Luc Kassi
.jpg) Kassi (in blue shirt) with Stabæk | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast[2] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Afturelding | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Sporting Consultant | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2022 | Stabæk 2 | 34 | (7) |
| 2012–2022 | Stabæk | 172 | (35) |
| 2023–2024 | KÍ | 24 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Degerfors | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | Afturelding | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2025 | |||
Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi (born 20 August 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Icelandic team UMFA Afturelding.
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.
Ungmennafélagið Afturelding
On 20 July 2025, Ungmennafélagið Afturelding announced the signing of Kassi.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk 2 | 2012 | 2. divisjon | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 3. divisjon | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 2014 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 2. divisjon | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 3. divisjon | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Stabæk | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 35 | 9 | |||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 172 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 43 | ||
| KÍ | 2023 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| Degerfors | 2024 | Superettan | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 56 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Faroe Islands Cup
- ^ Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Faroe Islands Super Cup
Honours
KÍ Klaksvík
Degerfors
References
- ^ "Luc Kassi". altomfotball. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b Luc Kassi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Mæhlum, Lars Jarle (20 August 2012). "Luc Kassi har signert for Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (26 January 2023). "Kulthelten "forsvant" – nå skal han prøvespille for norsk trener". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Luc Kassi skrivar undir við KÍ" (in Faroese). KÍ. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Luc Kassi í Aftureldingu". instagram.com/aftureldingknattspyrna/ (in Icelandic). Ungmennafélagið Afturelding. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi: Klubbstatistikk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2023.