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]

Kossi Koudagba
Personal information
Full name Kossi Edem Koudagba
Date of birth (1995-10-02)2 October 1995
Place of birth Davié, Togo[1]
Date of death 18 June 2020(2020-06-18) (aged 24)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 ASCK[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Espoir FC Tsévié
2017–2020 ASCK
International career‡
2019 Togo 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ 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. For the rest of his career, he 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]

Career statistics
As of 15 October 2019[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Togo 201930
Total30

References
  1. "Kossi Koudagba". ASCK Togo (in French).
  2. "Kossi Koudagba". National Football Teams.
  3. "Emmanuel Adebayor: Veteran striker named in Togo squad". BBC.
  4. "Éliminatoires CHAN 2020 : les Éperviers locaux sortent le Bénin". Djena Sport.
  5. Dove, Ed (19 June 2020). "Togo striker Kossi Koudagba dies after short illness". ESPN. Retrieved 20 June 2020.


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