Assane Gnoukouri
Full name: Assane Demoya Gnoukouri
Country: Ivory Coast
Date of birth: 28/09/1996 (18 years old)
Place of birth: Divo (Ivory Coast)
Height: 180cm
Youth career: Olympique de Marseille, F.C.D. Altovicentino, Inter Milan (since 2014)
Senior career: Inter Milan
Squad number: 27
Current national team: —
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 700.000 €
Tournaments participated in: Viareggio Cup 2015 (5/0)
Contract until: 30.06.2020
Player’s agent: Giovanni Damiano Drago
Similar type of player: combined playing styles of Toni Kroos & Patrick Vieira
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– technique
– creativity
– ability to read the game 
– ball control 
– composure
– teamwork
– tactical intelligence 
Style of play:
– regista/creative box-to-box midfielder
– likes to play through balls
– plays the ball off the ground often
– finds himself best in positional attack
– likes to come deep to get ball and dictate tempo
– likes to orchestrate play with his passing and creativity
– rarely loses possession of the ball
– constantly asks for the ball and often is an additional passing option
– excellent range of passing
– high number of touches and passes per game
– able to deliver pin-point passes and crosses
– very confident on the ball
– excellent vision and ability to read the game
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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Achievements:
Viareggio Cup 2015 winner with Inter.
League summary:
Serie A 2014/2015: 5 matches/0 goals (Inter)
Description:
Assane Gnoukouri was part of the Olympique Marseille youth system but was relased in December of 2013. From there he moved to Italy to play for newly established club Altovicentino, in the lower leagues. In the summer of 2014, Assane, along with his younger brothers Zate Wilfried Demoya, Miguel Demoya and Williams Demoya, moved to Internazionale youth academy. He made his Serie A debut for the club on 11 April 2015, when he came on as a substitute for Gary Medel after 80 minutes in 3-0 win against Hellas Verona. He made some impressive performances during the Nerazzurri’s pre-season 2015 and is clearly in Roberto Mancini’s plans given the coach has refused loan offers for him.
Quotes:
“He has the potential to become a great player. Despite his age, he has qualities that not many players have, he never gets anxious and rarely loses the ball.”
(Roberto Mancini – Inter coach)
Football Talent Scout potential rating:
9/10 
Player has potential to become a key player in a top European club.
Links:
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