Roger Aholou

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Roger Aholou
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 38
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Stella Club
2017–2020 FC San Pédro
2020–2022 US Monastir 43 (3)
2022–2023 Raja CA 32 (1)
2024– Espérance de Tunis 4 (0)
International career
2019 Ivory Coast 1 (0)
2021– Togo 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023

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
.

Career

Aholou began his senior career with the Ivorian clubs

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ^ "Mercato / Tunisie : Roger Aholou est prêté en Tunisie par FC San Pedro". November 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "CS Sfaxien vs. Monastir – 10 December 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Niger vs. Ivory Coast (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. ^ ASSOGBAVI, Fifi (August 27, 2021). "Elim CDM 2022 : Roger Aholou et Jean-Marie Nadjombe arrivent".
  5. ^ "FIFA". fifa.com.
  6. ^ "Elim CDM 2022 - Togo : « Un moment de fierté » pour Roger Aholou | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com.

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