Mechac Koffi Explained

Mechac Koffi
Birth Date:1988 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Bouna, Ivory Coast
Height:1.82 m
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:2006–2008
Youthclubs1:AS Denguélé
Years1:2008–2011
Clubs1:OC Khouribga
Caps1:28
Goals1:3
Years2:2011–2012
Clubs2:AS Khroub
Caps2:20
Goals2:2
Years3:2012–2013
Clubs3:ES Sétif
Caps3:10
Goals3:1
Years4:2013–2014
Clubs4:RC Arbaâ
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2014
Clubs5:Ismaily
Caps5:5
Goals5:1
Years6:2014–2015
Clubs6:Al-Nasr
Caps6:25
Goals6:19
Years7:2015–2016
Caps7:5
Goals7:3
Years8:2016
Clubs8:Al-Nasr
Caps8:10
Goals8:4
Years9:2016–2017
Clubs9:Al-Shabab
Caps9:9
Goals9:9
Years10:2017
Clubs10:Al-Feiha
Caps10:12
Goals10:3
Years11:2018–2019
Caps11:10
Goals11:4
Years12:2019–2020
Clubs12:Al-Taawon
Years13:2020–2021
Clubs13:Masafi
Caps13:7
Goals13:2

Mechac Koffi (born 24 September 1988) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Morocco

Mechac began his professional career in 2009 in Morocco with OC Khouribga in Botola (Moroccan top division league). He scored 14 goals in 28 appearances for the Moroccan side.

Algeria

On 1 July 2011, he moved to Algeria and signed a one-year contract with AS Khroub of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He scored 13 goals in 20 league appearances for the Algerian side. On 6 August 2012, he again signed a one-year contract with an Algerian club, ES Sétif of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1] He scored 2 goals in 11 appearances for the Sétif-based club. On 17 June 2013, he signed a six-months contract with an Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club, RC Arbaâ.

Egypt

After spending a three-years spell in Algeria, he moved to Egypt and signed a contract with Ismaily SC of the Egyptian Premier League. He scored 4 goal in 5 appearances for the Ismaïlia-based club.

Oman

On 23 July 2014, he arrived in Oman and on 6 August 2014 he signed a two-years contract with Salalah-based club Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.[2] [3] He made his Oman Professional League debut and scored his first goal on 20 September 2014 in a 3–2 loss in the derby match against fierce rivals, Dhofar S.C.S.C.[4] He scored 19 goals in 25 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League which also included a hat-trick on 8 January 2015 in a 4–2 win over eventual runners-up of the 2014–15 Professional League season, Fanja SC,[5] thus emerging as the top scorer of the 2014–15 Oman Professional League season. He also made an appearance and scored a goal in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League Cup. He scored 5 goals in 6 appearances in the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup, thus emerging as the top scorer and he also helped his team reach the semi-finals of the competition where his side lost 2–1 on aggregate to the eventual winners of the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup and also the 2014–15 Oman Professional League, Al-Oruba SC.

United Arab Emirates

On 27 May 2015, he arrived in the United Arab Emirates and on the very next day he signed a two-year contract with UAE First Division League side, Ittihad Kalba SC.[6] [7] [8] He made his debut for the club on 24 October 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Hatta Club in the UAE League Cup[9] and scored his first goal for the club in the same competition on 14 November 2015 in a 3–1 win over Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club.[10] He made his UAE First Division League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 11 December 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Al-Urooba.[11]

Back to Oman

In January 2016, news speculated that the Ivorian striker could make a move back to Oman with clubs like Al-Suwaiq Club, Al-Nahda Club and his former side, Al-Nasr being the potential destinations.[12] [13] [14] [15] As a result, on 28 January 2016, he moved back to Oman and on the very same day signed a short-term contract with his former side, Al-Nasr until the end of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.[16] He made his first appearance in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League on 31 January 2016 in a 1–0 loss against Al-Oruba SC[17] and scored his first goal on 4 February 2016 in a 1–0 win over relegation threatened Al-Khaboura SC.[18] He scored 1 goal in 2 appearances in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup, helping his side win the title for the first time in the history of the club.[19] [20] He made his first appearance in the 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup on 15 February 2016 in a 0–1 loss against Fanja SC[21] and scored a brace in a 2–1 win against the same side in the 2nd leg of the Quarter-finals,[22] helping his side qualify for the semi-finals[23] where Al-Nasr lost 1–0 on aggregate to Saham Club.

On 20 July 2016, he signed a one-year contract with another Oman Professional League club, Al-Shabab Club.[24]

India

In December 2017, he moved to India and signed a short-term contract with Goan giants, Churchill Brothers S.C. He made his I-League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 8 January in a 1–1 draw against Indian club East Bengal F.C. and helped his side secure their first point of the season.[25] [26] [27]

Personal life

Mechac has three brothers and has one younger sister. He has already lost a sister who was older than him back in 2012. His elder brother, Yao Simon Koffi is also a player.

