Roger Aholou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Ben Boris Aholou | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Raja CA | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Stella Club | ||
| 2017–2020 | FC San Pédro | ||
| 2020–2022 | US Monastir | 52 | (3) |
| 2022– | Raja CA | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Togo | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:37, 9 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:37, 9 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Roger Ben Boris Aholou (born 30 December 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Raja Club Athletic. Born in the Ivory Coast and of Togolese descent, he played for the Ivory Coast national team once, before switching to play for the Togo national team.
Career
Aholou began his senior career with the Ivorian clubs Stella Club and FC San Pedro, before moving to the Tunisian club Monastir on 16 November 2020.[1] He made his professional debut with Monastir in a 2–1 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 loss to CS Sfaxien on 10 December 2020.[2]
International career
Aholou was born in the Ivory Coast, and is of Togolese descent through his father. He made his debut with the Ivory Coast national team in a 2–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification loss to Niger on 22 September 2019.[3] He switched to represent the Togo national team for matches in September 2021.[4] He debuted with the Togo national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Senegal national team on 1 September 2021.[5]
Personal life
Aholou's father was a Togolese footballer who played, and then settled in the Ivory Coast. He is the brother of the Ivorian international footballer Jean-Eudes Aholou.[6]
References
- ^ "Mercato / Tunisie : Roger Aholou est prêté en Tunisie par FC San Pedro". November 16, 2020.
- ^ "CS Sfaxien vs. Monastir - 10 December 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Niger vs. Ivory Coast (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ ASSOGBAVI, Fifi (August 27, 2021). "Elim CDM 2022 : Roger Aholou et Jean-Marie Nadjombe arrivent".
- ^ "FIFA". fifa.com.
- ^ "Elim CDM 2022 - Togo : « Un moment de fierté » pour Roger Aholou | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com.
External links
- Roger Aholou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roger Aholou at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Abidjan
- Citizens of Togo through descent
- Togolese footballers
- Togo international footballers
- Ivorian footballers
- Ivory Coast international footballers
- Ivorian people of Togolese descent
- Stella Club d'Adjamé players
- FC San-Pédro players
- Raja CA players
- US Monastir (football) players
- Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Association football midfielders
- Togolese expatriate footballers
- Togolese expatriates in Tunisia
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Ivorian expatriates in Tunisia
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Dual internationalists (football)