Franck Ellé Essouma
Cameroonian footballer (born 2000)
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Franck Ellé (born 16 June 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kuwait Premier League club Al-Shabab. Previously he has played in France, Greece, Bulgaria and Finland.[1][2][3][4]
Full name
Franck-Landry Ellé Essouma
Date of birth
16 June 2000
Place of birth
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franck-Landry Ellé Essouma | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shabab | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Troyes B | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Le Havre B | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Paris FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Paris FC B | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Apollon Kalamarias | 29 | (3) |
| 2023 | Spartak Pleven | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Montana | 28 | (2) |
| 2024 | Septemvri Sofia | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | KTP | 15 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Chernomorets 1919 | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Al-Shabab | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 March 2026 | |||
Club career
On 18 December 2024, Ellé moved to Finland and signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) on a 1+1-year deal.[5]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 21 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Troyes B | 2017–18 | National 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | National 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Le Havre B | 2019–20 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Paris FC | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Paris FC B | 2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Kalamarias | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Spartak Pleven | 2022–23 | Bulgarian Second League | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Montana | 2023–24 | Bulgarian Second League | 28 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||
| Septemvri Sofia | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| KTP | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | 100 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in Finnish League Cup