Kossi Koudagba

Kossi Koudagba (2 October 1995 – 18 June 2020) was a Togolese professional footballer who played as a striker for ASC Kara of the Togolese Championnat National and the Togo national team.[2]

Kossi Koudagba

Personal information
Full name	Kossi Edem Koudagba
Date of birth	2 October 1995
Place of birth	Davié, Togo[1]
Date of death	18 June 2020 (aged 24)
Height	1.77m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	ASCK[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Espoir FC Tsévié
2017–2020	ASCK
National team^‡
2019	Togo	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:06, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Career

He played for Espoir FC Tsévié in the 2016–17 Togolese 2nd Division. Since then, he has played with ASCK in the Togolese Championnat National.[2] In November 2018, he was called up to the Togo National Team for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria.[3] Koudagba made his international debut in July 2019, featuring for the full duration of a 2020 African Nations Championship qualifier with Benin in Porto-Novo.[2][4] He died on 18 June 2020 from a short illness at the age of 24.[5]

Career statistics

As of 15 October 2019[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Togo	2019	3	0
Total		3	0

References

1. "Kossi Koudagba". ASCK Togo (in French).
2. "Kossi Koudagba". National Football Teams.
3. "Emmanuel Adebayor: Veteran striker named in Togo squad". BBC.
4. "Éliminatoires CHAN 2020 : les Éperviers locaux sortent le Bénin". Djena Sport.
5. Dove, Ed (19 June 2020). "Togo striker Kossi Koudagba dies after short illness". ESPN. Retrieved 20 June 2020.