Franck Ellé Essouma

Franck Ellé
Personal information
Full name Franck-Landry Ellé Essouma
Date of birth (2000-06-16) 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

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]

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

Ellé Essouma has a dual citizenship of Cameroon and France.[6]

Career statistics

As of 21 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Troyes B 2017–18 National 3 00––00
2018–19 National 3 21––21
Total 21000021
Le Havre B 2019–20 National 3 50––50
Paris FC 2020–21 Ligue 2 1000–10
Paris FC B 2020–21 National 3 10––10
Apollon Kalamarias 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 25300–253
2022–23 Super League Greece 2 4000–40
Total 2930000293
Spartak Pleven 2022–23 Bulgarian Second League 100––100
Montana 2023–24 Bulgarian Second League 282––282
Septemvri Sofia 2024–25 Bulgarian First League 90––90
KTP 2025 Veikkausliiga 150202[a]0190
Career total 100620201046
  1. ↑ Appearances in Finnish League Cup

References