Arsène Kouassi
Burkinabé footballer (born 2004)
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Kan Guy Arsène Kouassi (born 02 january 2004) is a professional football player who plays as a left-back for French Ligue 1 club Lorient and the Burkina Faso national team. Born in the Ivory Coast, he made his debut for the Burkina Faso national team in 2025.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kan Guy Arsène Kouassi | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Cocody, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Stars FC | |||
| 2021–2022 | Ajaccio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Ajaccio II | 29 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Ajaccio | 24 | (0) |
| 2025– | Lorient | 31 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Burkina Faso | 6 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:00, 31 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
A youth product of New Stars FC, Kouassi moved to Ajaccio's academy in 2021 and was promoted to their reserves in 2022.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Ajaccio side in a 4–1 Coupe de France win over Toulouse Métropole FC on 19 November 2023.[2] On 4 September 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Ajaccio until 2027.[3]
On 24 July 2025, Kouassi signed a four-year contract with Lorient in Ligue 1.[4]
International career
Born in the Ivory Coast, Kouassi is of Burkinabé descent and holds dual Ivorian-Burkinabé citizenship.[1] He was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.[5]