List of international goals scored by Emmanuel Adebayor

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Adebayor scored 32 international goals in 87 FIFA-recognised caps for Togo.

Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese former professional footballer who represented the Togo national football team as a striker from 2000 to 2019. A five-time Togolese Footballer of the Year,[1] Adebayor scored 32 international goals in 87 FIFA-recognised appearances, making him the country's all-time top-scorer;[2] he surpassed Kossi Noutsoudje's record of 13 goals on 7 February 2007 against Cameroon.[3] He made his international debut against Zambia on 8 July 2000 in a FIFA World Cup qualification match; he scored his first goal for Togo over two years later against Mauritania in Lomé, Togo.[3]

Adebayor's only international hat-trick came in a 6−0 FIFA World Cup qualification win against Swaziland (Eswatini since 2018) on 11 October 2008; he scored four goals in the match.[3] Adebayor helped Togo qualify for their first FIFA World Cup, the 2006 edition in Germany. He started all three group matches against South Korea, Switzerland and France, but did not score any goals and Togo ended up finishing last in their group.[4] Adebayor scored one goal in the Africa Cup of Nations, seven in Africa Cup of Nations qualification and six in FIFA World Cup qualification. The remainder of his goals, five, have come in friendlies. His most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2005, when he scored five goals in ten games for "The Sparrowhawks".[3]

Adebayor scored in his final game for Togo against Benin in March 2019; he later finished his football career aged 39 in 2023.[1] His 22-year long career helped to cement himself as a Togolese legend,[5] as he has been recognised as one of the greatest African footballers of his generation.[6][7]

Goals

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adebayor goal.[3]
Table key
Indicates Togo won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Togo lost the match
List of international goals scored by Emmanuel Adebayor
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 12 October 2002 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Mauritania 1–0 1–0 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification [8]
2 8 June 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Cape Verde 5–2 5–2 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification [9]
3 16 November 2003 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
4 20 June 2004 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Senegal 1–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [11]
5 5 September 2004 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Congo 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
6 2–0
7 10 October 2004 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Mali 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
8 5 June 2005 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Zambia 1–0 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
9 4–1
10 18 June 2005 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Senegal 2–2 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
11 4 September 2005 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Liberia 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
12 3–0
13 8 October 2005
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
, Brazzaville, Congo Republic 		 Congo 1–1 3–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
14 7 February 2007 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Cameroon 2–0 2–2
Friendly
 [18]
15 24 March 2007 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Sierra Leone 1–0 3–1 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [19]
16 3–1
17 21 November 2007 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  United Arab Emirates 5–0 5–0
Friendly
 [20]
18 20 August 2008 Stade du Vieux Pré [fr], Dreux, France  DR Congo 1–0 1–2
Friendly
 [21]
19 11 October 2008 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Swaziland 2–0 6–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
20 4–0
21 5–0
22 6–0
23 28 March 2009 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Cameroon 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
24 8 September 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Gabon 1–1 1–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [24]
25 14 October 2012 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Gabon 2–0 2–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [25]
26 14 November 2012 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Morocco 1–0 1–0
Friendly
 [26]
27 26 January 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa  Algeria 1–0 2–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations [27]
28 10 September 2014 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Ghana 2–2 2–3 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [28]
29 15 November 2014 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Guinea 1–4 1–4 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [29]
30 14 June 2015 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Liberia 2–1 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [30]
31 12 November 2017 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Mauritius 4–0 6–0
Friendly
 [31]
32 24 March 2019 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin  Benin 1–1 1–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [32]

Statistics

  1. ^ Four appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in FIFA World Cup qualification
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations
  4. ^ Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  5. ^ a b c d e Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  6. ^ Two appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, three appearances in FIFA World Cup, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  7. ^ Does not include the match against Burkina Faso on 14 August 2012. The match is not considered a full A-international match by FIFA, but is by the Togolese Football Federation. He did not score in the match.
  8. ^ Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
  9. ^ Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations qualification

See also

References

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  8. ^ "Togo vs. Mauritania". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Togo vs. Cape Verde". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Togo vs. Equatorial Guinea". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Togo vs. Senegal". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Togo vs. Congo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Togo vs. Mali". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Togo vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Senegal vs. Togo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Togo vs. Liberia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Congo vs. Togo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Togo vs. Cameroon". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Togo vs. Sierra Leone". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  20. ^ "United Arab Emirates vs. Togo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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  22. ^ "Togo vs. Swaziland". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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  24. ^ "Gabon vs. Togo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Togo vs. Gabon". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Morocco vs. Togo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Algeria vs. Togo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  28. ^ "Togo vs. Ghana". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  29. ^ "Togo vs. Guinea". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  30. ^ "Togo vs. Liberia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  31. ^ "Togo vs. Mauritius". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  32. ^ "Benin vs. Togo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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