Franck Kessié

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Franck Yannick Kessié (born 19 December 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta and captains the Ivory Coast national team. A versatile player, Kessié plays predominantly as a box-to-box central midfielder, but has also been deployed as a defensive midfielder and on rare occasions, a centre-back. After advancing through Atalanta, Kessié joined AC Milan in 2017 on loan, securing a permanent move two years later and playing a pivotal role in their Serie A success in the 2021–22 season. In 2022, he joined Barcelona, clinching titles in La Liga and Supercopa de España, before his transfer to Al-Ahli in 2023. An Ivorian international since 2014, Kessié was part of the squad that won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil.

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