Jean-Philippe_Krasso
Jean-Philippe Krasso
Footballer (born 1997)
Jean-Philippe Nil Step Krasso[1] (born 17 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
_(cropped).jpg) Krasso with Red Star in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jean-Philippe Nil Step Krasso | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Saint-Étienne | 57 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Le Mans (loan) | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Ajaccio (loan) | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Red Star Belgrade | 24 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Ivory Coast U20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Ivory Coast | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early career
Krasso moved to France in 2007 from Germany and starting playing football at IFR Châteauroux, before joining the academy of Lorient.[2] He spent his early career with Lorient B, Schiltigheim, and Épinal in the Championnat National 2.[citation needed]
Saint-Étienne
Krasso signed a three-year professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 28 May 2020.[3] 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.[4] On 31 January 2021, he was loaned to Le Mans in the Championnat National, to progress his career.[5] On 27 January 2022, Krasso was loaned to Ligue 2 side Ajaccio, and helped the club achieve promotion to Ligue 1.[6][7]
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.[8]
Red Star Belgrade
On 20 June 2023, Krasso joined reigning Serbian SuperLiga champions Red Star Belgrade on a free transfer.[9] He scored two goals on his debut on 30 July, a 5–0 home win over Vojvodina.[10]
Krasso was born in Germany and is of Ivorian descent; He moved to France at a young age. He represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[11]
Krasso made his senior international debut for Ivory Coast in their 2–1 friendly win over Togo on 25 September 2022.[12]
- As of match played 9 December 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| Career total | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of 11 February 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 4 | |
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krasso goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 16 November 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Burundi |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 24 March 2023 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast |  Comoros |
3–0 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [14] |
| 3 | 17 November 2023 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Seychelles |
7–0 | 9–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [15] |
| 4 | 13 January 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Guinea-Bissau |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
Ivory Coast
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2022–23[17]
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2023–24 (Round 1,[18] Round 2[19],)
- "Les listes provisoires des équipes qualifiées pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations CAF TotalEnergies, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF (in French). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- 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.
- "PSG vs. Saint-Etienne – 24 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- "Football. Jean-Philippe Krasso prêté au Mans FC jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (in French). Ouest France. 30 January 2021.
- "Jean-Philippe Krasso Prêté Par L'Asse!" (Press release) (in French). Ajaccio. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- "L'AC Ajaccio promu en Ligue 1, Auxerre barragiste". L'Équipe (in French). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- "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.
- Жан Филип Красо је нови нападач Црвене звезде, crvenazvezdafk.com, 20 June 2023
- "Crvena Zvezda 5-0 Vojvodina". SuperLiga (in Serbian). 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- "Jean-Philippe Krasso (attaquant Côte d'Ivoire)". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
- "Jean-Philippe Krasso fête sa première cape, la Côte d'Ivoire domine le Togo". madeinsaint-etienne.ouest-france.fr (in French).
- "Jean-Philippe Krasso". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- "Côte D'Ivoire vs. Comoros 3–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Ivory Coast score nine against Seychelles for record victory". France 24. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- "Ligue 2 : Arouna Sangante dans l'équipe type de la saison". Wiwsport.com (in French). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- "Najbolji igrač 1. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Žan Filip Kraso". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- "Najbolji igrač 2. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Žan Filip Kraso". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- Jean-Philippe Krasso at Soccerway
- Jean-Philippe Krasso at FootballDatabase.eu
- Jean-Philippe Krasso – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French