Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Francisco Chikoto | ||
Date of birth | February 28, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Parakou, Benin [1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central back | ||
Youth career | |||
Aguie F.C. | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | Sahel SC | 84 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Platinum Stars | 1 | (0 [2] ) |
2012–2013 | AS Marsa | 6 | (0 [1] ) |
2013–2014 | Coton Sport | ||
2014–2016 | ASM Oran | 7 | (0) |
2017– | AS Pagny sur Moselle | ||
International career | |||
2008–2016 | Niger | 45 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohamed Francisco Chikoto (born 28 February 1989) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays for Algerian club ASM Oran.
He played previously with the number 3 on the shirt for Sahel SC and joined in August 2011 to Platinum Stars F.C. in the South African Premier Soccer League. [3]
In August 2012, Chikoto joined Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side AS Marsa. He left Tunisia for Cameroonian outfit Coton Sport in July 2013.
In July 2014, Chikoto joined Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side ASM Oran.
He is a member of the Niger national football team. [4] He scored one of the 2 crucial goals against Guinea, that helped Niger qualify to African Nations Cup 2013. [5]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 October 2012 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Guinea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 5 January 2013 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Togo | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
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