Serge Akakpo Explained

Serge Akakpo
Full Name:Serge Ognadon Akakpo
Birth Date:15 October 1987
Birth Place:Lomé, Togo
Height:1.79 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2000–2004
Youthclubs1:Auxerre
Years1:2004–2008
Caps1:57
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2010
Caps2:18
Goals2:2
Years3:2010–2011
Caps3:31
Goals3:3
Years4:2012–2013
Caps4:51
Goals4:5
Years5:2014–2015
Caps5:30
Goals5:1
Years6:2015–2016
Caps6:21
Goals6:0
Years7:2016
Clubs7:Trabzonspor (loan)
Caps7:7
Goals7:1
Years8:2016–2017
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Years9:2017
Caps9:17
Goals9:0
Years10:2018
Caps10:5
Goals10:0
Years11:2019
Caps11:4
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2005–2006
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2006–2007
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2008
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2008–2017
Nationalcaps4:58
Nationalgoals4:2

Serge Ognadon Akakpo (born 15 October 1987) is a Togolese retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

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 Hoverla Uzhhorod. He made 30 Ukrainian Premier League appearances for Hoverla before leaving.[4] Akakpo played for 1461 Trabzon of TFF First League in 2015 before 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 career

Akakpo has represented the Togo national 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Togo200840
200970
201050
201170
201280
201380
201441
201561
201670
201720
Total582

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akakpo goal.

List of international goals scored by Serge Akakpo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 15 October 2014 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 1–0 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 4 September 2015 El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti 1–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life

Akakpo also holds French nationality.

Honours

Žilina

2011–12

2011–12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La fiche de Serge Akakpo . 6 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081228165001/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/stats/fj/FicheJoueur22617.html . 28 December 2008.
  2. Web site: Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl.
  3. Web site: Akakpo şi Milisavljevici au fost prezenţi la reunirea lui FC Vaslui.
  4. News: Serge Akakpo profile. 2 February 2017. Soccerway. 2 February 2017.
  5. News: Serge Ognadon Akakpo profile. 2 February 2017. Turkish Football Federation. 2 February 2017.
  6. News: Togo government tells team to quit Cup of Nations. 2 February 2017. BBC Sport. 9 January 2010.