Kévin Denkey
Denkey in training with Béziers in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey | ||
Date of birth | (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | Nîmes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Nîmes II | 48 | (25) |
2017–2021 | Nîmes | 28 | (4) |
2019 | → Béziers (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2021– | Cercle Brugge | 115 | (46) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Togo U20 | 3 | (2) |
2018– | Togo | 28 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 |
Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey (born 30 November 2000) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cercle Brugge and the Togo national team.
Club career
Denkey was born in Togo and moved to France at a young age, and joined the Nîmes youth academy in 2014.[1] He made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Le Havre on 13 January 2017.[2]
He joined Béziers on a six-month loan in January 2019.[3]
Denkey joined Cercle Brugge in 2021.
International career
Denkey represented the Togo U20s at the 2018 Toulon Tournament, and scored two goals in three games.[4]
Denkey made his debut for the Togo senior national team in a 0–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Benin on 9 September 2018.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nîmes II | 2016–17 | CFA2 | 14 | 7 | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||
2017–18 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||||
2018–19 | CFA | 12 | 8 | — | — | 12 | 8 | |||
2019–20 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
Total | 48 | 25 | — | — | 48 | 25 | ||||
Nîmes | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Total | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
Béziers (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 1 | – | — | 11 | 1 | ||
Cercle Brugge | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |
2021–22 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 7 | |||
2022–23 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 40 | 13 | |||
2023–24 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 28 | |||
2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 119 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 51 | ||
Career total | 206 | 76 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 217 | 81 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Denkey goal.[6]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 October 2018 | Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, Togo | Gambia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2 | 12 October 2021 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Congo | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 14 June 2023 | Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Lesotho | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
4 | 18 June 2023 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa | Eswatini | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
5 | 10 September 2023 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Cape Verde | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
6 | 2–2 | |||||
7 | 16 November 2023 | Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya | Sudan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ "Qui es-tu, Kévin Denkey ? - Nîmes Olympique". 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Nîmes Olympique - Havre AC (0-0) - Saison 2016/2017 - Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Nîmes prête Kevin Denkey à Beziers". lequipe.fr. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Ahoueke Kevin Denkey, la pépite de l'attaque Togolaise au tournoi de Toulon". 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Elim CAN2019/ Togo 0-0 Benin: Emmanuel Adébayor » Nous sommes dos au mur mais c'est encore jouable. «". 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Kévin Denkey at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Kévin Denkey at Soccerway
- Kévin Denkey – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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