Kassoum Ouattara

Kassoum Ouattara
Ouattara with Monaco in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Beşiktaş
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2017 Ivry
2017–2020 FC Montrouge 92
2020–2022 Amiens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Amiens B 22 (1)
2022–2023 Amiens 21 (0)
2023–2026 Monaco 41 (1)
2026– Beşiktaş 2 (0)
International career‡
2022 France U18 2 (0)
2023– France U19 3 (0)
2023–2024 France U20 7 (1)
2024– France U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:04, 23 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Kassoum Ouattara (born 14 October 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.[1]

Club career

Amiens SC

On 7 July 2022, Ouattara signed his first professional contract for Amiens, a deal until 2025.[2] He made his debut in a 3–1 Ligue 2 defeat to Bastia on 20 August 2022.[1][3] In the second half of the 2022–23 season, he became a regular starter, starting ten of nineteen matches before an injury ended his season.[4][5]

AS Monaco

On 1 November 2023, Ouattara signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club AS Monaco,[6] for a reported fee of €2 million, which could rise to €4 million with add-ons.[7][8] The move was a "joker" transfer, following Caio Henrique's long-term injury.[7][9]

Beşiktaş

On 2 July 2026, Outtara joined the Süper Lig club Beşiktaş on a four-year deal for a reported fee of €8 million.[10]

International career

Born in France with Ivorian descent, Ouattara is eligible to represent both France and Ivory Coast at international level.[11] He made his debut for the France under-19s in March 2023.[12][13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amiens B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 131——131
2022–23 Championnat National 3 90——90
Total 221——221
Amiens 2022–23 Ligue 2 11010—120
2023–24 Ligue 2 100——100
Total 21010—220
Monaco 2023–24 Ligue 1 14130—171
2024–25 Ligue 1 120202[b]0160
2025–26 Ligue 1 150207[b]0240
Total 4117090571
Beşiktaş 2026–27 Süper Lig 10003[c]040
Career total 852801201052
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. 1 2 Kassoum Ouattara at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Amiens SC Football - Kassoum Ouattara signe pro !". Amiens SC Football (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Pechon, Romain (16 June 2023). "Amiens SC (Bilan 2022/2023) : Kassoum Ouattara, une promesse de plus". le11 (in French). Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Pechon, Romain (1 July 2023). "Amiens SC : quel avenir pour Kassoum Ouattara ?". le11 (in French). Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Pechon, Romain (21 April 2023). "Ouattara (Amiens SC) : "Une fierté d'enchaîner les matches"". le11 (in French). Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kassoum Ouattara joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 Tanzi, Loïc (2 November 2023). "Transferts : Kassoum Ouattara (Amiens) s'engage à l'AS Monaco". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Monaco recruits a hopeful from Amiens in defense". News in France. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Monaco in advanced talks to sign Amiens' Kassoum Ouattara on 'joker' transfer". OneFootball. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Beşiktaşımıza Hoş Geldin Kassoum Ouattara" (in Turkish). Besiktas J.K. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Kassoum OUATTARA". unfp.org. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Football. Amiens SC: Ouattara et l'équipe de France U19 dominent l'Irlande du Nord". Courrier picard (in French). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Kassoum Ouattara at the French Football Federation (in French)