Éli Verges Napoles Kroupi Zahi (born 18 October 1979 in Sassandra

Sassandra

Sassandra is the chief town in Sassandra Department of Côte d'Ivoire. The department is located in Bas-Sassandra Region. The town of Sassandra lies on the Gulf of Guinea at the mouth of the Sassandra River. The town was founded by the Portuguese as Santo André and was later run by the British,...

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French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

-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...

 forward who currently plays for Ourouba Club Fujairah in UAE Second Division

UAE Second Division

UAE Division 1 Group A الدرجة الثانية is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates.The league currently features 8 sides who play each other three times for a total of 21 games each. The top two sides gain promotion to the UAE Football League and the bottom two are...

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Career

He has enjoyed spells with Rennes

Stade Rennais FC

Stade Rennais Football Club is a French association football club based in Rennes. The club was founded in 1901 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Rennes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Route de Lorient located within the city...

, Valence

ASOA Valence

Association Sportive d'Origine Arménienne de Valence was a French football team playing in the city of Valence, Drôme.-History:The team ended in 2005 due to financial problems...

, Lorient

FC Lorient

Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

, Angers

Angers SCO

Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...

 and Al-Wahda FC. Kroupi is known for his speed, his ability to shoot accurately with both feet, and his supreme scoring ability. Kroupi was also one of the top scorers in Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 during the 2005-2006 Ligue 1 season

Ligue 1 season 2005/2006

Olympique Lyonnais won Ligue 1 season 2005/2006 of the French Association Football League with 84 points.-Participating teams:- Final table :Promoted from Ligue 2 , who will play in Ligue 1 season 2006/2007** Valenciennes FC : champion of Ligue 2...

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He spent the 2006-07 season on loan at UAE side Al-Wahda FC. In July 2007 it was announced that Kroupi would not return to AS Nancy

AS Nancy

Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

 after the club decided to cancel his contract. Kroupi then played with Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 club Levadiakos FC and has than plays for Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

 in France

France

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's Ligue 2

Ligue 2

Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

. On 18 March 2010 Al Ourouba signed the Ivorian striker from French second division club Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...

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Personal life

Kroupi holds a French

France

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 passport

Passport

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 and his cousin is Cleveland City Stars

Cleveland City Stars

Cleveland City Stars was an American professional soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until 2009...

 player Arsene Oka

Arsene Oka

Arsène Oka is an Ivorian soccer player, currently playing for Vermont Voltage in the USL Premier Development League.-Professional:...

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