Koffi Kouao

Kouao's current-season form is down 16% on last season (Season 44→37), while his Rating eased 60→54. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 60).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Metz · 18th	27	2	1	6.84	54	37
2024/25	Metz · 3rd	31	0	3	7.08	60	44
2023/24	Metz · 16th	13	0	2	6.82	64	14
2022/23	Metz · 2nd	33	1	1	6.95	65	60
2021/22	Vizela · 14th	24	2	1	6.79	57	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Côte d'Ivoire · international

Side	Apps	G
Côte d'Ivoire U23	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorBall-winning Full-back

K. Kouao is a 28-year-old full-back at Metz, rated 53.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (74.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kouao.

On the season, Kouao graded 37 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 4.514 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 37). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54. At 28 Kouao is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/22

53.8

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

36.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

74.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.51

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Metz finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

4.51

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 53.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.079

Assists / 900.04

Goal contribution / 900.119

Defensive actions / 904.514

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.356

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~23), then tapers with age. At 28, Kouao sits on 21.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kouao's projected Rating — 53.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles72

Interceptions29

Blocks13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

NNeftchiAug 2026 – nowFree

Metzuntil Aug 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Aug 2026Free

MetzAug 2022 – Jun 2026Free

Vizela(back from loan)Mar 2019 – Aug 2022

Famalicao(on loan)Jul 2018 – Mar 2019

Moreirense(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2018

Vizelauntil Jul 2017

About K. Kouao

Koffi Franck Kouao is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for Metz, born on May 20, 1998 in Abidjan, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Côte d'Ivoire. Metz currently sit 6th of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, K. Kouao has made 27 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 2,273 minutes, with 10 yellow cards.

K. Kouao's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Metz face Annecy away in the Ligue 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Kouao at 53.8 with a Season form score of 36.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, K. Kouao has totalled 199 club appearances with 8 goals and 8 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 33 appearances for Metz.

K. Kouao's career has also included time at NNeftchi, Vizela, Famalicao and Moreirense.

On the international stage, K. Kouao has represented Côte d'Ivoire U23 — 5 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Metz finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points