| Lalawélé Atakora | |
| Fullname: | Lalawélé "Lala" Atakora |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Lomé, Togo |
| Currentclub: | FCO Tourangeau |
| Position: | Winger / Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Liberty Academy |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | → IFK Värnamo (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Clubs3: | → AIK (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs4: | AIK |
| Caps4: | 40 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs5: | → Balıkesirspor (loan) |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Helsingborgs IF |
| Caps6: | 50 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | Adana Demirspor |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Gabala |
| Caps8: | 23 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Kazma |
| Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs10: | ASKO Kara |
| Years11: | 2021 |
| Caps11: | 22 |
| Goals11: | 11 |
| Years12: | 2022– |
| Clubs12: | FCO Tourangeau |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Togo U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 47 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 6 June 2022 |
| Ntupdate: | 8 September 2013 |
Lalawélé Atakora (also known as Atakora Lalawélé; born 9 November 1990) is a Togolese footballer who plays for FCO Tourangeau as a winger.
On 20 June 2017, Lalawélé signed with Adana Demirspor.[1]
On 3 July 2018, Gabala FK announced the signing of Lalawélé on a one-year contract,[2] with Gabala confirmed his release at the end of his contract on 4 June 2019.[3] On 20 August 2019 it was confirmed, that Lalawélé had joined Kuwaiti club Kazma SC in the Kuwait Premier League.[4] After a spell in Togolese ASKO Kara, he joined the Swedish fourth-tier club Syrianska in 2021.[5]
He represented Togo in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea and played all three group stage matches, scoring one goal.
In 2011, he played for Togo in the WAFU Nations Cup, a West African championship. Togo won the final against Nigeria 3-2 and Lalawelé was the match winner with his two goals and an assist.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fredrikstad | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | Adeccoligaen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| IFK Värnamo (loan) | 2010 | Div. 1 Södra | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 3 | |||
| AIK (loan) | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| AIK | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
| Balıkesirspor (loan) | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 5 | |||
| Helsingborgs IF | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 59 | 5 | |||
| Adana Demirspor | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | |||
| Gabala | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 20 | |||
| Togo national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 2 | |
Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2013 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 2. | 4 October 2016 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo? | Friendly |