| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dikeni-Rafid Salifou | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany [1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | K.V. Mechelen | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2022 | FC Augsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Werder Bremen II | 13 | (3) |
| 2023– | Werder Bremen | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Juventus Next Gen (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2025– | K.V. Mechelen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Togo | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:58, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Dikeni-Rafid Salifou (born 8 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club K.V. Mechelen. Born in Germany, he plays for the Togo national team.
A youth product of FC Augsburg, Salifou transferred to Werder Bremen on 5 May 2022 signing a professional contract. [2] He was initially assigned to the Werder Bremen reserves. He made his senior and professional debut with Werder Bremen as a late substitute in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over VfB Stuttgart on 5 February 2023. [3]
On 26 August 2024, Salifou was loaned by Austria Klagenfurt in Austria. [4]
Born in Germany, Salifou is of Togolese descent. He was called up to represent the Togo national team in March 2022, but could not debut due to an injury. [5]
Salifou is a technical and athletic player, who can play as a defensive midfielder or as centre-back. [6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Augsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Werder Bremen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Juventus Next Gen (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie C | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||