Luc Kassi

Luc Kassi
Kassi (in blue shirt) with Stabæk
Personal information
Full name Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Degerfors
Number 17
Youth career
–2012 Sporting Consultant
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2022 Stabæk 2 34 (7)
2012–2022 Stabæk 172 (35)
2023–2024 KÍ 24 (4)
2024– Degerfors 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi (born 20 August 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish team Degerfors.

Club career

Stabæk

Playing for a football academy in Ivory Coast, Kassi was scouted by Norwegian club Stabæk along with compatriots Franck Boli and Sayouba Mandé. On 20 August 2012, he signed a professional contract with the club.[3] He made his league debut as a substitute in the victory against Odd Grenland on 16 September 2012.

Spending ten years in the club, Kassi is described as a cult hero at Stabæk.[4]

KÍ

On 4 February 2023, Kassi signed a one-year contract with Faroese club Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag, reuniting with manager Magne Hoseth, whom Kassi played together during his time in Stabæk.[5] On 19 July 2023, he scored his first goal in UEFA Champions League in KÍ's 3–0 away win over Ferencváros in the first qualifying round.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2023[2][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stabæk 2 2012 2. divisjon 8 0 — — — 8 0
2013 3. divisjon 6 3 — — — 6 3
2014 2. divisjon 5 2 — — — 5 2
2015 2. divisjon 3 1 — — — 3 1
2017 3. divisjon 1 1 — — — 1 1
2019 3. divisjon 5 0 — — — 5 0
2022 3. divisjon 6 0 — — — 6 0
Total 34 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 7
Stabæk 2012 Tippeligaen 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2013 1. divisjon 26 7 2 0 — — 28 7
2014 Tippeligaen 29 5 6 4 — — 35 9
2015 Tippeligaen 28 8 6 0 — — 34 8
2016 Tippeligaen 23 4 3 1 0 0 2[b] 0 28 5
2017 Eliteserien 21 4 5 2 — — 26 6
2018 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2019 Eliteserien 23 4 3 1 — — 26 5
2020 Eliteserien 15 3 — — — 15 3
2021 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2022 1. divisjon 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Total 172 35 26 8 0 0 2 0 200 43
KÍ 2023 Faroe Islands Premier League 17 4 1 0 6[c] 1 1[d] 0 25 5
Career total 223 46 27 8 6 1 3 0 259 55
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Faroe Islands Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Faroe Islands Super Cup

References

  1. ^ "Luc Kassi". altomfotball. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b Luc Kassi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ Mæhlum, Lars Jarle (20 August 2012). "Luc Kassi har signert for Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  4. ^ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (26 January 2023). "Kulthelten "forsvant" – nå skal han prøvespille for norsk trener". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Luc Kassi skrivar undir við KÍ" (in Faroese). KÍ. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi: Klubbstatistikk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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