Serge Ognadon Akakpo (born 15 October 1987) is a Togolese retired professional

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who played as a

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for the

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Club career

Akakpo began his career with

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after breaking through the youth academy, he made his first-team debut with Auxerre in July 2007. Akakpo left Auxerre on a free transfer in January 2009 and moved to

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team

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in Romania on a lucrative deal. He subsequently had spells with

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and

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in Slovenia and Slovakia respectively. In 2014, Akakpo joined Ukrainian club

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. He made 30

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appearances for Hoverla before leaving. Akakpo played for

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in 2015 before completing a loan move to

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team

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, after seven appearances the club signed him on a permanent contract. On 31 January 2017, Akakpo joined Turkish second-tier side

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International career

Akakpo has represented the Togo national team since 2008, becoming captain on numerous occasions. He played his first international game for Togo, on 10 September 2008, against

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. Before representing Togo, he played for France at

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and U19 level and also played one match for the Benin B national team. In January 2010, Akakpo was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus was targeted in a gunfire attack by rebels in Angola two days before the team was to play in the

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akakpo goal.''

Personal life

Akakpo also holds French nationality.

Honours

Žilina *

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: 2011–12 *

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: 2011–12

References

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Serge Akakpo
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