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Roger Aholou
Togolese footballer
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Ben Boris Aholou | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 30) | ||
| 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 | 34 | ||
| 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 | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Togo | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023 | |||
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]
Aholou was born in the Ivory Coast, and is Togolese by his 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 Senegal national team on 1 September 2021.[5]
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]
- "Mercato / Tunisie : Roger Aholou est prêté en Tunisie par FC San Pedro". November 16, 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 (August 27, 2021). "Elim CDM 2022 : Roger Aholou et Jean-Marie Nadjombe arrivent".
- "Elim CDM 2022 - Togo : « Un moment de fierté » pour Roger Aholou | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com.
- Roger Aholou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roger Aholou at Soccerway