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	(1995-10-02)2 October 1995
Place of birth	Davié, Togo^[1]
Date of death	18 June 2020(2020-06-18) (aged 24)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	ASCK^[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Espoir FC Tsévié
2017–2020	ASCK
International career^‡
2019	Togo	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ 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. For the rest of his career, he 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.