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Franck Kessié

Franck Kessié

Midfielder · Atalanta · 29 · Côte d'Ivoire

Compare with others

Season score
50.8
Serie A 26/27, 4 matches
Last 5 weeks
46.9
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€12.0M
−€2.0M (−14%) since 27 May 2025
Transfermarkt, 4 Jun 2026

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
19 Dec 1996
Height
183 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2029
Wikipedia views
8,834 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

33 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 45.4 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
6–12 Oct 202617644.548.437.9
15–21 Sep 202617257.247.957.5
8–14 Sep 202618652.447.555.2
1–7 Sep 202611139.547.539.1
30 Jun – 6 Jul 202619042.047.842.5
23–29 Jun 202617739.148.240.5
16–22 Jun 202619064.447.060.2
9–15 Jun 202619052.246.652.3
2–8 Jun 202616848.346.448.4
12–18 May 202616853.545.953.7
5–11 May 202613239.646.039.2
28 Apr – 4 May 2026215044.845.641.9
7–13 Apr 202619050.045.450.1
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202619043.445.443.1
10–16 Mar 202619041.745.441.4
3–9 Mar 202619042.045.543.0
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202617343.345.543.5
17–23 Feb 2026218038.745.734.8
10–16 Feb 202618756.145.352.8
3–9 Feb 202618134.545.835.1
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026218044.045.643.7
20–26 Jan 2026217940.746.040.3
13–19 Jan 202616937.346.443.3
6–12 Jan 2026216054.645.755.5
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202616856.144.656.4
23–29 Dec 2025218050.943.755.4
18–24 Nov 202519044.443.235.8
4–10 Nov 202519044.842.950.5
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202519036.843.137.0
21–27 Oct 202518431.543.530.8
14–20 Oct 202519039.843.642.1
23–29 Sep 202519040.043.644.2
16–22 Sep 202519045.743.345.6
9–15 Sep 202519040.343.242.6
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202519045.942.945.7

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: +2.5 a week above expectation.

30.040.050.060.070.026 Aug21 Oct30 Dec3 Feb10 Mar2 Jun8 SepExpected 48.4Score 44.5

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €12.0M −€2.0M (−14%) since 27 May 2025 4 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €10.8M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €5.9M–€10.0M −42% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −28% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Hidemasa Morita at 30 (€13.0M, scoring 51.1) −39%; Sheraldo Becker at 29 (€10.0M, scoring 50.1) −75%; Borja Iglesias at 29 (€15.0M, scoring 50.3) −33%.
0€20M€40M€60M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026€12.0M€10.8M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€10.8M
4 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€12.0M
18 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€12.0M
27 May 2025Transfermarkt€14.0M
13 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€15.0M
4 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€18.0M
15 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€20.0M
24 Oct 2023Transfermarkt€20.0M
13 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€25.0M
23 Mar 2023Transfermarkt€28.0M
7 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€35.0M
7 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€45.0M
15 Mar 2022Transfermarkt€45.0M
28 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€48.0M
3 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€55.0M
23 Mar 2021Transfermarkt€50.0M
29 Dec 2020Transfermarkt€40.0M
29 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€35.0M
25 Aug 2020Transfermarkt€27.0M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€20.0M
12 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€25.0M
8 Oct 2019Transfermarkt€30.0M
6 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€33.0M
20 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€35.0M
12 Oct 2018Transfermarkt€35.0M
7 Jun 2018Transfermarkt€30.0M
24 Mar 2018Transfermarkt€25.0M
29 Dec 2017Transfermarkt€20.0M
8 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€20.0M
28 Mar 2017Transfermarkt€15.0M
2 Jan 2017Transfermarkt€12.0M
14 Oct 2016Transfermarkt€7.5M
13 Jun 2016Transfermarkt€4.0M
28 Dec 2015Transfermarkt€2.8M

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
29 Aug 2026Al-Ahli Atalanta BCFree
23 Aug 2024FC Barcelona Al-AhliFirst match
9 Aug 2023Barcelona Al-Ahli€12.5M
4 Jul 2022AC Milan BarcelonaFree

What the score is made of

Serie A 26/27, 245 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 641 top-five-league midfielder seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting71Creating16Progressing37Keeping the ball82Defending96Aerial53Finishing95
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting71+0.15
Creating16−0.44
Progressing37−0.19
Keeping the ball82+0.59
Defending96+0.43
Aerial53−0.09
Finishing95+0.38

