draw. He debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5-1 loss to France U21 on November 2016.