Franck Kessié

AtalantaContract until 30 Jun 2029

183 cm
Height: 29 years
19 Dec 1996: 74 kg
Weight: Ivory Coast
Country: Ouragahio, Côte d'Ivoire
Born

Position

Primary

Midfielder

2026/27 · Serie A

Atalanta

Goals

Assists

Started

Matches

245

Minutes played

7.0

Rating

Yellow cards

Red cards

Expected goals

4 league games · 247' · 5 shots

Non-penalty goals

1goal from 0.71

+0.29 in line with expectation

Assists

0assists from 0.16

-0.16 in line with expectation

npxG / 90

0.26

xA / 90

0.06

xGChain / 90

0.71

xGBuildup / 90

0.34

Form · npxG + xA per game (bars), 5-game average (line), goals and assists (dots)

npxGxA5-game averagegoal

Shot map

Shots

Goals

On target

40%

0.71

Size = xG where known.

vs Venezia

12 Oct 2026 · Serie A · 3'

Goal

0.38

Body part

Foot

Situation

Open play

Distance

15 m

Shot 1 of 5

Rating

6.7 –6.9 6.9 6.5 7.2 7.5 6.2 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.2 7.2

29 Apr

14 May

20 May

23 May

4 Jun

14 Jun

20 Jun

25 Jun

30 Jun

5 Sept

12 Sept

20 Sept

24 Sept

29 Sept

12 Oct

Records

all competitions

Longest scoring run

3games

21 Aug 2016 – 11 Sept 2016

Braces · hat-tricks

5·0

games with 2 · 3+ goals

Biggest scoring game

2G 1Aat

SPAL

3–2 · 26 May 2019

Best rating

8.8at

Cagliari

2–1 · 21 Jan 2018

Attacking profile

49 goals (25 pen, 4 missed) · 330 shots

38%

Shots on target126 of 330

15%

Shot conversion49 goals from 330 shots

89%

Pass accuracy5100 of 5721

48%

Duels won1039 of 2162

When he makes the difference

GoalsAssists

1–15

16–30

31–45

46–60

61–75

76–90+

Splits

GAG+A/90Rating

Home141 apps · 10,425′2370.266.89

Away146 apps · 11,232′26130.316.94

Started241 apps · 20,467′47160.286.96

Off the bench46 apps · 1,190′240.456.69

His team with him on the pitch55% won · 157W 64D 66L

When he starts: 54% won (131W 52D 58L)

Partnerships

from match events

Assisted his goals

Scored from his assists

Favourite opponents

goals + assists

Torino14 games · 3 G · 2 A5

Lazio12 games · 4 G · 0 A4

Roma12 games · 4 G · 0 A4

Empoli6 games · 4 G · 0 A4

SPAL6 games · 3 G · 1 A4

Udinese10 games · 2 G · 2 A4

Managers

played under

Stefano Pioli108 games · 24 G · 6 A58%

Gennaro Gattuso64 games · 10 G · 3 A50%

Xavi40 games · 3 G · 3 A60%

Piero Gasperini Gian30 games · 6 G · 3 A57%

Vincenzo Montella19 games · 2 G · 3 A47%

Marco Freddie Giampaolo13 games · 1 G · 1 A38%

Match stats

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
12 Oct	vsVeneziaSerie A	W3 - 1	76	1	0	7.2
29 Sept	atSomaliaAFCON Qualification	W0 - 2	83	0	0	7.2
24 Sept	vsGhanaAFCON Qualification	W2 - 0	90	1	1	7.7
20 Sept	atJuventusSerie A	L2 - 0	72	0	0	6.7
12 Sept	vsCagliariSerie A	L1 - 2	86	0	0	7.7
5 Sept	atRomaSerie A	L2 - 1	11	0	0	6.3

Season by season

Season	Club	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	Shots	KP	Passes	Tkl	Int	Duels	Dribbles	Cards
2026/27Serie A	Atalanta	4 (3)	245	7.0	1	0	5 (3)	3	152	6	1	13/23 · 57%	4/4 · 100%	10
2022/234 competitions	Barcelona	40 (15)	1,663	6.7	3	3	18 (9)	17	802	26	15	89/175 · 51%	18/26 · 69%	60
2021/223 competitions	Milan	39 (32)	2,900	7.0	7	1	32 (14)	31	1608	47	29	161/299 · 54%	37/50 · 74%	41
2020/213 competitions	Milan	47 (43)	3,885	7.1	14	4	45 (25)	36	2447	62	56	235/446 · 53%	57/72 · 79%	100
2019/202 competitions	Milan	38 (35)	3,097	6.8	4	2	31 (14)	32	1753	60	36	117/277 · 42%	27/40 · 68%	40
2018/193 competitions	Milan	41 (41)	3,550	7.0	7	2	49 (17)	50	1915	44	35	172/354 · 49%	48/70 · 69%	90
2017/182 competitions	Milan	42 (41)	3,533	6.8	5	4	55 (23)	45	1823	48	27	198/466 · 42%	51/81 · 63%	100
2016/17Serie A	Atalanta	30 (25)	2,221	6.8	6	3	36 (18)	19	1252	37	35	131/299 · 44%	42/62 · 68%	62