Blaise Kouassi (born 1 September 1983) is an Ivorian

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who plays for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in

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Club career

Youth career

Born and raised in Kondiebouman,

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, Blaise began his footballing career in 2002 with

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-based club, Stella Club d'Adjamé.

Africa Sports d'Abidjan

He began his professional footballing career in 2003 with

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club, Africa Sports d'Abidjan.

Sfaxien

He first moved out of Ivory Coast in 2004 to

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where he signed a long-term contract with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club, CS Sfaxien. In his five-year spell with the Sfax-based club, he helped them win the

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, the 2008-09

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, the

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and

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and the

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. He also helped them achieve the runners-up position in the 2004-05 Arab Champions League, the

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and the

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and

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Al-Shaab

In 2009, he again moved out of Ivory Coast and this time to the

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and more accurately to the

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where he signed a three-year contract with UAE First Division League club,

Al-Shaab CSC Al-Shaab Cultural & Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشعب الثقافي الرياضي) was a multi-sports club based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The club was merged with Sharjah FC in 2017. Achievements *UAE Division One: 2 :1992–93, ...

. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2009 in a 2009–10 UAE President's Cup match in a 6-0 win over Al-Jazira Al-Hamra FC. In the tournament, he put up an eye-catching performance for the club which included a hat trick on 24 September 2009 in a 5-0 win over Al-Jazira Al-Hamra FC, and a brace each on 3 September 2009 in a 4-0 win over

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and on 8 October 2009 in a 6-1 win over

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. He made his Etisalat Emirates Cup qualification debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 16 October 2009 in a 2-2 draw against

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. In the qualification process, he put up a great show as he scored 8 goals in 9 appearances which included a brace against Al-Ittihad Kalba SC. He made his UAE First Division League debut on 6 February 2010 in a 2-0 win over Al-Urooba and scored his first goal in the very next game on 13 February 2010 in a 1-0 win over

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. He scored 9 goals in 7 appearances in the 2009–10 UAE President's Cup and helped his club reach the Round of 16 of the competition. He also scored 8 goals in 9 appearances in qualification to the

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. He also scored 7 goals in 13 appearances in the 2009-10 UAE First Division League, finishing as the top scorer of the season for the club and the 9th top scorer overall in the 2009-10 UAE First Division League. In his second consecutive season with the club, he made his first appearance and scored his first goal for the club on 26 August 2010 in a

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qualification match in a 1-0 win over

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. He also made an appearance in the

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in the Round of 32 on 21 September 2010 in a 1-0 loss against Al-Shabab. He made his first appearance and scored his first goal in the 2010-11 UAE First Division League on 9 December 2012 in a 3-1 win over

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. He scored 8 goals in 17 appearances in the 2010-11 UAE First Division League. He also scored 5 goals in 8 appearances in qualification to the 2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup. In his third consecutive season with the club, he made his first appearance on 6 October 2011 in a 2011–12 Etisalat Emirates Cup qualification match in a 1-2 loss against Al-Khaleej Club and scored his first goal in the same competition on 10 November 2011 in a 3-0 win over Dibba Al-Fujairah. He made his 2011-12 UAE First Division League debut on 24 November 2011 in a 1-1 draw against Masafi Club and scored his first goal on 5 December 2011 in a 3-2 loss against Dibba Al-Fujairah. He scored 10 goals in 20 appearances in the 2011-12 UAE First Division League. He also scored 1 goal in 3 appearances in qualification to the 2011–12 Etisalat Emirates Cup, thus ending his long-term stay with the

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-based club.

Stade Tunisien

In 2012, he once again moved out to

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where he signed a one-year contract with another Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club,

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Horoya

In 2013, he again moved out of Ivory Coast and this time to

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where he signed a one-year contract with

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club,

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. In his one-year spell with the

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-based club, he helped them win the 2014

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Dhofar

On 27 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with

club, Dhofar S.C.S.C. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 March 2015 in a 2-0 win over

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runners-up,

Fanja SC Fanja Sports Club ( ar, نادي فنجاء الرياضي; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King" because of their great success, or just plainly as Fanja) is an Omani sports club based in Fanja, Oman. The club is currently playing i ...

Club career statistics

Honours

Sfaxien * Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2004–05 *

: 2008–09 *

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runner-up:

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runner-up

* North African Cup Winners Cup:

* Arab Champions League runner-up: 2004–05 Horoya *

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: 2014 Dhofar *

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runner-up: 2014–15

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kouassi, Blaise 1983 births Living people Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Africa Sports d'Abidjan players CS Sfaxien players Al-Shaab CSC players Stade Tunisien players Dhofar Club players Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Oman People from Lagunes District UAE First Division League players UAE Pro League players Horoya AC players