Yann Kouakou switches to Sham Shui Po after Brera Strumica departure

Malawian-French centre-forward Yann Kouakou has joined Hong Kong First Division club Sham Shui Po from Brera Strumica on a free transfer.

The 27-year-old completed the move on 4 September 2026, bringing his spell with the North Macedonian club to an end after joining them from Gibraltar side Europa Point FC at the start of 2026. Kouakou’s arrival gives Sham Shui Po an experienced striker with a career that has taken him through football in France, Spain, Serbia, Poland, Andorra, Italy, Romania, Gibraltar and North Macedonia.

Kouakou stands 1.88m tall and is predominantly right-footed. He plays as a centre-forward, the position in which he has featured throughout his senior career.

His recorded appearances include 13 matches in the Gibraltar Football League, where he scored two goals and supplied two assists. He also made nine appearances in the Prva liga, registering two assists, while adding a further appearance in the Primera Divisio.

Before moving to Brera Strumica, Kouakou spent the first half of the 2025-26 campaign with Europa Point. He previously played for CSU Alba Iulia in Romania, joining the club from Swedish side Kiruna FF in January 2025. His move to Kiruna followed a spell with Italian club Montemiletto, which he joined from Andorran side Penya Encarnada.

Kouakou moved into senior football after coming through the youth system at Paris Saint-Germain. He left PSG’s youth ranks for Huesca Under-19s in 2017 and subsequently progressed to SD Huesca B before continuing his career with Red Star FC B and LZS Starowice.

The transfer is another move in a career marked by frequent changes of country and club. Each of his recent switches, including his move from Europa Point to Brera Strumica and his latest change of team, has been completed without a transfer fee.

Kouakou is now a Sham Shui Po player after completing his free transfer from Brera Strumica.