Désiré Segbé Azankpo

Désiré Segbé Azankpo (born 6 May 1993) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for French Championnat National side FC Villefranche and the Benin national team.

Désiré Segbé Azankpo
Sègbè playing for Jeunesse Esch in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Désiré Segbé Azankpo[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993
Place of birth Allahé, Benin
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Villefranche
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Génération Foot
2012–2013 Metz B 28 (1)
2013–2014 Jeunesse Esch 11 (6)
2014–2015 Le Puy 19 (7)
2015–2017 Pagny-sur-Moselle 21 (12)
2017–2018 Épinal 22 (11)
2018–2019 Senica 25 (4)
2019–2020 Oldham Athletic 28 (4)
2020– Villefranche 6 (1)
National team‡
2014– Benin 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:38, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:02, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Allahé, Segbé Azankpo has played club football for Génération Foot, Metz B, Jeunesse Esch, Le Puy, Pagny-sur-Moselle, and Épinal.[2][3]

Segbé Azankpo signed for Slovak club FK Senica in July 2018.[4] He signed a one-year contract with English club Oldham Athletic on 23 July 2019, with the option of a further year.[5][6] He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2019–20 season.[7]

In October 2020, Segbé Azankpo signed for FC Villefranche in the French Championnat National.[8]

International career

Segbé Azankpo made his international debut for Benin in 2014,[2] and was part of the squad for the 2019 African cup of Nations.[9]

References
  1. "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. "Désiré Segbé Azankpo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. Désiré Segbé Azankpo at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. Tomáš Zagiba (10 July 2018). "Ofenzívu Senice vystužil niekdajší talent z Beninu" (in Slovak). ProFutbal. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. "International Striker Signs For Latics". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  6. "Oldham Athletic: Benin striker Desire Segbe Azankpo signs one-year contract". BBC Sport. 23 July 2019.
  7. "Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  8. "Le FC Villefranche-Beaujolais signe deux attaquants" (in French). actufoot.com. 7 October 2020.
  9. "Africa Cup of Nations: Sessegnon named in Benin squad". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019.
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