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Finnish footballer (born 1999)

Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tornio, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team HJK
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2016 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Klubi 04 49 (11)
2018– HJK 44 (0)
2019 → RoPS (loan) 8 (1)
2020 → Inter Turku (loan) 19 (1)
2022 → Lahti (loan) 23 (1)
International career
2016 Finland U17 2 (0)
2017 Finland U19 1 (0)
2019 Finland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2020

Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (born 25 January 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

Club career

HJK Helsinki

Kouassivi-Benissan grew up in Helsinki, and spent his entire junior career with HJK Helsinki. He represented HJK youth in 2016–17 UEFA Youth League. After playing for the club's reserve team Klubi 04 since 2016 in second-tier Ykkönen and third-tier Kakkonen, he made his Veikkausliiga debut with the first team on 14 July 2018, at age 19, against TPS.

Loans

On 2 August 2019, Kouassivi-Benissan joined RoPS on loan for the rest of the 2019 season.

On 28 November 2019, it was announced that Kouassivi-Benissan was loaned out to Inter Turku for the 2020 season. He would reunite with former HJK coach José Riveiro.

In the 2021 season, he made only six appearances in the league for HJK, as injuries limited his playing time throughout the season.

On 17 March 2022, Kouassivi-Benissan joined Lahti on loan for the 2022 season. He played in 23 league matches during the season, scoring one goal.

Return to HJK

After spending three seasons on loan in three different Veikkausliiga teams, Kouassivi-Benissan started the 2023 season in HJK squad. During the season, he made a breakthrough as he recorded five assists in a span of nine league matches. He also made 11 appearances for HJK in the club's 2023–24 European campaign, in which HJK qualified to the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage. On 6 November 2023, Kouassivi-Benissan extended his contract with HJK, signing a new two-year deal until the end of 2025.

International career

Kouassivi-Benissan has represented Finland at youth international levels.

On 24 August 2023, it was reported in Finnish media that Kouassivi-Benissan had considered a possibility to represent Togo at senior international level, after receiving numerous contacts from Togolese Football Federation.

On 30 August 2023, he received his first call-up to the Finland senior national team by head coach Markku Kanerva, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Kazakhstan and Denmark, but remained an unused substitute.

Personal life

Kouassivi-Benissan was born in Finland to Finnish mother and Togolese father, and was raised in Pikku Huopalahti, Helsinki. In an interview in the early 2022, Kouassivi-Benissan said he doesn't have a Togolese passport and hasn't visited the country. Besides his native languages Finnish and English, he speaks French. He attended the English school in Meilahti.

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2016 Kakkonen 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2017 Kakkonen 20 3 2 0 — — 22 3
2018 Ykkönen 23 7 4 0 — — 27 7
2019 Kakkonen 2 1 0 0 — — 2 1
2020 Kakkonen 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021 Ykkönen 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2023 Kakkonen 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 49 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 55 11
HJK Helsinki 2018 Veikkausliiga 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2019 Veikkausliiga 8 0 5 0 — 2 0 15 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 6 0 1 0 — 4 0 11 0
2022 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 11 0 0 0 4 0 11 0 26 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 17 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 23 0
Total 44 0 6 0 9 0 20 0 74 0
RoPS (loan) 2019 Veikkausliiga 8 1 — — — 8 1
Inter Turku (loan) 2020 Veikkausliiga 19 1 6 0 — 1 0 26 1
Lahti (loan) 2022 Veikkausliiga 23 1 6 0 0 0 — 29 1
Career total 143 14 24 0 9 0 21 0 197 14
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League
  6. Includes UEFA Europa League

Honours

HJK

References

  1. "Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan lainalle Interiin". Aamuset [fi] (in Finnish). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. HJK:n avausmaalin tehnyt nuorukainen hehkutti Klubin esitystä, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 January 2019
  3. ^ KKB, worldfootball.net
  4. ^ KKB, hjk.fi
  5. Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan siirtyy loppukaudeksi Rovaniemen Palloseuraan, rops.fi, 2 August 2019
  6. KEVIN KOUASSIVI-BENISSAN LAINALLE FC INTERIIN, fcinter.fi, 28 November 2019
  7. "Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan FC Lahteen" (Press release) (in Finnish). Lahti. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. kkb, hjk.fi
  9. Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan jatkaa HJK:ssa, hjk.fi, 6 November 2023
  10. MTV Urheilun tiedot: Huuhkajiin tähtäävä HJK-taituri sai kutsun toiseen maajoukkueeseen, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 24 August 2023
  11. "Huuhkajat nimetty syyskuun EM-karsintaotteluihin". Suomen Palloliitto (in Finnish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. "Huuhkajat-debytantin pitkäaikainen haave toteutui". Suomen Palloliitto (in Finnish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. "Yrittävätkö togolaiset saada sinua maajoukkueeseensa, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan?". HJK Helsinki (in Finnish). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  14. S., Pacôme (15 August 2016). "Kévin Kouassivi-Bénissan, Togolais de naissance, international Finlandais des U17 d'adoption". Télégramme228 (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, KKB, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto

External links

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi – current squad
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