Franck Kessié
Al AhliHeight
79
Shirt
29 years
19 Dec 1996
Right
Preferred foot
Ivory CoastCountry
€11.3M
Market value
30 Jun 2026
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Centre-back, Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
CB
DM
CM
AM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches22%Shot attempts62%Goals86%
Chances created33%Aerial duels won23%Defensive contributions12%
Saudi Pro League 2025/2026
1
Goals0
Assists9
Started9
Matches804
Minutes played7.29
Rating0
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
Al Ittihad
Al-Sadd
Al Riyadh
Al Najma
Al-GharafaAl Ahli28 Nov
King's Cup
Al Qadsiah
3-3
120’
8.7
24 Nov
AFC Champions League Elite West
Sharjah Cultural Club
0-1
7’
-
21 Nov
Saudi Pro League
Al Qadsiah
2-1
90’
8.0
Ivory Coast18 Nov
Friendlies
Oman
0-2
Bench
14 Nov
Friendlies
Saudi Arabia
1-0
90’
6.4
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 47%- 15Shots
- 1Goals
- 1.91xG
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.05xG0.51xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 804
Shooting
Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.81
xG on target (xGOT)
2.66
Non-penalty xG
1.81
Shots
15
Shots on target
7
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.47
Successful passes
319
Successful passes %
88.6%
Accurate long balls
22
Accurate long balls %
66.7%
Chances created
7
Possession
Successful dribbles
6
Successful dribbles %
66.7%
Touches
464
Touches in opposition box
31
Dispossessed
5
Fouls won
5
Defending
Tackles
7
Duels won
20
Duels won %
40.8%
Aerial duels won
2
Aerial duels won %
25.0%
Interceptions
5
Fouls committed
15
Recoveries
41
Possession won final 3rd
6
Dribbled past
1
Discipline
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches22%Shot attempts62%Goals86%
Chances created33%Aerial duels won23%Defensive contributions12%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
96 21 | ||
43 3 | ||
127 25 | ||
96 12 | ||
31 7 | ||
37 4 | ||
National team | ||
80 15 | ||
 Côte d'Ivoire Under 22Jan 2015 - now 4 0 | ||
4 1 | ||
5 2 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Al Ahli
Saudi Arabia1
AFC Champions League Elite(24/25)
1
Super Cup(25/26)
Ivory Coast
International1
Africa Cup of Nations(2023 Côte d'Ivoire)
Milan
Italy1
Serie A(21/22)