Christian Kouamé

Kouamé started playing football on the streets of Bingerville, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At the age of 16, he moved with other Ivorian teenagers to Italy to participate in trials with several clubs. Eventually he was signed by Prato and as still a minor at that time, grew up with an Italian foster family he is still close with.

Prato

Kouamé made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for Prato on 6 September 2015 in a game against Pisa.

Genoa

On 13 July 2018, he signed with Genoa for a fee of five million euros. After playing in Serie C and Serie B, he finally discovered Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. He scored his first goal in his first official match for Genoa, at home against Empoli on 26 August 2018 in Serie A. The match ended in a 2–1 victory for the Rossoblu. He netted his second goal on 10 November 2018, opening the scoring against Napoli, one of the league’s strongest sides. However, Napoli ultimately won the match 2–1, in a game made difficult by heavy rain that left the pitch barely playable. Kouamé emerged as one of the revelations of the 2018–2019 season alongside his teammate Krzysztof Piątek, with whom he formed an effective partnership in a 3–5–2 system, occupying the two forward positions. In November 2019, Kouamé suffered a serious injury while playing for the Ivory Coast under-23 team, tearing a ligament in his left knee, which sidelined him for several months.

Fiorentina

In January 2020, Kouamé was…

Kouamé debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019. He was called-up for the final tournament in November 2019, suffering a knee injury. He made his debut for the Ivory Coast senior national team on 13 October 2019 in a friendly against DR Congo. Selected by coach Patrice Beaumelle, Kouamé took part in his first international tournament at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, where the Ivory Coast were eliminated in the round of 16 by Egypt in a penalty shoot-out. Kouamé scored his first goal for the Ivory Coast on 3 June 2022, in a match against Zambia. He started the game and contributed to his team’s 3–1 victory. On 28 December 2023, he was included in the squad of twenty-seven Ivorian players selected by Jean-Louis Gasset to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club

As of match played 27 December 2025

International

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's tally first.

Fiorentina

Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23, 2023–24 Ivory Coast U23

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019 Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations: 2023