Kossi Koudagba
Kossi Koudagba (2 October 1995 – 18 June 2020) was a Togolese professional footballer who played as a striker for ASC Kara of the Togolese Championnat National and the Togo national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kossi Edem Koudagba | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Davié, Togo[1] | ||
| Date of death | 18 June 2020 (aged 24) | ||
| Height | 1.77m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | ASCK[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Espoir FC Tsévié | ||
| 2017–2020 | ASCK | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Togo | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:06, 15 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
He played for Espoir FC Tsévié in the 2016–17 Togolese 2nd Division. Since then, he has played with ASCK in the Togolese Championnat National.[2] In November 2018, he was called up to the Togo National Team for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria.[3] Koudagba made his international debut in July 2019, featuring for the full duration of a 2020 African Nations Championship qualifier with Benin in Porto-Novo.[2][4] He died on 18 June 2020 from a short illness at the age of 24.[5]
References
- "Kossi Koudagba". ASCK Togo (in French).
- "Kossi Koudagba". National Football Teams.
- "Emmanuel Adebayor: Veteran striker named in Togo squad". BBC.
- "Éliminatoires CHAN 2020 : les Éperviers locaux sortent le Bénin". Djena Sport.
- Dove, Ed (19 June 2020). "Togo striker Kossi Koudagba dies after short illness". ESPN. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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