Luc Kassi
{{short description|Ivorian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luc Kassi
| image = Luc_Kassi_(blue_shirt).jpg
| image_size = 230
| caption = Kassi (in blue shirt) with Stabæk
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast{{Soccerway|luc-kassi/262023|accessdate=16 May 2023}}
| height = 1.79 m
| currentclub = Degerfors
| clubnumber = 17
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012 |youthclubs1 = Sporting Consultant
| years1 = 2012–2022 | clubs1 = Stabæk 2 | caps1 = 34 | goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2012–2022 | clubs2 = Stabæk | caps2 = 172 | goals2 = 35
| years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = KÍ | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = Degerfors | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 0
| club-update = 7 May 2025
}}
Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi (born 20 August 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish team Degerfors.
Club career
=Stabæk=
Playing for a football academy in Ivory Coast, Kassi was scouted by Norwegian club Stabæk along with compatriots Franck Boli and Sayouba Mandé. On 20 August 2012, he signed a professional contract with the club.{{cite news|url=http://www.stabak.no/news/article/1jt74aqe43r6w1dkjudv9jb1vq/title/luc-kassi-har-signert-for-stabaek|title=Luc Kassi har signert for Stabæk|last=Mæhlum|first=Lars Jarle|date=20 August 2012|publisher=Stabæk Fotball|language=Norwegian|accessdate=20 September 2012}} He made his league debut as a substitute in the victory against Odd Grenland on 16 September 2012.
Spending ten years in the club, Kassi is described as a cult hero at Stabæk.{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/kulthelten-forsvant-na-skal-han-provespille-for-norsk-trener_sto9353167/story.shtml|title=Kulthelten "forsvant" – nå skal han prøvespille for norsk trener|publisher=Eurosport|date=26 January 2023|author=Biørnstad, Carl Henning|access-date=16 May 2023}}
=KÍ=
On 4 February 2023, Kassi signed a one-year contract with Faroese club Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag, reuniting with manager Magne Hoseth, whom Kassi played together during his time in Stabæk.{{cite news|url=https://ki.fo/tidindi/520/luc-kassi-skrivar-undir-vid-ki|title=Luc Kassi skrivar undir við KÍ|publisher=KÍ|date=4 February 2023|language=fo|access-date=3 August 2023}} On 19 July 2023, he scored his first goal in UEFA Champions League in KÍ's 3–0 away win over Ferencváros in the first qualifying round.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 30 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3893459 |title=Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi: Klubbstatistikk |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |access-date=4 August 2023 |language=no}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Faroe Islands Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Stabæk 2
|2012 |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2013
|6 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 2014
|2. divisjon |5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2015
|2. divisjon |3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2017
|3. divisjon |1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2019
|3. divisjon |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2022
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|3. divisjon |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
| rowspan="12"|Stabæk
|2012 |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013
|26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 7 | |||
| 2014
|Tippeligaen |29 | 5 | 6 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 9 | |||
| 2015
|Tippeligaen |28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2016
|Tippeligaen |23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs}} | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2017
|21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 6 | |||
| 2018
|Eliteserien |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|Eliteserien |23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2020
|Eliteserien |15 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 2021
|Eliteserien |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|1. divisjon |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!172 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 43 | |
| KÍ
|2023 |24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1{{efn|Appearances in Faroe Islands Super Cup}} | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| ;9
|rowspan="3" |[[Degerfors IF| Degerfors]] |2024 |rowspan="1" |Superettan |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2025
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!251 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 294 | 56 |
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Honours
References
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{{Degerfors IF squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Abidjan
Category:Ivorian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Stabæk Fotball players
Category:Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Faroe Islands Premier League players
Category:Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:21st-century Ivorian sportsmen
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