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Youssouf Assogba
Beninese footballer
Youssouf Amouda Assogba (born 21 August 2001) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for French Ligue 2 club Amiens, and the Benin national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssouf Amouda Assogba | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Parakou, Benin | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Amiens | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | APEC | ||
| 2017–2019 | Kraké | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Amiens II | 12 | (1) |
| 2020– | Amiens | 29 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Boulogne (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Boulogne II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Jönköpings Södra (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Benin | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2020 | |||
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Assogba began his career with the youth academies APEC and Kraké in Benin.[1] On 21 November 2019, Assogba signed with Amiens SC from Benin.[2]
On 13 September 2021, he joined Boulogne on loan.[3] On 30 March 2022, Assogba moved on a new loan to Jönköpings Södra in Sweden.[4]
Assogba debuted with the Benin national team in a friendly 2–1 win against Ivory Coast on 6 September 2020.[5]
- "Amiens SC Football - Youssouf Assogba la dernière trouvaille de l'Amiens SC". Amiens SC Football.
- "YOUSSOUF ASSOGBA EST BOULONNAIS !" (in French). Boulogne. 13 September 2021.
- "Youssuf Assogba ansluter på lån" (Press release) (in Swedish). Jönköpings Södra. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ivory Coast vs. Benin (1:2)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- Youssouf Assogba at Soccerway
- Youssouf Assogba at National-Football-Teams.com