Yann Kasaï

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Yann Kasaï

| fullname = Yann Aime Kasaï

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Neuchâtel, Switzerland

| height = 1.91 m

| currentclub = Köniz

| clubnumber = 4

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 2005–2008 | youthclubs1 = Serrières

| youthyears2 = 2008–2012 | youthclubs2 = Xamax

| youthyears3 = 2012–2015 | youthclubs3 = Sochaux

| youthyears4 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs4 = Latina

| youthyears5 = 2016–2018 | youthclubs5 = Young Boys

| youthyears6 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs6 = FC Zürich

| years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Young Boys U21 | caps1 = 16 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = → Breitenrain (loan) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2020 | clubs3 = Zürich U21 | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = Zürich | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = Étoile Carouge | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Dornbirn | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2022 | clubs7 = Young Boys U21 | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = Biel-Bienne | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = Bulle | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 0

| years10= 2024–2025 | clubs10= Bavois | caps10= 16 | goals10= 2

| years11= 2025– | clubs11= Köniz | caps11= 0 | goals11= 0

| nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = Switzerland U20 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 10 November 2024

| ntupdate = 21 July 2019

}}

Yann Aime Kasaï (born 14 April 1998) is a Swiss football player who plays as forward for FC Köniz in the fourth-tier Swiss 1. Liga.

Club career

On 5 December 2018, Kasaï joined FC Zürich.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcz.ch/fr/equipe/news/2018/der-fc-zurich-verpflichtet-yann-kasai/|title=Le FC Zurich engage l'attaquant Yann Kasai|website=FC Zürich}} made his professional debut for Zürich in a 2–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC Basel on 9 December 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/09/switzerland/super-league/fc-basel/fc-zurich/2797321/|title=Basel vs. Zürich - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}

On 13 July 2021, he signed with Dornbirn in Austria.{{cite web|publisher=Dornbirn|url=https://www.fc-dornbirn.at/29249/die-rothosen-verpflichten-mittelstuermer-kasai/|title=DIE ROTHOSEN VERPFLICHTEN MITTELSTÜRMER KASAI!|date=13 July 2021|language=de}} He was released from the contract on 3 January 2022.{{cite press release|publisher=Dornbirn|url=https://www.fc-dornbirn.at/30366/kasai-verlaesst-die-rothosen/|title=KASAI VERLÄSST DIE ROTHOSEN|date=3 January 2022|access-date=20 April 2022|language=de}}

On 13 June 2022, Kasaï moved to Biel-Bienne on a one-season deal.{{cite web|publisher=Biel-Bienne|url=https://www.fcbiel-bienne.ch/index.php/de/news-allgemein/yann-kasai-ein-neuer-stuermer-fuer-den-fc-biel-bienne-1896|title=Yann Kasaï – ein neuer Stürmer für den FC Biel-Bienne 1896|date=13 June 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|language=de}}

On 24 July 2023, FC Bulle announced the signing of Kasaï.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbulle.ch/deux-nouveaux-joueurs-au-fc-bulle/|title=Deux nouveaux joueurs au FC Bulle|trans-title=Two new players at FC Bulle|website=fcbulle.ch|language=fr|access-date=14 August 2023}}

International career

On 15 November 2018, Kasaï scored for Switzerland U20 against Netherland U20 (result 1-3)

Personal life

Kasaï was born in Switzerland and is of Congolese descent.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20180918-africains-lice-ligue-champions-2018-2019|title=Les Africains en lice en Ligue des champions 2018-2019 - RFI|website=RFI Afrique}}

References

External links

{{Soccerway|yann-aime-kasai/565201}}
[https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-20/team.aspx/t-41649/p-653572/ SFV U20 Profile]
[https://www.sfl.ch/superleague/klubs/fc-zuerich/player/yann-aime-kasai/season/201819/ SFL Profile]
[http://www.safp.ch/users/yannkasai SAFP Profile]
{{WorldFootball.net|yann-kasai}}
[https://www.fcz.ch/fr/equipe/contingent/yann-kasai/ FCZ Profile]

Category:1998 births

Category:Swiss people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent

Category:Footballers from Neuchâtel

Category:Living people

Category:Swiss men's footballers

Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:BSC Young Boys players

Category:FC Breitenrain Bern players

Category:FC Zürich players

Category:Étoile Carouge FC players

Category:FC Dornbirn 1913 players