Odilon
Kossounou
Stats
Latest games
| Matchday | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|
 0:1  | 25.05.2024 | DFB-Pokal |
2:1  | 18.05.2024 | Bundesliga |
 0:5 | 12.05.2024 | Bundesliga |
2:2  | 09.05.2024 | UEFA Europa League |
 1:5 | 05.05.2024 | Bundesliga |
0:2 | 02.05.2024 | UEFA Europa League |
2:2  | 27.04.2024 | Bundesliga |
 1:1 | 18.04.2024 | UEFA Europa League |
Profile
- At Bayer 04 since
- 22.07.2021
- Date of birth
- 04.01.2001
- Height / Weight
- 1.91m / 82kg
- Nationality
- CIV
Former clubs
| Period | Club | Matchday | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2021 | FC Brügge | 55 | 1 |
| 2019 - 2019 | Hammarby IF | 9 | 0 |
| - 2019 | ASEC Mimosas |
Odilon Kossounou signed for Bayer 04 in July 2021 as a newly-crowned champion of Belgium with Club Brugge. The Ivory Coast international has a contract at Leverkusen to 30 June 2026 and he wears the number 6 shirt for the Werkself. “I'm happy the transfer to Bayer 04 has gone through. I want to show at Leverkusen that I am a top player at this level and that I can help the team,” declared the central defender at his presentation at the BayArena.
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Bayer 04 staff honour AFCON winner Kossounou
Odilon Kossounou certainly deserved this reception: At a Bayer 04 staff meeting, Fernando Carro, CEO, and head coach Xabi Alonso presented the Africa Cup of Nations winner with a special memento of his great achievement on behalf of all members of staff. The Werkself player won AFCON with Ivory Coast in the middle of February in his own country.
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Kossounou back in Leverkusen: Interview with AFCON winner
From the Ivory Coast back to the BayArena: After winning the Africa Cup of Nations in his home country, Odilon Kossounou talks about crazy progress through the tournament and special memories but he also shares his perspective on the Werkself during his absence...
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AFCON 2024: Kossounou wins tournament with Ivory Coast.
Werkself player Odilon Kossounou wins the Africa Cup of Nations in 2024. The Leverkusen defender with Ivory Coast won the continental tournament in their own country with a 2-1 win in the final against Nigeria on Sunday 11 February.
Show moreAFCON: Kossounou’s Ivory Coast in semi-finals
The Ivory Coast demonstrated commitment and struck at the last moment in winning the AFCON quarter-final in extra time: The Ivorians were a man down against Mali on 43 minutes when Werkself player Odilon Kossounou received his marching orders for a second yellow card offence but they went on to seal a 2-1 victory setting off huge celebrations from the hosts.
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AFCON 2023: Kossounou into quarter-finals, Tapsoba and Adli eliminated
The Werkself trio of Odilon Kossounou, Edmond Tapsoba and Amine Adli have all now played their round of 16 ties at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. While Kossounou and hosts Ivory Coast have advanced to the quarter-finals, the tournament is over for Tapsoba’s Burkina Faso and Adli’s Morocco. The pair are expected back in Leverkusen on Thursday.
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