Abdoulaye Koffi Explained

Abdoulaye Koffi
Birth Date:December 30, 1991
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height:1.82m (05.97feet)
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Al-Hudood
Youthyears1:2000–2008
Youthclubs1:Ecole de Football Attécoubé
Years1:2008–2011
Clubs1:Grand Hotel
Caps1:36
Goals1:22
Years2:2011–2014
Caps2:31
Goals2:16
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Saham
Caps3:5
Goals3:2
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Al-Suwaiq
Caps4:26
Goals4:18
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Al-Khaleej (loan)
Caps5:9
Goals5:1
Years6:2017–2018
Caps6:14
Goals6:4
Years7:2019
Clubs7:Abu Salem
Caps7:?
Goals7:?
Years8:2020
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Years9:2020–
Clubs9:Al-Hudood
Caps9:0
Goals9:0

Abdoulaye Koffi (born 30 December 1991) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Al-Hudood SC in the Iraqi Premier League.

Personal life

Abdoulaye's elder brother, Mohamed Koffi is a former Burkinabé international footballer who plies his trade for Smouha SC in the Egyptian Premier League.

Club career

Egypt

Abdoulaye began his professional career in Egypt in 2008 with Hurghada-based Grand Hotel FC. In his two-year spell at the Hurghada-based club, he scored 26 goals in 44 appearances. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he received the "Top Scorer" award of the 2010–11 Egyptian Second Division League for his outstanding performance in the season and for scoring 16 league goals in 24 matches. In 2011, he moved to another Egyptian Second Division club, Eastern Company. In his three-year spell at the club, he scored 17 goals in 35 appearances.

Saham

Saham SCIn August 2014, he moved to Oman and on 27 August 2014 he signed a one-year contract with Saham SC of Oman Professional League. He made his Oman Professional League debut on 19 November 2014 in a 1-0 loss against Bowsher Club[1] and scored his first goal on 27 September 2014 in a 2-0 win over Al-Seeb Club.[2] He also made his Sultan Qaboos Cup debut and scored his first goal on 1 December 2014 in a 3-0 win over Masirah SC in the Round of 32 of the competition.[3] He also made his Oman Professional League Cup debut on 13 November 2014 in a 3-1 win over Al-Nahda Club and scored his first and only goal of the competition on 5 January 2014 in a 3-2 win over fierce rivals, Al-Khabourah SC. He scored 2 goals in 5 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League and 1 goal in 6 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League Cup for the Saham-based club.

Al-Suwaiq

Al-Suwaiq ClubOn January 6, 2015, he signed a six-month contract with another Oman Professional League club, Al-Suwaiq Club.[4] He made his club debut and scored his first goal on 3 January 2014 in a 2-2 draw against Saudi Arabia's Al-Taawon FC in the 2015 GCC Champions League.[5] [6] He scored 12 goals in 15 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League for the Al-Suwaiq-based club which included a hat-trick on 15 April 2015 in a 4-1 win over Al-Seeb Club.[7] He also scored 2 goals in 3 appearances in the 2015 GCC Champions League.

In August 2015, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Al-Suwaiq-based club. In the 2015-16 season, he made his first appearance and scored a brace on 5 September 2015 in a 3-1 win over Al-Shabab Club in the 2015-16 Oman Professional League Cup. He made his first appearance in the 2015-16 Oman Professional League on 13 September 2015 in a 2-1 win over Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.[8] [9] and scored his first goal in the competition on 18 October 2015 in a 3-1 win over Al-Shabab Club.[10] [11] Moreover, the other two goals in the game for the Al-Suwaiq-based club also came from the Ivorian thus making him the first hat-trick scorer of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League.

