Number 88 Nationality Ivorian | Playing position Height 1.85 m Weight 70 kg | |
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Full name Jules Christ Kouassi Eboue Date of birth (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 19) 2010–2014 Académie Symbiose Foot d'Abobo Similar Joãozinho, Ricardo Laborde, Stanislav Kritsyuk, Yury Gazinsky, Andrei Sinitsyn | ||
Jules Christ Kouassi Eboue (born 13 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic as a midfielder.
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Early career
Kouassi played for Académie Symbiose Foot d'Abobo in the Ivory Coast before moving to Armenian club Shirak in early 2014. In the summer of 2014 he joined the youth system of Russian club Krasnodar.
Krasnodar
In December 2015, Kouassi signed a new contract with Krasnodar. Kouassi made his debut for Krasnodar on 21 May 2016, in a 1–0 victory against Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League. 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. 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.
Celtic
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. Celtic announced the signing of Kouassi on a four-year-contract, subject to obtaining a visa, on 12 January 2017.
International career
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. However, he was an unused substitute in both matches.