Kévin Denkey

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Kévin Denkey
Denkey in training with Béziers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey
Date of birth (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2017 Nîmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Nîmes II 48 (25)
2017–2021 Nîmes 28 (4)
2019 → Béziers (loan) 11 (1)
2021– Cercle Brugge 109 (44)
International career‡
2018 Togo U20 3 (2)
2018– Togo 28 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey (born 30 November 2000) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cercle Brugge and the Togo national team.

Club career[edit]

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]

Denkey joined Cercle Brugge in 2021.

International career[edit]

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

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

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 7 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nîmes II 2016–17 CFA2 14 7 — 14 7
2017–18 18 7 — 18 7
2018–19 CFA 12 8 — 12 8
2019–20 4 3 — 4 3
Total 48 25 — 48 25
Nîmes 2016–17 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 17 3 2 0 19 3
2020–21 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 28 4 2 0 30 4
Béziers (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 11 1 – 11 1
Cercle Brugge 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 13 2 3 1 16 3
2021–22 28 6 1 1 29 7
2022–23 38 11 2 2 40 13
2023–24 30 25 1 1 31 26
Total 109 44 7 5 116 49
Career total 196 74 9 5 205 79
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup

International[edit]

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Denkey goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Kévin Denkey
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2018 Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, Togo  Gambia 1–1 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 12 October 2021 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo  Congo 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 14 June 2023 Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Lesotho 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4 18 June 2023 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa  Eswatini 1–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 10 September 2023 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Cape Verde 1–2 3–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 2–2
7 16 November 2023 Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya  Sudan 1–1 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ^ Kévin Denkey at National-Football-Teams.com

External links[edit]

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