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

025K50K75K100K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Franck Kessié.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Serie A 26/27Serie AAtalanta424550.849.8
World Cup 2026World Cup 2026Côte d'Ivoire434749.849.2
Int. Friendly Games 2026International FriendliesCôte d'Ivoire215845.545.4
Saudi Pro League 25/26Saudi Pro LeagueAl-Ahli262,17342.542.2
Africa Cup of Nations 2025Africa Cup of NationsCôte d'Ivoire540853.255.6
Int. Friendly Games 2025International FriendliesCôte d'Ivoire19074.572.8
Saudi Pro League 24/25Saudi Pro LeagueAl-Ahli302,59137.538.3
Int. Friendly Games 2024International FriendliesCôte d'Ivoire19050.350.3
LaLiga 22/23LaLigaFC Barcelona2899446.747.3
UEFA Champions League 22/23Champions LeagueFC Barcelona628253.351.4
UEFA Europa League 22/23Europa LeagueFC Barcelona215753.454.2
Serie A 21/22Serie AAC Milan312,31258.257.6

Latest matches

41 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
12 Oct 2026Serie AVeneziaW 3–176100.380.0144.5
20 Sep 2026Serie Aat JuventusL 0–27200–0.0257.2
12 Sep 2026Serie ACagliariL 1–286000.290.1052.4
5 Sep 2026Serie Aat AS RomaL 1–21100–0.0039.5
30 Jun 2026World Cup 2026NorwayL 1–290000.100.0342.0
25 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at CuraçaoW 2–077000.180.0339.1
20 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at GermanyL 1–290100.460.0264.4
14 Jun 2026World Cup 2026EcuadorW 1–09000–0.0552.2
4 Jun 2026International Friendliesat FranceW 2–16800––48.3
16 May 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-KholoodW 3–06802–0.8953.5
All 41 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
12 Oct 2026Serie AVeneziaW 3–176100.380.0144.5
20 Sep 2026Serie Aat JuventusL 0–27200–0.0257.2
12 Sep 2026Serie ACagliariL 1–286000.290.1052.4
5 Sep 2026Serie Aat AS RomaL 1–21100–0.0039.5
30 Jun 2026World Cup 2026NorwayL 1–290000.100.0342.0
25 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at CuraçaoW 2–077000.180.0339.1
20 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at GermanyL 1–290100.460.0264.4
14 Jun 2026World Cup 2026EcuadorW 1–09000–0.0552.2
4 Jun 2026International Friendliesat FranceW 2–16800––48.3
16 May 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-KholoodW 3–06802–0.8953.5
6 May 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-FatehW 3–13200–0.0039.6
3 May 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-OkhdoodW 4–060201.490.0457.4
29 Apr 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-NassrL 0–29000–0.0336.3
8 Apr 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-FayhaD 1–19000–0.1950.0
31 Mar 2026International Friendliesat ScotlandW 1–09000––43.4
13 Mar 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-QadsiahL 2–39000–0.0841.7
6 Mar 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-IttihadW 3–190000.140.0342.0
26 Feb 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-RiyadhW 1–073000.040.0143.3
23 Feb 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Damac FCW 1–090100.230.0045.4
19 Feb 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-Najma SCW 4–19000–0.0131.9
13 Feb 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-ShababW 5–287100.620.1856.1
5 Feb 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-HazemW 2–081000.12–34.5
2 Feb 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-HilalD 0–09000––47.2
28 Jan 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-EttifaqW 4–09000––40.7
24 Jan 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Neom SCW 3–08901––40.1
20 Jan 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-KhaleejW 4–19000––41.2
17 Jan 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-KholoodW 1–069000.56–37.3
10 Jan 2026Africa Cup of Nationsat EgyptL 2–370000.05–47.1
6 Jan 2026Africa Cup of NationsBurkina FasoW 3–090000.10–60.4
31 Dec 2025Africa Cup of Nationsat GabonW 3–26800––56.1
28 Dec 2025Africa Cup of NationsCameroonD 1–190000.67–52.1
24 Dec 2025Africa Cup of NationsMozambiqueW 1–090010.35–49.7
21 Nov 2025Saudi Pro LeagueAl-QadsiahW 2–190100.05–44.4
8 Nov 2025Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-IttihadW 1–090000.67–44.8
30 Oct 2025Saudi Pro LeagueAl-RiyadhD 1–190000.07–36.8
23 Oct 2025Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-Najma SCW 1–08400––31.5
17 Oct 2025Saudi Pro LeagueAl-ShababD 1–190000.31–39.8
26 Sep 2025Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-HazemW 2–090000.52–40.0
19 Sep 2025Saudi Pro LeagueAl-HilalD 3–39000––45.7
12 Sep 2025Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-EttifaqD 0–090000.30–40.3
28 Aug 2025Saudi Pro LeagueNeom SCW 1–09000––45.9