Serge Akakpo
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Serge Ognadon Akakpo is a Togo
lese footballer. He plays at centre back for NK CM Celje in the Slovenian First League.
breaking through the Youth Academy and made his first team debut with the first team for Auxerre in July 2007. Akakpo was also a starting member of the full senior roster at Auxerre.
The French international Younes Kaboul
played with Akakpo at Auxerre prior to his move to England and stated that Akakpo is a very talented player with potential. Akakpo left Auxerre on a free transfer in January 2009 and moved to SC Vaslui on a lucrative deal.
, including two 2010 FIFA World Cup
Qualifiers against Zambia and Swaziland and one friendly match.
He participated in both U20 and U17 France youth national teams, had appearances for U17, U18 and U19 French national team prior to changing national team affilitiation to Togo. Akakpo competed in 2004 U17 World Championships with France youth national side.
He played his first international game for Togo, on 10 September 2008, against Zambia
in Chililabombwe
. Having competed as a French youth international in the U17 and U19 teams plus the Beninense B 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
.
, of Benin
ense and Togo
lese descent, he holds also besides the French passport.
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
lese footballer. He plays at centre back for NK CM Celje in the Slovenian First League.
Career
Akakpo began his career at AJ AuxerreAJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
breaking through the Youth Academy and made his first team debut with the first team for Auxerre in July 2007. Akakpo was also a starting member of the full senior roster at Auxerre.
The French international Younes Kaboul
Younes Kaboul
Younès Kaboul is a French footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play at right back or in defensive midfield.-Auxerre:...
played with Akakpo at Auxerre prior to his move to England and stated that Akakpo is a very talented player with potential. Akakpo left Auxerre on a free transfer in January 2009 and moved to SC Vaslui on a lucrative deal.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | Continental games | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| SC Vaslui | 09-10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 08-09 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Last updated April 19, 2010 | |||||||||||
International career
Akakpo has since gone on to represent his full senior national team of Togo in World Cup Qualfiers and friendly matches since 2008. He is currently captain for the Togo national football teamTogo national football team
The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks, is controlled by the Fédération Togolaise de Football.They played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Their team bus...
, including two 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
Qualifiers against Zambia and Swaziland and one friendly match.
He participated in both U20 and U17 France youth national teams, had appearances for U17, U18 and U19 French national team prior to changing national team affilitiation to Togo. Akakpo competed in 2004 U17 World Championships with France youth national side.
He played his first international game for Togo, on 10 September 2008, against Zambia
Zambia national football team
The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo as copper is one of...
in Chililabombwe
Chililabombwe
Chililabombwe is a city located in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. The name means 'place of the croaking frog'.The main economic activity is the mining of copper....
. Having competed as a French youth international in the U17 and U19 teams plus the Beninense B Team.
In January 2010, Akakpo was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus came under a gunfire attack
Togo national football team attack
The Togo national football team bus attack was a terrorist attack on the team bus of the Togo national football team that occurred on 8 January 2010 as the team traveled through the Angolan province of Cabinda on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which began on 10 January...
on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
.
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 2008–2009 | ||||||
| 1. | September 10, 2008 | Chililabombwe Chililabombwe Chililabombwe is a city located in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. The name means 'place of the croaking frog'.The main economic activity is the mining of copper.... , Zambia Zambia Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west.... |
0–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | |
| 2. | October 11, 2008 | Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous... , Togo Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately... |
6–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | |
| 3. | November 19, 2008 | Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous... , Togo Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately... |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 4. | March 28, 2009 | Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous... , Togo Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately... |
1–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Third Round | |
| 5. | June 6, 2009 | Libreville Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :... , Gabon Gabon Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west... |
0–3 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Third Round | |
| 2009–2010 | ||||||
| 6. | August 12, 2009 | Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous... , Togo Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately... |
0–2 | 0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 7. | September 6, 2009 | Lomé Lomé Lomé, with an estimated population of 737,751, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels... , Togo Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately... |
1–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Third Round | |
| 8. | October 10, 2009 | Yaounde Yaoundé -Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods... , Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the... |
0–3 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Third Round | |
| 9. | October 14, 2009 | Sendai, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
0–5 | 0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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Personal life
Akakpo is, along with his former teammate Irélé ApoIrélé Apo
Irélé Apo is a French footballer, who currently plays in France for FC Nantes.- Career :He is 1m69 tall, weighs 66 kg and plays side defender or medium ground with...
, of Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
ense and Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
lese descent, he holds also besides the French passport.
External links
- Player profile - L'Equipe.fr
- Serge Akakpo at AJ Auxerre official site.
- Serge Akakpo at Skynetblogs
- Serge Akakpo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Serge Akakpo at FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
.com - foot-national.com Stats
- Serge Akakpo on Romaniansoccer.ro