Franck Kessie

Age 29

Ivory Coast

12.0 Mn €

19 December 1996 (29)

183 cm

Performance

Average Rating

7.19

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.9

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.8

7.2

7.0

8.4

7.1

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

12M €

19 December 1996

29 Age

Nationality

Ivory Coast

Height / Weight

183 cm / 74 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2026

Place of Birth

Ouragahio

Position Info

Main Position Central Midfielder

Other Defensive Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

Franck Kessie career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Al Ahli Saudi	42	41	12	5	7	0
	Saudi Pro League	26	26	5	3	5	0
	Kings Cup	3	3	1	1	0	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	10	9	3	1	1	0
	Super Cup	2	2	3	0	1	0
	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
24/25	Al Ahli Saudi	44	42	3	3	9	0
	Saudi Pro League	30	29	2	3	7	0
	Kings Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	12	12	1	0	1	0
23/24	Al Ahli Saudi	33	33	10	4	7	0
	Saudi Pro League	31	31	10	4	7	0
	Kings Cup	2	2	0	0	0	0
22/23	Barcelona	43	16	3	3	6	0
	LaLiga	28	7	1	1	4	0
	Supercopa	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Copa del Rey	5	4	1	2	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	6	3	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	1	0
21/22	Milan	39	32	7	1	2	1
	Serie A	31	25	6	0	2	0
	Coppa Italia	3	3	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	5	4	0	1	0	1
20/21	Milan	50	46	14	6	10	0
	Serie A	37	36	13	6	8	0
	Coppa Italia	2	1	0	0	2	0
	UEFA Europa League	11	9	1	0	0	0
19/20	Milan	38	35	4	2	4	0
	Serie A	35	33	4	1	3	0
	Coppa Italia	3	2	0	1	1	0
18/19	Milan K	42	41	7	3	9	1
	Serie A	34	34	7	3	8	0
	Coppa Italia	4	4	0	0	1	0
	Supercoppa	1	1	0	0	0	1
	UEFA Europa League	3	2	0	0	0	0
17/18	Milan K	54	52	5	4	12	0
	Serie A	37	37	5	2	9	0
	Coppa Italia	5	5	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	12	10	0	2	2	0
16/17	Atalanta	31	26	7	3	5	2
	Serie A	30	25	6	3	5	2
	Coppa Italia	1	1	1	0	0	0
15/16	Cesena K	36	31	4	2	5	0
	Serie B	36	31	4	2	5	0
Total		452	395	76	36	76	4

National Team Career

Franck Kessie career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Ivory Coast	6	6	1	0	2
	World Cup	4	4	1	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	1
2025	Ivory Coast	15	13	2	2	1
	Africa Cup of Nations	5	5	0	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CAF	8	7	2	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	0	0
2024	Ivory Coast	8	7	3	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	1	0	0
	Africa Cup of Nations Qualification	6	6	2	0	0
2023	Ivory Coast	9	8	2	1	1
	Africa Cup of Nations	7	6	2	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	1
2022	Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	0
2021	Ivory Coast	4	4	1	0	1
	Olympic Tournament	4	4	1	0	1
2021	Ivory Coast	6	6	1	0	2
	Africa Cup of Nations	4	4	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	2
2020	Ivory Coast	2	2	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	1	0	0
2019	Ivory Coast	10	10	0	4	3
	Int. Friendly Games	5	5	0	1	2
	Africa Cup of Nations	5	5	0	3	1
2018	Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0	0
2017	Ivory Coast	6	6	0	0	1
	Africa Cup of Nations	3	3	0	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	0	0	0
2016	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	0	0	0
2015	Ivory Coast	3	3	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	0	0	0
2014	Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	0
Total		77	72	11	7	11

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2023-Today	Al Ahli Saudi	119	116	25	12
2022-2023	Barcelona	43	16	3	3
2017-2022	Milan	223	206	37	16
2016-2017	Atalanta	31	26	7	3
2015-2016	Cesena	36	31	4	2

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2014-Today	Ivory Coast	70	65	10	7
2021	Ivory Coast	4	4	1	0
2015	Ivory Coast	3	3	0	0

General Statistics

5 Goals

3 Assists

7.2 Avg. Pts

26 Matches

26 Starting XI

2173 Minutes

Shots

11 Off-target Shots 0.46

On-target Shots

19 0.79

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

7.19

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.9

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.8

7.2

7.0

8.4

7.1

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	5	%86
Assists	3	%86
Goal Contribution	8	%86
Expected Goals (xG)	3.96	%89
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	6.46	%91
Big Chances Created	2	%70
Big Chances Missed	5	%7
Penalty	-	%45
Free-kick Goal	-	%46
Shots
Total Shots	33	%85
Shots on Target	19	%91
Shots off Target	11	%17
Blocked Shots	3	%40
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	86.6%	%67
Passes	875	%65
Accurate Passes	758	%65
Key Passes	18	%71
Passes in Final Third	134	%78
Chances Created	8	%63
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	59.2%	%58
Long Balls	103	%78
Accurate Long Balls	61	%79
Cross Accuracy %	6.2%	%32
Crosses	16	%68
Accurate Crosses	1	%44
Defense
Clearances	22	%65
Interceptions	15	%54
Tackles	21	%50
Individual
Touches	1019	%73
Dribbles	16	%55
Successful Dribbles	12	%69
Successful Dribble %	75%	%93
Duels	116	%65
Duels Won %	47.4%	%37
Duels Won	55	%63
Possession Lost	191	%37
Dispossessed	11	%38
Offsides	7	%13
Fouls Won	16	%59
Free Kicks Taken	16	%59
Discipline
Fouls	34	%19
Yellow Cards	5	%20
Red Cards	-	%53

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
30.06.26	Al Ahli Saudi		Released
08.08.23	Barcelona	Al Ahli Saudi	12.5M €
03.07.22	Milan	Barcelona	Signed
30.06.19	Atalanta	Milan	32M €
29.06.19	Milan	Atalanta	Loan Return
30.06.17	Atalanta	Milan	Loan
29.06.16	Cesena	Atalanta	Loan Return
25.08.15	Atalanta	Cesena	Loan

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Italian champion	1	AC Milan	21/22
Spanish champion	1	FC Barcelona	22/23
Spanish Super Cup winner	1	FC Barcelona	22/23
AFC Champions League Champions	2	Al Ahli Saudi FC	25/26 24/25
Saudi Super Cup Winner	1	Al Ahli Saudi FC	25/26

National Team Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Africa Cup winner	1	Ivory Coast	2024

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