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Franck Kessié
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Ivorian association football player (born 1996)
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Franck Yannick Kessié is an Ivorian association football player born on December 19, 1996, in Ouragahio. He plays as a midfielder and wears the number 79. His career began in 2013, and he has represented teams including Stella Club d'Adjamé, AC Cesena, Atalanta BC, and Al-Ahli. He also played for the Ivory Coast national under-17 football team.
Kessié has participated in the 2017, 2019, and 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He represents Ivory Coast in international competition. He speaks French and is known by the name Franck Kessié in his native language.
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Key facts
- 2013
- Ivory Coast U17
- 2014
- Stella Club
- 2015
- Ivory Coast U20
- 2021
- Ivory Coast Olympic
- 2023
- Al-Ahli
- Full name
- Franck Yannick Kessié
- Date of birth
- ( 1996-12-19 ) 19 December 1996 (age 29)
- Place of birth
- Ouragahio , Ivory Coast
- Height
- 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Central midfielder
- Current team
- Al-Ahli
- 2010 2014
- Stella Club
- 2014 2015
- Atalanta
- Years
- Team
- 2015 2019
- Atalanta
- 2015 2016
- → Cesena (loan)
- 2017 2019
- → AC Milan (loan)
- 2019 2022
- AC Milan
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Al-Ahli
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yannick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ivory Coast
- Place of birth
- Ouragahio
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Al Ahli FC
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- Ivory Coast
- Mass
- 76
- Image
- Franck Yannick Kessié.jpg
- Height
- 183
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1996-12-19
- sport number
- 79
- Commons category
- Franck Kessié
- start of work period
- 2013-00-00
- birth name
- Franck Yannick Kessié
- name in native language
- Franck Kessié
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:36, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 (UTC)
Franck Yannick Kessié (born 19 December 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and the Ivory Coast national team.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franck Kessié” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.