Kévin Denkey
Denkey in training with Béziers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey
Date of birth (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000
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)
2019Béziers (loan) 11 (1)
2021– Cercle Brugge 93 (67)
International career
2018 Togo U20 3 (2)
2018– Togo 28 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ 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

International

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Denkey goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Kévin Denkey
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 October 2018Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, Togo Gambia1–11–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
212 October 2021Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Congo2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
314 June 2023Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Lesotho2–02–0Friendly
418 June 2023Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa Eswatini1–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
510 September 2023Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Cape Verde1–23–22023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
62–2
716 November 2023Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya Sudan1–11–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. "Qui es-tu, Kévin Denkey ? - Nîmes Olympique". 23 January 2017.
  2. "Nîmes Olympique - Havre AC (0-0) - Saison 2016/2017 - Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
  3. "Nîmes prête Kevin Denkey à Beziers". lequipe.fr. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. "Ahoueke Kevin Denkey, la pépite de l'attaque Togolaise au tournoi de Toulon". 31 May 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. Kévin Denkey at National-Football-Teams.com
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