Serge Akakpo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serge Ognadon Akakpo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal Kyiv | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Auxerre B | 54 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Auxerre | 33 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Vaslui | 18 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Celje | 31 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Žilina | 51 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 30 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | 1461 Trabzon | 21 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Trabzonspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Gaziantep BB | 17 | (0) |
| 2018– | Arsenal Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Benin B | 1 | (0) |
| 2008– | Togo | 48 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:00, 2 February 2017 (UTC) | |||
Serge Ognadon Akakpo (born 15 October 1987) is a Togolese footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Arsenal Kyiv.
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Career[edit]
Club[edit]
Akakpo began his career with Auxerre after breaking through the youth academy, he made his first-team debut with Auxerre in July 2007.[1][2] Akakpo left Auxerre on a free transfer in January 2009 and moved to Liga I team Vaslui in Romania on a lucrative deal.[3] He subsequently had spells with Celje and Žilina in Slovenia and Slovakia respectively.[4] In 2014, Akakpo joined Ukrainian club FC Hoverla Uzhhorod. He made 30 Premier League appearances for Hoverla before leaving.[4] Akakpo played for 1461 Trabzon of TFF First League in 2015 prior to completing a loan move to Süper Lig team Trabzonspor, after seven appearances the club signed him on a permanent contract.[4] On 31 January 2017, Akakpo joined Turkish second tier side Gaziantep BB.[4][5]
International[edit]
Akakpo has represented the Togo national football team since 2008, becoming captain on numerous occasions.[4] He played his first international game for Togo, on 10 September 2008, against Zambia in Chililabombwe. Before representing Togo, he played for France at U17 and U19 level and also played one match for the Benin B national team. In January 2010, Akakpo was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus came under a gunfire attack on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- As of 2 February 2017.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | |||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 2 | |
International goals[edit]
- As of 2 February 2017. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[4]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2014 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Uganda |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 4 September 2015 | El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti |  Djibouti |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Personal life[edit]
Akakpo is, along with his former teammate Irélé Apo, of Beninense and Togolese descent, he holds also besides the French passport.
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Žilina
- Slovak Super Liga (1): 2011–12
- Slovak Cup (1): 2011–12
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/SergeAkakpo.htm
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Serge Akakpo profile". Soccerway. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Serge Ognadon Akakpo profile". Turkish Football Federation. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Togo government tells team to quit Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links[edit]
- Serge Akakpo at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Serge Akakpo at AJ Auxerre official site.
- Serge Akakpo at Skynetblogs
- Serge Akakpo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Serge Akakpo – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Serge Akakpo at Foot-national.com
- Serge Akakpo at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Serge Akakpo[permanent dead link] on Žilina page
- Serge Akakpo at Soccerway
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lomé
- Togolese footballers
- Togo international footballers
- French footballers
- Association football defenders
- AJ Auxerre players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- FC Vaslui players
- Liga I players
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Togolese expatriates in Romania
- NK Celje players
- Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
- MŠK Žilina players
- Slovak Super Liga players
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- 1461 Trabzon footballers
- TFF First League players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K. footballers
- Togolese expatriates in Turkey
- Beninese people of Togolese descent
- French people of Togolese descent
- Survivors of terrorist attacks
- French people of Beninese descent
- France youth international footballers
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- FC Arsenal Kyiv players
