Issa Ouattara Pronunciation

Student-Athlete Features
Vanderbilt Hustler — All roads lead to West End

As a Graduate (2026)
• Named a team captain
• Finished with two sacks for 11 yards, four tackles and a blocked PAT that was returned for a score in the opener against Austin Peay

As a Senior (2025)
• Named a team captain
• Missed a majority of the 2025 season due to injury
• Made one appearance against Virginia Tech, making one tackle

As a Junior (2024)
• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all 13 games with 10 starts
• Recorded 1.5 sacks in Birmingham Bowl win over Georgia Tech
• Career-best five tackles at LSU, including 1.5 sacks
• Recovered a fumble in win over No.1 Alabama, the first fumble recovery of his career
• Recorded four tackles in victory over Alcorn State

As a Sophomore (2023)
• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Played in nine games, started six
• Made 11 tackles and 1.5 for loss during the 2023 season
• Recorded a game-high four tackles at UNLV and versus Kentucky

As a Freshman (2022)
• Named to SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
• Made four tackles in 10 games as a rookie
• Had a pair of tackles at No. 1 Georgia

High School
• An international prospect hailing from Germany
• Three-star prospect ranked by 247Sports as a top-60 defensive lineman and the top prospect in Germany
• Began playing football in 2019
• In a six-game season in 2021, recorded nine sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, nine tackles for loss, 11 quarterback pressures, six quarterback hits and three passes defended
• Has also competed in swimming, crew and tennis

The Ouattara File
• Full Name: Issa Ouattara
• Hometown: Cologne, Germany
• Birthday: July 14, 2002
• Football Club: Cologne Crocodiles
• Parents: Karim Ouattara and Maike Neumann
• Siblings: Koulanan and Katie Ouattara

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