Jean-Philippe Krasso

Jean-Philippe Krasso (born 17 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Jean-Philippe Krasso
Krasso with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2012 IFR Châteauroux
2012–2015 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Lorient B 43 (6)
2017–2018 Schiltigheim 23 (5)
2018–2020 Épinal 42 (10)
2020– Saint-Étienne 51 (17)
2021 → Le Mans (loan) 14 (5)
2022 → Ajaccio (loan) 15 (4)
International career
2017 Ivory Coast U20 5 (2)
2022– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2023

Club career

Early career

Krasso moved to France in 2007 from Germany and starting playing football at IFR Châteauroux, before joining the academy of Lorient.[1] He spent his early career with Lorient B, Schiltigheim, and Épinal in the Championnat National 2.

Saint-Étienne

Krasso signed a three-year professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 28 May 2020.[2] On 24 July 2020, he made his professional debut with Saint-Étienne in a 1–0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the 2020 Coupe de France Final.[3] On 31 January 2021, he was loaned to Le Mans in the Championnat National, to progress his career.[4] On 27 January 2022, Krasso was loaned to Ligue 2 side Ajaccio, and helped the club achieve promotion to Ligue 1.[5][6]

On 30 August 2022, Krasso scored four goals in Saint-Étienne's 5–0 home victory over Bastia, becoming the first to score four goals in a league match for the club in the 21st century.[7]

International career

Krasso was born in Germany and is of Ivorian descent, and moved to France at a young age. He represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[8] He debuted with the senior Ivory Coast national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Togo national team on 25 September 2022.[9]

Honours

Saint-Étienne

References
  1. France, Centre (23 July 2020). "Football / Coupe de France – Le Chartrain Jean-Philippe Krasso dans le groupe de Saint-Etienne pour la finale contre le Paris SG !". www.lechorepublicain.fr.
  2. "Jean-Philippe Krasso s'engage jusqu'en 2023". ASSE.fr.
  3. "PSG vs. Saint-Etienne – 24 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Football. Jean-Philippe Krasso prêté au Mans FC jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (in French). Ouest France. 30 January 2021.
  5. "JEAN-PHILIPPE KRASSO PRÊTÉ PAR L'ASSE!" (Press release) (in French). Ajaccio. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. "L'AC Ajaccio promu en Ligue 1, Auxerre barragiste". L'Équipe (in French). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  7. "France (Ligue 2) : 1ère victoire pour Saint-Étienne grâce à un quadruplé de Jean-Philippe Krasso". Mondialsport.ci (in French). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. "Jean-Philippe Krasso (attaquant Côte d'Ivoire)". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  9. "Jean-Philippe Krasso fête sa première cape, la Côte d'Ivoire domine le Togo". madeinsaint-etienne.ouest-france.fr.
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