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OC Khouribga2009–10Botola141000000141
2010–11142000000142
Total283000004283
AS Khroub2011–12Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1202000000202
ES Sétif2012–13Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1101100000111
Ismaily2013–14Egyptian Premier League5110000061
Al-Nasr2014–15Oman Professional League25197600003225
Ittihad Kalba2015–16UAE First Division League53510000104
Al-Nasr2015–16Oman Professional League104630000167
Al-Shabab2016–17Oman Professional League9400000094
Al-Feiha2016–17Saudi First Division9300000093
Churchill Brothers2017–18I-League9400000094
Career total128442010000015654

Honours

ES Sétif

Al-Nasr

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transfert/ Algérie : L’Ivoirien Koffi Méchac signe à l’Ask . @BIDJ@N.NET . 8 August 2012 . 24 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110824210200/http://news.abidjan.net/h/408236.html . live .
  2. Web site: النصر العماني يتعاقد مع الإيفواري ميشاك . KOOORA . 7 August 2014 . 5 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105211822/http://www.kooora.com/?n=346107&o=ncom . live .
  3. Web site: Football-Transfert : Méchac Koffi rejoint Al-Nasr pour deux ans ! . le talent cache . 6 November 2014 . 7 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107161707/http://www.letalentcache.net/v2/index.php/football/etranger/725-football-transfert-mechac-koffi-rejoint-al-nasr-pour-deux-ans . dead .
  4. Web site: AL NASR VS. DHUFAR 2 – 3 . SOCCERWAY . 20 February 2018 . 20 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820035548/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/09/20/oman/league/al-nasr/dhufar/1940117/ . live .
  5. Web site: FANJA VS. AL NASR 2 – 4 . SOCCERWAY . 20 February 2018 . 20 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820085746/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/08/oman/league/fanja-fc/al-nasr/1968027/ . live .
  6. Web site: كلباء يضم ميشاك كوفي ويجدد لويغو . alkhaleej.ae . 30 May 2015 . 25 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725175211/http://www.alkhaleej.ae/sports/page/1a06c5c4-3301-424f-ad2e-e886a1f7920f . live .
  7. Web site: كلباء يتعاقد مع هداف الدوري العماني . emaratalyoum.com . 30 May 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052826/http://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/local/2015-05-29-1.788609 . live .
  8. Web site: اتحاد كلباء الإماراتي يجدد عقد بابا ويجو ويتعاقد مع ميشاك . KOOORA . 30 May 2015 . 17 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817014303/http://www.kooora.com/?n=408512 . live .
  9. Web site: Hatta 1–1 Ittihad Kalba . fanet.ae . 6 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816233632/https://fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=25658 . 16 August 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: Ittihad Kalba 3–1 Dibba Al-Hisn . fanet.ae . 6 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817011224/https://fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=25693 . 17 August 2016 . dead .
  11. Web site: Ittihad Kalba 1–1 Al-Urooba . fanet.ae . 6 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817040339/https://fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/matches.aspx?&lang=en&id=25599 . 17 August 2016 . dead .
  12. Web site: هل يعـود كوفي ميشاك من جديد لـدوري عمانتل للمحترفيـن ؟ . azamn.com . 3 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325191156/http://www.azamn.com/?p=330412 . 25 March 2017 . dead .
  13. Web site: السويق العماني يعرض 60 الف دولار للايفواري ميشاك . alkass.net . 3 February 2016 . 3 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203172425/http://www.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=102721 . live .
  14. Web site: منافسة ثنائية على ميشاك ..والسويق يعرض 60 ألف دولار . azamn.com . 3 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325191206/http://www.azamn.com/?p=334524 . 25 March 2017 . dead .
  15. Web site: وجهة الإيفواري " ميشاك " تتحدد خلال الساعات القادمة . atheer.om . 3 February 2016 . 3 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203171803/http://www.atheer.om/archives/24702 . live .
  16. Web site: النصر يتعاقد مع كوفي مشياك مجددا . Lo3btna.com . 3 February 2016 . 16 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316144455/http://lo3btna.com/?p=36972 . dead .
  17. Web site: AL ORUBA VS. AL-NASR 1 – 0 . SOCCERWAY . 20 February 2018 . 3 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703133053/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/31/oman/league/al-oruba/al-nasr/2185371/ . live .
  18. Web site: AL-NASR VS. AL-KHABOURAH 1 – 0 . SOCCERWAY . 20 February 2018 . 3 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703111547/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/04/oman/league/al-nasr/al-khaboora/2185387/ . live .
  19. Web site: AL NASR WINS MAZDA CUP . Muscat Daily . 28 March 2016 . 9 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409073304/http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Football-Al-Nasr-wins-Mazda-cup-4nrh . dead .
  20. Web site: النصر يحقق لقب كأس مازدا للمحترفين . shorouqoman.com . 7 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422020435/http://www.shorouqoman.com/2016/03/sgs.html . 22 April 2016 . dead .
  21. Web site: AL-NASR VS. FANJA 0 – 1 . SOCCERWAY . 20 February 2018 . 3 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003010915/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/15/oman/sultan-cup/al-nasr/fanja-fc/2194109/ . live .
  22. Web site: FANJA VS. AL-NASR 1 – 2 . SOCCERWAY . 20 February 2018 . 2 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002223320/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/28/oman/sultan-cup/fanja-fc/al-nasr/2194116/ . live .
  23. Web site: AL NASR IN THE LAST-FOUR STAGE . Muscat Daily . 25 April 2016 . 7 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307123824/http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/HM-s-Cup-Football-Al-Nasr-in-the-last-four-stage-4mo2 . dead .
  24. Web site: Méchac Koffi s’engage avec Al Shabab (D1 Oman) . letalentcache.net . 27 August 2016 . 28 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828123118/http://letalentcache.net/v2/index.php/football/etranger/1696-transfert-mechac-koffi-s-engage-avec-al-shabab-d1-oman . live .
  25. Web site: Mechac Koffi helps Churchill Brothers secure draw against Khalid Jamil's East Bengal . FIRSTPOST.
  26. Web site: Khalid Jamil rues dropped points as Mechac Koffi delights in debut goal . GOAL . 8 February 2018 . 9 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002922/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-2017-18-churchill-brothers-east-bengal-khalid-jamil/1m3dw2oq3pjmv1k3zhdfelbvhc . live .
  27. Web site: Koffi blinder helps Churchill split points with EB . sportstar.