Mickaël_Poté

Mickaël Poté

Mickaël Poté

Beninese footballer

Mickaël Franck Poté (born 24 September 1984) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Bandırmaspor and the Benin men's national football team.

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Club career

Born in Lyon, Poté began his career in 2003 with Grenoble Foot, where he played only three games in his first season. After the season, he signed a contract with Cannes, where he stayed three years, playing fifty-one games and scoring nine goals. In the summer of 2007, he joined Clermont Foot, where he played thirty-six games in his first season, scoring five goals. In the spring of 2009, there were rumours that he might be transferred to Strasbourg[2] or Havre,[3] but neither transfer occurred. On 26 June 2009, he signed a three-year-contract with Ligue 1 side Nice.[4] On 2 January 2011, he joined Ligue 2 side Le Mans on a six-month loan deal.[5] On August 2011, he left France and signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden.[6] In 2014, Poté moved to Omonia, where he was Cypriot's League top scorer with 17 goals in a season. In the 2015–16 season, he played for Adana Demirspor at Turkish 1st Division and won the top scorer title with his 20 goals.

International career

Although Poté was born in France, he was eligible to represent the Ivory Coast, due to his father's roots. Instead, he chose to play for Benin, his mother's country.[7] His debut game was on 7 September 2008, against Angola.[8]

He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations where the team reached the quarter-finals [9]

Career statistics

International

As of match played on 4 June 2022.[10]
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International goals

Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first.[10]
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References

  1. [1]
    "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Football - Ligue 2 : Imbroglio sur le transfert de Mickaël Poté à Strasbourg ?" (in French). cyberbougnat.net. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Mickaël Poté (OGC Nice) sur les tablettes du Mans FC" (in French). ouest-france.fr. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Nice: Arrivée de Poté" (in French). mercato365.com. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Yohan Hautcoeur et Mickaël Poté ont signé" (in French). lemansfc.fr. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Dynamo verpflichtet Mickael Poté" (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 23 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  7. [7]
    "Portrait : Mickaël Poté, l'Écureuil à la carrière d'un vin! - Bénin Football". 28 March 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Benin - Angola 3:2 (1:1)". FIFA.com. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  9. [9]
    "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 | CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02.
  10. [10]
    Mickaël Poté at National-Football-Teams.com
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