Désiré Segbé Azankpo

Désiré Segbé Azankpo

Segbé Azankpo with Benin in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Désiré Segbé Azankpo[1]
Date of birth	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Allahé, Benin
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Team information
Current team	Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Number	57
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Génération Foot
2012–2013	Metz B	28	(1)
2013–2014	Jeunesse Esch	11	(6)
2014–2015	Le Puy	19	(7)
2015–2017	Pagny-sur-Moselle	21	(12)
2017–2018	Épinal	22	(11)
2018–2019	Senica	25	(4)
2019–2020	Oldham Athletic	28	(4)
2020–2021	Villefranche	20	(6)
2021–2022	Dunkerque	17	(1)
2022	→ Dinamo București (loan)	2	(1)
2022–2023	Bayern Munich II	28	(12)
2023–2024	Seraing	11	(2)
2024–	Kotwica Kołobrzeg	1	(1)
International career^‡
2014–	Benin	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:30, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Désiré Segbé Azankpo (born 6 May 1993) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Polish I liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.

Club career

Born in Allahé, Segbé Azankpo has played club football for Génération Foot, Metz B, Jeunesse Esch, Le Puy, Pagny-sur-Moselle, and Épinal.^[2][3]

Segbé Azankpo playing for Jeunesse Esch in 2014.

Segbé Azankpo signed for Slovak club FK Senica in July 2018.^[4] He signed a one-year contract with English club Oldham Athletic on 23 July 2019, with the option of a further year.^[5][6] He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[7]

In October 2020, Segbé Azankpo signed for FC Villefranche in the French Championnat National.^[8]

On 22 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Dunkerque.^[9] He was loaned to Liga I club Dinamo București on 1 February 2022.^[10]

On 31 July 2022, Segbé Azankpo signed for German club Bayern Munich II, on a two-year contract.^[11][12]

On 7 September 2023, he joined Seraing in Belgium on a one-season contract.^[13]

On 27 September 2024, he signed with Polish second-tier club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.^[14] He made his debut two days later, entering the pitch in the 64th minute and opening the scoring seven minutes later in a 1–1 away draw with Miedź Legnica.^[15]

International career

Segbé Azankpo made his international debut for Benin in 2014,^[2] and was part of the squad for the 2019 African cup of Nations.^[16]

References

1. "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. "Désiré Segbé Azankpo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
3. Désiré Segbé Azankpo at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
4. Tomáš Zagiba (10 July 2018). "Ofenzívu Senice vystužil niekdajší talent z Beninu" (in Slovak). ProFutbal. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
5. "International Striker Signs For Latics". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
6. "Oldham Athletic: Benin striker Desire Segbe Azankpo signs one-year contract". BBC Sport. 23 July 2019.
7. "Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
8. "Le FC Villefranche-Beaujolais signe deux attaquants" (in French). actufoot.com. 7 October 2020.
9. "Désiré Segbe Azankpo première recrue maritime" (in French). Dunkerque. 22 June 2021.
10. "Oficial Desire Segbe Azankpo este noul jucător al lui Dinamo". EuroSport.ro. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
11. "C'est fait, le Bayern Munich signe Désiré Segbe Azankpo, ami de Sadio Mané".
12. "Desire Azankpo, atacantul care a retrogradat cu Dinamo, a semnat cu Bayern Munchen!", GSP (in Romanian), 1 August 2022, retrieved 1 August 2022
13. "DÉSIRÉ SÈGBÈ REJOINT LE RFC SERAING" [DÉSIRÉ SÈGBÈ JOINS RFC SERAING] (in French). Seraing. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
14. "Désiré Segbé w Kotwicy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
15. "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
16. "Africa Cup of Nations: Sessegnon named in Benin squad". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019.