Roger Aholou

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Roger Aholou
Personal information
Full name Roger Ben Boris Aholou
Date of birth (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Ittihad Tripoli
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Stella Club
2017–2020 San Pédro 12 (0)
2020–2022 US Monastir 52 (3)
2022–2023 Raja CA 43 (2)
2024–2025 Espérance de Tunis 21 (0)
2025– Al Ittihad Tripoli 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Ivory Coast 1 (0)
2021– Togo 20 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2024

Roger Ben Boris Aholou (born 30 December 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Libyan Premier League club Al Ittihad Tripoli. Born in Ivory Coast, he played for the Ivory Coast national team once before switching to play for the Togo national team.

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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 to a Togolese 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 the Senegal national team on 1 September 2021. [5]

International goal

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first. [6]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 September 2024 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial GuineaFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1–12–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

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. [7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 201910
Total10
Togo 202140
202360
2024101
Total201
Career total211

References

  1. ↑ "Mercato / Tunisie : Roger Aholou est prêté en Tunisie par FC San Pedro". 16 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "CS Sfaxien vs. Monastir – 10 December 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Niger vs. Ivory Coast (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. ↑ ASSOGBAVI, Fifi (27 August 2021). "Elim CDM 2022 : Roger Aholou et Jean-Marie Nadjombe arrivent".
  5. ↑ "FIFA". fifa.com.
  6. ↑ "Equat Guinea 2-2 Togo". bbc.com. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Elim CDM 2022 - Togo : « Un moment de fierté » pour Roger Aholou | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com.


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