Lass Kourouma

Lass Kourouma
Personal information
Full name Lancinet Kourouma Kourouma
Date of birth (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ibiza
(on loan from Levante)
Youth career
2019–2020 Damm
2020–2023 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Levante B 30 (1)
2024– Levante 1 (0)
2024– → Ibiza (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024

Lancinet "Lass" Kourouma Kourouma (born 30 March 2004) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club UD Ibiza, on loan from Levante UD.

Career

Born in Conakry, Kourouma moved to Barcelona in 2019 and joined the youth sides of CF Damm.[1] He moved to Levante UD in the following year, but had to wait 18 months to play due to FIFA regulations.[2]

On 27 July 2022, Kourouma signed his first professional contract with the Granotes, after agreeing to a three-year contract.[3] Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2023–24 season, he made his senior debut on 9 September 2023, starting in a 3–0 Tercera Federación away win over Patacona CF.

Kourouma scored his first senior goal on 17 February 2024, netting opener for the B's in a 2–1 away loss to Atzeneta UE.[4] He made his first team debut on 2 June, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ángel Algobia in a 0–0 Segunda División away draw against SD Huesca.[5][1]

On 13 August 2024, Kourouma was loaned to Primera Federación side UD Ibiza for the season.[6]

Personal life

Kourouma's brothers Ilaix Moriba and Baba Kourouma are also footballers.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lass Kourouma, el 'box to box' que estuvo año y medio sin competir con el Levante" [Lass Kourouma, the 'box to box' who spent one-and-a-half year without competing] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "El Levante sí apuesta por el otro Ilaix Moriba 'español': su hermano Lancinet" [Levante bet on the other 'Spanish' Ilaix Moriba: his brother Lancinet] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "El juvenil Lass y el Levante UD renuevan su vinculación por tres temporadas más" [The juvenil Lass and Levante UD renew their link for three more seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ "El Atlético Levante tropieza en el duelo directo ante la UE Atzeneta (2–1)" [Atlético Levante stumble in the direct duel against UE Atzeneta (2–1)]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Huesca y Levante cierran el curso con un soso empate" [Huesca and Levante end the campaign with a bore draw] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ "El Levante UD acuerda la cesión de Lass a la UD Ibiza" [Levante UD agree the loan of Lass to UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "La irrupción del hermano de Ilaix Moriba" [The breakthrough of Ilaix Moriba's brother] (in Spanish). Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.