Kévin Denkey

Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey (born 30 November 2000), known as Kévin Denkey, is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 1 club Nîmes Olympique.

Kévin Denkey
Denkey in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey
Date of birth (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nîmes
Number 27
Youth career
2014–2017 Nîmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Nîmes II 48 (25)
2017– Nîmes 18 (3)
2019 → Béziers (loan) 11 (1)
National team‡
2018 Togo U20 3 (2)
2018– Togo 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2020

Club career

Denkey was born in Togo and moved to France at a young age, and joined the Nîmes youth academy in 2014.[1] He made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Le Havre on 13 January 2017.[2]

He joined Béziers on a six-month loan in January 2019.[3]

International career

Denkey represented the Togo U20s at the 2018 Toulon Tournament, and scored two goals in three games.[4]

Denkey made his debut for the senior Togo national football team in a 0–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Benin on 9 September 2018.[5]

International goals
Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first.[6]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2018Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, Togo Gambia1–11–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Qui es-tu, Kévin Denkey ? - Nîmes Olympique". 23 January 2017.
  2. "Nîmes Olympique - Havre AC (0-0) - Saison 2016/2017 - Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
  3. "Nîmes prête Kevin Denkey à Beziers". lequipe.fr. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. "Ahoueke Kevin Denkey, la pépite de l'attaque Togolaise au tournoi de Toulon". 31 May 2018.
  5. "Elim CAN2019/ Togo 0-0 Benin: Emmanuel Adébayor » Nous sommes dos au mur mais c'est encore jouable. «". 10 September 2018.
  6. Kévin Denkey at National-Football-Teams.com
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