Roger Aholou
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Espérance de Tunis | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Stella Club | ||
2017–2020 | FC San Pédro | 12 | (0) |
2020–2022 | US Monastir | 52 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Raja CA | 43 | (2) |
2024– | Espérance de Tunis | 17 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Togo | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 |
Roger Ben Boris Aholou (born 30 December 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis. Born in Ivory Coast, he played for the Ivory Coast national team once before switching to play for the Togo national team.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]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]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ivory Coast | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | |
Togo | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 20 | 1 | |
Career total | 21 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mercato / Tunisie : Roger Aholou est prêté en Tunisie par FC San Pedro". 16 November 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 (27 August 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
[edit]- Roger Aholou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roger Aholou at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Togolese men's footballers
- Togo men's international footballers
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivory Coast men's international footballers
- Ivorian people of Togolese descent
- Stella Club d'Adjamé players
- FC San Pédro players
- Raja CA players
- US Monastir (football) players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
- Dual internationalists (men's football)