Christian Kouakou Yao (born 1 March 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

After three years with the youth teams of Anderlecht, he signed in January 2010 for the Thai side, Muangthong United.

[2] During the mid-season transfer period of the 2010–2011 season, he was linked with the Belgian Premier Division club KV Mechelen.

On 31 August 2016, Kouakou joined Nîmes Olympique from Stade Malherbe Caen on a season-long loan deal.

[4] On 4 July 2019, Gabala FK signed Kouakou to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from MFK Karviná.