.jpg) Kouamé in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | An Yi-en | ||
| Birth name | Ange Samuel Kouamé | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-12-22)22 December 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liaoning Tieren | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Green Archers United | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Tatung | 52 | (44) |
| 2021–2023 | Tainan City | 51 | (33) |
| 2024– | Liaoning Tieren | 36 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Chinese Taipei | 21 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Ange Samuel Kouamé (born 22 December 1996), also known asAn Yi-en (Chinese:安以恩), is a professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forChina League One clubLiaoning Tieren. Born in theIvory Coast, he represents theChinese Taipei national football team.[1]
Kouamé started playing football at a young age and moved to the Philippines in 2016 before moving to Taiwan.[2]
Kouamé started his football career withTatung in 2018. He won the2018 and the2019 league titles. Kouamé was also the top scorer in the2020 league with twenty goals.[3]
In 2021, Kouamé moved to league champions,Tainan City. In his first season, he helped the club to retained the league title winning the2021 league title. In the following season, Kouamé won the Chinese Taipei Footballer of the Year as he won another league title in the2022 season.
Kouamé became the second naturalized player to represent Chinese Taipei internationally.[4] On 8 September 2023, he made his international debut againstPhilippines and in the next match on 12 September 2023, Kouamé scored his debut goal for Chinese Taipei againstSingapore.
During the first round of the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in both the first and second leg, he provided 3 assists and scoring once againstTimor-Leste which saw Chinese Taipei advance to thesecond round.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Results | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 September 2023 | Bishan Stadium,Bishan, Singapore |  Singapore | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 October 2023 | National Stadium,Kaohsiung, Taiwan |  Timor-Leste | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 18 November 2024 | Singapore National Stadium,Kallang, Singapore | Singapore | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 December 2024 | Mong Kok Stadium,Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Mongolia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 25 March 2025 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |  Turkmenistan | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 7 | 18 November 2025 | Arkadag Stadium,Arkadag, Turkmenistan | 1–3 |
Kouamé mainly operates as a striker and is known for his dribbling ability and ability to play in the penalty box.[5][6]
Kouamé has been married to a Taiwanese woman and has a son.[7]
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