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Full nameKouakou Odilon Dorgeless Kossounou
PositionCentre-back
NationalityCôte d'Ivoire
Age25
Date of birth4 Jan 2001
BirthplaceAbidjan
Height191 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubAtalanta
Centre-back
19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
994
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atalanta.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Atalanta's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences (international duty, muscle, thigh). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A19109946.65
UEFA Champions League10008126.7
Africa Cup of Nationsat Ivory Coast4003597.03
Friendliesat Ivory Coast300907.2
Coppa Italia200896.53
Africa Cup of Nations Qualificationat Ivory Coast1001

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

O. Kossounou is a 25-year-old central defender at Atalanta, rated 68.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 174th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (35.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kossounou.

Judged on this season alone, Kossounou graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 4 clean sheets and 2.988 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, 22nd of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 25 Kossounou is in his prime years, and a market index of 42.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Kossounou missed 7 games through injury (international duty, muscle, thigh) out of roughly 38 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential22nd of 52 centre-backs · Serie ACurrent season45th of 52 centre-backs · Serie A45th-best centre-back in the Serie A174th in the Serie A · potential22nd-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
68.6
Ratingi
22nd of 52 centre-backs
21.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.99
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Atalanta finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.99
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
9
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.1/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 68.6, Kossounou carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 52. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.