Serge Akakpo
Togolese footballer (born 1987)
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Serge Ognadon Akakpo (born 15 October 1987) is a Togolese retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back for the Togo national football team.
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Akakpo with Žilina in 2012 | |||
| 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) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Auxerre B | 57 | (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 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Elazığspor | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Benin B | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2017 | Togo | 58 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 represented the Togo national team from 2008 to 2017, 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 was targeted in a gunfire attack by rebels in Angola two days before the team was to play in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akakpo goal.
| No. | 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
Akakpo also holds French nationality.
Honours
Žilina
