Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Career 2 Playing style 3 Personal life 4 Honours 5 References Toggle the table of contents Éli Kroupi 5 languages Français Italiano مصرى Polski Українська Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Download QR code Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ivorian footballer (born 1979) Éli Kroupi Personal information Full name Zahi Verges Napoles Kroupi Date of birth ( 1979-10-18 18 October 1979 (age 46) Place of birth Kadrokpa, Sassandra,Ivory Coast Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Position Forward Youth career 1997–1998 Rennes Senior career* Years Team Apps ( Gls 1997–1998 Rennes 2 (0) 1998–2000 Valence 22 (3) 2000–2004 Lorient 93 (29) 2004 Angers 4 (0) 2004–2006 Nancy 43 (23) 2007 → Al-Wahda (loan) 2007–2008 Arezzo 6 (2) 2008 Levadiakos 8 (0) 2008–2009 Nîmes 7 (1) 2010 Al Urooba * Club domestic league appearances and goals Zahi Verges “Éli” Napoles Kroupi (born 18 October 1979) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a forward.He played for, among others, Rennes, Valence, Lorient, Angers and Al-Wahda FC . Career Kroupi was born in Kadrokpa, Sassandra,Ivory Coast. Whilst at Lorient, Kroupi played in the 2002 Coupe de France Final,in which they beat SC Bastia. He spent the 2006–07 season on loan at United Arab Emirates side Al-Wahda FC.In July 2007, it was announced that Kroupi would not return to AS Nancy,after the club decided to cancel his contract. Then, Kroupi signed with Greek club Levadiakos F.C. in 2008. After 8 appearances for Levadiakos, he returned to France. This time, he signed with Nîmes Olympique in Ligue 2. On 18 March 2010, Al Urooba signed the Ivorian striker from Nîmes. Playing style Kroupi is known for his speed, his ability to shoot accurately with both feet, and his supreme scoring ability. He was also one of the top scorers in Ligue 1 during the 2005–06 season. Personal life Kroupi holds Ivorian and French nationalities. His cousin is former Cleveland City Stars player Arsène Oka. His son Eli Junior Kroupi is also a professional footballer. Honours Lorient Coupe de France : 2001–02 Nancy Coupe de la Ligue : 2005–06 References ^ “Bastia 0-1 Lorient”.lequipe.fr. 11 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.Retrieved 28 July 2016. ^ Profile & Statistics at Guardian’s Stats Centre ^ “Ex Arezzo Kroupi va negli Emirati – Yahoo! Eurosport”. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023.Retrieved 18 March 2010. ^ (in French) Élie Kroupi stats ^ “Player profile”. Ligue2 (in French).Retrieved 10 October 2023. ^ “Player Bio: Arsene Oka”.Major League Soccer.Retrieved 19 September 2007. ^ Cogné, Baptiste (23 November 2021). “Éli Junior, international U16, marche sur les traces de son père Éli Kroupi”. Ouest-France (in French).Retrieved 18 April 2023. ^ “Nancy – Nice : compo des équipes”.ogcnice.com. 22 April 2006.Retrieved 27 February 2024. 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