| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Junior Kakou | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reference Foot Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Jong Cercle | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cercle Brugge | 43 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Ivory Coast U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:09, 27 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Junior Kakou (born 30 June 2005) is an Ivorian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge.
A product of the Reference Foot Academy in the Ivory Coast, on 29 January 2024 Kakou signed a contract with Jong Cercle until 30 June 2026. On 22 September 2024, he made his debut with the senior Cercle Brugge squad in a 2–0 Belgian Pro League loss to KV Mechelen. On 8 July 2025, was formally promoted and signed a contract with Cercle Brugge until 2027.
Kakou was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a set of friendlies in March 2026.