Jean-Baptiste Akra Akassou (born November 5, 1985 in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

) is an Ivorian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player who currently plays for Budapest Honvéd FC

Budapest Honvéd FC

Budapest Honvéd FC |football]] team. "Honved" means the Homeland Defense. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapest Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian...

Career

Akassou signed with Budapest Honved on Friday 19 February 2010 after 2 weeks trials and "double Agent saga". He was said to have left for Budapest from Thailand with a new agent without informing his formal agent, Heritage Soccer Agency. HSA had earlier sent akassou's video and cv to Budapest honved. This initially compelled Budapest honved to wanting to cancel the deal,but for the Godly heart of the management of heritage soccer agency, that sent a fax to Budapest honved to permit the new agent to finish up the deal and allow Akassou play.

Akassou signed for Budapest Honvéd FC

Budapest Honvéd FC

Budapest Honvéd FC |football]] team. "Honved" means the Homeland Defense. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapest Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian...

 in February 2010. He previously played for Thailand Premier League

Thailand Premier League

The Thai Premier League is a Thai professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Thai football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai Division 1 League. The Thai...

 side BEC Tero Sasana.