Al-Khaleej

After his eye catching performance in Oman Professional League, he caught the eye of various clubs in the region and as a result moved to Saudi Arabia on 22 January 2016 where he moved on loan to Saudi Professional League side, Al-Khaleej on loan from Omani outfit, Al-Suwaiq Club.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] He made his Saudi Professional League debut on 29 January 2016 in a 0-0 draw against Al-Fateh SC[18] at the Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium and scored his first goal on 10 February 2016 in a 1-2 loss against Saudi giants, Al-Shabab FC.[19]

Shillong Lajong

After various successful stints in the Middle East, the Ivorian finally made the decision to ply his trade in a new market and moved to India in September 2017. He signed a one-year contract with I-League side, Shillong Lajong FC.[20] [21] [22]

Club career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupContinentalOther[23] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grand Hotel2009–10Egyptian Second Division126530000179
2010–1124163100002717
Total36228400004426
Eastern Company2012–13Egyptian Second Division159100000169
2013–14167310000198
Total31164100003517
Saham2014–15Oman Professional League52720000124
Total52720000124
Al-Suwaiq2014–15Oman Professional League15120000321814
2015–16116330000149
Total26183300323223
Al-Khaleej2015–16Saudi Professional League91100000101
Total91100000101
Shillong Lajong2017–18I-League144220000166
Total144220000166 [24]
Total121632512003214977

Honours

Individual

Top Scorer

Second Top Scorer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BUSHER VS. SAHAM 1 - 0 . SOCCERWAY.
  2. Web site: SAHAM VS. AL SEEB 2 - 0 . SOCCERWAY.
  3. Web site: SAHAM VS. MASIRAH 3 - 0 . SOCCERWAY.
  4. Web site: السويق يتعاقد مع عبدالله كوفي . Lo3btna.com.
  5. Web site: Al Suwaiq VS Al Taawon . GCC CLUB CUP . 2015-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207193351/http://www.the-gcc.com/2015/en/game-details/2 . 2015-02-07 . dead .
  6. Web site: Al Suwaiq share spoils with Al Taawon . GCC CLUB CUP . 2015-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207193353/http://www.the-gcc.com/2015/en/news-details/6/al-suwaiq-share-spoils-with-al-taawon . 2015-02-07 . dead .
  7. Web site: AL SEEB VS. AL SUWAIQ 1 - 4 . SOCCERWAY.
  8. Web site: AL NASR VS. AL SUWAIQ 1 - 2 . SOCCERWAY.
  9. Web site: THIRD EDITION OF OPL KICKS OFF . Muscat Daily . 2015-09-18 . 2015-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001115556/http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Third-edition-of-OPL-kicks-off-4arm . dead .
  10. Web site: AL SUWAIQ VS. AL SHABAB 3 - 1 . SOCCERWAY.
  11. Web site: السويق يضرب بقوة والعروبة يعود لمعانقة القمة . azamn.com . 2015-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043829/http://www.azamn.com/?p=294875 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  12. Web site: رسمياً.. الخليج يتعاقد مع العاجي عبدالله كوفي . aljleague.com . 2016-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205192157/http://www.aljleague.com/news/details/Al-Khaleej-cntract-with-AbdAllah-Kofi/ . 2016-02-05 . dead .
  13. Web site: الخليج يتعاقد مع العاجي عبدالله كوفي بنظام الإعارة . sa.hihi2.com.
  14. Web site: الخليج السعودي يستعير كوفي لاعب السويق العماني . shabiba.com.
  15. Web site: الخليج يتعاقد مع العاجي عبدالله كوفي . dawriplus.
  16. Web site: الخليج يتعاقد مع العاجي عبدالله كوفي . arriyadiyah.com.
  17. Web site: الإيفواري عبد الله كوفي يصل الخليج . arabs-sport.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130215011/http://www.arabs-sport.com/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC.html . 2016-01-30 .
  18. Web site: AL FATEH VS. AL KHALEEJ 0 - 0 . SOCCERWAY.
  19. Web site: AL KHALEEJ VS. AL SHABAB 1 - 2 . SOCCERWAY.
  20. https://khelnow.com/football/player/abdoulaye-koffi Player profile: Abdoulaye Koffi
  21. Web site: Shillong Lajong make the noise with six impressive foreign signings . 28 August 2017 . Khel Now.
  22. Web site: I-League: Shillong Lajong sign six foreign players, fill foreign player quota . YAHOO! Sport.
  23. Includes goals and appearances in the GCC Champions League
  24. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire - A. Koffi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway.