“In the youth teams of my national team, the Ivory Coast, I was always the captain. I'm used to being the first to put my face on the pitch and off it.”
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Franck Kessié
Franck Yannick Kessié is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains the Ivory Coast national team.
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sports · Ivorian footballer (born 1996) · association football player · also Franck Kessié, Franck Yannick Kessié, Kessié
Born 19 December 1996 · Q18044401
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I really have very good memories of my time at Barça. I won two trophies in my first year: the Super Cup and La Liga. I have very good memories of the city, the coaches, and the great players.
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2026· 16 entries
“I really have very good memories of my time at Barça. I won two trophies in my first year: the Super Cup and La Liga. I have very good memories of the city, the coaches, and the great players.”
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“Playing in a stadium like Camp Nou, with 100,000 seats... I think there are not many like that in Europe. So of course, obviously I miss Camp Nou.”
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“When I score a goal I stand at attention to greet him, as I used to see him do sometimes when a guest came to the house.”
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“My relationship with Africa is one of affection but also a practical one. I try to do what I can to help. It is a large and rich continent, and I am not just talking about raw materials. Africa is a whole world and it is special.”
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“[George Weah] is an idol for many Africans. My idea is also his and that of many others I guess: always helping Africa, which needs support and infrastructure, but above all to make people understand the beauty of its culture. Africa makes you fall in love, even at first sight.”
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“Great teams are never satisfied, they want to win every game. This must be our mentality. We know it's not possible to win all the time, but we have to try.”
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“I like it. It's a nickname given as a joke, but as long as I'm told it and we work hard in the meantime, it's fine.”
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“If I have something to say to a teammate, I don't do it in front of everyone because I don't know how he might react. I take him aside and explain. It's more difficult in the game... If someone is walking, I tell them: 'Come on, let's run, we have to win!'”
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Won the AFC Champions League Elite with Al-Ahli (2025-2026).
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Public attention spiked: 72,404 Wikipedia readers in one day, 94.8× the usual 764, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: Undid revision 1360331649 by IzzyIzMyCat (talk) match is still going
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Won award: AFC Champions League Elite Most Valuable Player (2025–26).
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Won: AFC Champions League Elite with Al-Ahli (2025–26).
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Public attention spiked: 13,329 Wikipedia readers in one day, 17.5× the usual 764, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: International Fix
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2025· 4 entries
Won the AFC Champions League Elite with Al-Ahli (2024-2025).
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Won the Saudi Super Cup with Al-Ahli (2025).
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Won: Saudi Super Cup with Al-Ahli (2025).
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Won: AFC Champions League Elite with Al-Ahli (2024–25).
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2024· 1 entry
Won award: CAF Team of the Year (2024).
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2023· 6 entries
Won the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast (2023).
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Won award: Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament (2023).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2022–23).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2023).
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Won: Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast (2023).
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Played for Al Ahli FC (2023) — 87 appearances, 17 goals.
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2022· 5 entries
Won the Italian Serie A with Milan (2021-2022).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (2021–22).
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Played for FC Barcelona (2022–2023) — 28 appearances, 1 goals.
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Joined Barcelona, clinching titles in La Liga and Supercopa de España, before his transfer to Al-Ahli in 2023
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Joined Barcelona in 2022.
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2021· 1 entry
Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2020–21).
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2019· 3 entries
Won award: Africa Cup of Nations top assist provider (2019).
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Joined Milan in 2019.
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Played for AC Milan (2019–2022) — 103 appearances, 23 goals.
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2017· 2 entries
On loan, securing a permanent move two years later and playing a pivotal role in their Serie A success in the 2021–22 season
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Played for AC Milan (2017–2019) — 71 appearances, 12 goals.
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2015· 3 entries
Played for Atalanta BC (2015–2019) — 30 appearances, 6 goals.
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Played for AC Cesena (2015–2016) — 37 appearances, 4 goals.
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Joined Atalanta in 2015.
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2014· 2 entries
Played for Ivory Coast men's national football team (2014) — 105 appearances, 15 goals.
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Played for Stella Club d'Adjamé (2014–2015).
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2013· 1 entry
Played for Ivory Coast national under-17 football team (2013–2013) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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1996· 1 entry
Born 1996-12-19.
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