Franck Kessié

ATA

• #19 • Center Midfielder

Franck Kessié

ATA

• #19 • Center Midfielder

National Team

Côte d'Ivoire

Position

Center Midfielder

Role

Box-to-Box

Birthdate (Age)

Dec 19, 1996 (29)

Preferred Foot

Right

Height

6'0"

Weight

163 lb

Club

Atalanta

League

Serie A

Ranking

Serie A

2026/2027 All matches

Overall grade

71.9

100/434

Impact score

6.8

127/434

Midfielder rank

36th

36/119

All rank

124th

124/434

Top 5 Leagues

2026/2027 All matches

Midfielder rank

163rd

163/540

All rank

577th

577/2,069

Grades

Key Grades

2026/2027 Serie A

Overall

32nd/118 MID

71.9

Shooting

5th/98 MID

74.8

Passing

45th/118 MID

69.6

On Ball Attacking

53rd/114 MID

63.5

Duel

37th/116 MID

63.5

Ball Control

85th/118 MID

61.4

Overall Grades by game

2026/2027 Serie A

Metrics

Key Metrics

2026/2027 Serie A

Appearances

Starts

Minutes

257

Goals

Assists

Upcoming matches

Oct 29, 7:45pm UTC

Fiorentina

Atalanta

Stadio Artemio Franchi • Paramount+

Nov 2, 7:45pm UTC

Atalanta

Parma

Gewiss Stadium • Paramount+

Nov 8, 2:00pm UTC

Monza

Atalanta

U-Power Stadium • Paramount+

News

Oct 16, 2026

Diagnosed with calf strain

Kessie is nursing a low-grade right calf strain and will skip at least Sunday's game versus Milan, Sky Italy reported.

Analysis: Kessie is dealing with a more serious injury than initially anticipated and could be sidelined for multiple contests. Gianluca Gaetano, Mario Pasalic and Lazar Samardzic will step in at the position.

Oct 15, 2026

Nursing calf ailment

Kessie won't play against Pafos midweek due to calf soreness, Mediaset reported.

Analysis: Kessie will be held out in the UEFA Conference League because of a mild muscular problem, but is expected to make a quick recovery and be available versus Milan over the weekend, but it remains to be seen whether the situation will affect his minutes.