Christ Inao Oulaï

Christ Inao Oulaï
Inao with the Ivory Coast in 2026
Personal information
Full name Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaï[1]
Date of birth (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006
Place of birth Yopougon, Ivory Coast
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fiorentina
Number 42
Youth career
2018–2024 JMG Academy[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Bastia II 6 (0)
2024–2025 Bastia 16 (1)
2025–2026 Trabzonspor 25 (2)
2026– Fiorentina 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– Ivory Coast 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:48, 25 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:10, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaï (born 6 April 2006) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Inao joined the youth academy of JMG Academy at the age of 12, where he finished his development.[2]

On 6 July 2024, he joined France's Bastia in Ligue 2.[3] He made his senior debut with Bastia in a 4–0 Coupe de France win over FC Freymingon 16 November 2024.[2] On 14 April 2025, he scored his first career goal in a 5–2 victory over Laval.[4]

On 22 August 2025, Inao transferred to Turkish club Trabzonspor, signing a five-year contract.[5] Later that year, on 25 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 Süper Lig win over Eyüpspor.[6]

On 19 July 2026, Inao joined Serie A side Fiorentina.[7]

International career

Inao received his first call-up to the Ivory Coast national team in November 2025 for two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia and Oman.[8]

He was included in Ivory Coast's squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.[9][10] On 31 December 2025, during the group stage, he was named Man of the Match in a 3–2 victory over Gabon.[11]

On 15 May 2026, Inao was named by Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Faé in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12][13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bastia II 2024–25 Championnat National 3 60—60
Bastia 2024–25 Ligue 2 16120181
Trabzonspor 2025–26 Süper Lig 25210262
Career total 47330503

International

As of match played 30 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202530
2026100
Total130

Honours

Trabzonspor

References

  1. ↑ "Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaï" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ligue 2 : rencontre avec Christ Inao Oulaï, le diamant brut du SC Bastia". www.corsematin.com. 1 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Le SC Bastia recrute Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaï". Spiritu Turchinu. 6 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bastia 5–2 Stade Laval". ESPN. 14 April 2025.
  5. ↑ read, Foot Africa·1 min (22 August 2025). "Christ Inao Oulaï signs with Trabzonspor from SC Bastia". Yahoo Sports.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Trabzonspor 2–0 Eyupspor". ESPN. 25 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Oulai joins Fiorentina". ACF Fiorentina. 19 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire : un nouveau et un retour surprise dans la liste des Eléphants pour jouer la qualif'". afrik-foot.com. 1 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Title holders Cote d'Ivoire name 26-man TotalEnergies CAF AFCON squad as Zaha returns and Adingra misses out". Confederation of African Football. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  10. ↑ ""Ça joue vraiment bien": révélation de la CAN 2025, le crack ivoirien Christ Inao Oulaï rêve du PSG". RMC Sport (in French). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Inao Oulaï : un des visages de la nouvelle génération des Éléphants qui fait sensation à la CAN 2025". Pulse Côte d'Ivoire (in French). 31 December 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "La liste de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la Coupe du Monde 2026". FIFA (in French). 15 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire at the 2026 World Cup: Squad, Key Players and Everything You Need to Know". beIN Sports. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Trabzonspor is the 2025–2026 Ziraat Turkish Cup champion!". Trabzonspor. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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