Kévin Denkey
_13.jpg) Denkey in training with Béziers in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 2000 | ||
| 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 | 126 | (51) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Togo U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2018– | Togo | 33 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 | |||
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]Early 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]
Cercle Brugge
[edit]On 10 January 2021, Denkey joined Cercle Brugge on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.[4] He signed an initial three and a half year deal.[5]
Denkey scored a hat-trick for Cercle in a 3–2 league win over OH Leuven on 7 October 2023.[6] He finished the 2023–24 season as the Belgian Pro League's top scorer with 27 goals.[7] He also won the Ebony Shoe, awarded to the best footballer of African descent in Belgium's top division.[8] His goals helped the club finish in fourth position in the league, securing qualification to a UEFA competition for the first time since the 2010–11 season.[9]
On 3 October 2024, Denkey scored a hat-trick against FC St. Gallen in the Conference League.[10] He also provided two assists in the match as Cerlce Brugge won 6–2.[10]
International career
[edit]Denkey represented the Togo U20s at the 2018 Toulon Tournament, and scored two goals in three games.[11]
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.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 3 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 28 | |||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 4 | 16 | 9 | ||
| Total | 126 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 140 | 60 | ||
| Career total | 213 | 81 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 229 | 90 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and four goals in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Denkey goal.[13]
| 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 |
| 8 | 6 September 2024 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Liberia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Qui es-tu, Kévin Denkey ? - Nîmes Olympique". 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Nîmes Olympique - Havre AC (0-0) - Saison 2016/2017 - Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Nîmes prête Kevin Denkey à Beziers". lequipe.fr. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Striker Kévin Denkey Joins Cercle Bruges". cerclebrugge.be. 10 January 2021.
- ^ "KÉVIN DENKEY HAS AGREED PERSONAL TERMS WITH CERCLE BRUGGE". Get Football News France. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "WEERGALOZE HATTRICKHELD DENKEY SCHENKT CERCLE ZEGE TEGEN OH LEUVEN: 3-2". Cercle Brugge (in Dutch). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Top scorer - First Division A 2023/2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Cercle Brugge forward Kevin Denkey wins Ebony Shoe Award". Belga News. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Radhi Jaidi Helps Cercle Brugge Qualify for the Europa League". Football Careers. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Conference League round-up: Chelsea and Fiorentina open with wins". UEFA. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Ahoueke Kevin Denkey, la pépite de l'attaque Togolaise au tournoi de Toulon". 31 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kévin Denkey at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "Topschutter Kevin Denkey bekroont seizoen met Ebbenhouten Schoen: "Wordt moeilijk om bij Cercle te blijven"" [Topscorer Kevin Denkey crowns season with Ebony Shoe: "It will be difficult to stay with Cercle"]. 13 May 2024 – via sporza.be.
External links
[edit]- Kévin Denkey at Soccerway
- Kévin Denkey – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lomé
- Togolese men's footballers
- Togo men's international footballers
- Togo men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Nîmes Olympique players
- AS Béziers (2007) players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century Togolese people