Coffi Edem Agbessi (born 5 December 1985) is a retired Beninese professional footballer who predominantly played as a midfielder[2] and represented Benin national team on four occasions.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Coffi Franck Edem Agbessi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cotonou, Benin | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Soleil Cotonou | ||
| 2004–2005 | Olympic Zawiya | ||
| 2005–2006 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2007–2011 | Soleil Cotonou | ||
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Benin U20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2005 | Benin | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarlier career
editAgbessi began his senior club career with Beninese outfit Soleil Cotonou in 2004 and later moved to Libyan Premier League side Olympic Azzaweya SC, where he played until 2005. With Olympic Azzaweya, he has also appeared in the 2005 CAF Champions League but not qualified for the knockout stages.
Mohun Bagan
editIn 2005, Agbessi signed with National Football League powerhouse Mohun Bagan AC.[3][4][5] Club president Swapan Sadhan Bose said, Stephen Abarowei has been instrumental in bringing Agbessi ahead of their NFL season.[6] He showed his class in the 2nd leg of the Kolkata Derby against East Bengal FC in 2006.[7] In that 2005–06 National Football League, Mohun Bagan ended the season with third place Finnish as Agbessi appeared in all games.[citation needed]
With Mohun Bagan from 2005[8] to 2006, Agbessi won the Calcutta Football League in 2005 and the Federation Cup in 2006.[9]
Back to Soleil Cotonou
editIn 2007, he returned to his previous club Soleil Cotonou and appeared in numerous games of Benin Premier League until his retirement due to injury in 2011.
International career
editBenin U20
editAgbessi has represented Benin U20 national team at the 2005 African Youth Championship, where they achieved third place. He also scored a goal against Ivory Coast in the tournament.[10] He has also represented Benin U20 team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship under the coaching of Serge Devèze and appeared in all three group matches.[11] Benin finished third in the Group A and bowed out of the tournament.[12][13]
Senior team
editHe made his senior international debut for Benin on 27 March 2005 against Ivory Coast in a 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, which ended as a 3–0 loss for Benin.[14]
He scored his first ever goal for "Les Écureuils" on 4 June against Cameroon in the Group-3 final qualification match of World Cup.[15] He has appeared in 4 matches for his country.
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 June 2005 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Cameroon |
1–4 |
1–4 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [16] |
Honours
editBenin U20
- African Youth Championship third place: 2005[17]
Mohun Bagan AC
- Calcutta Football League: 2005
- Federation Cup: 2006
References
edit- ^ Coffi Edem Agbessi of Benin, soccer player profile Archived 2022-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021
- ^ Coffi Edem Agbessi soccer player profile Archived 2022-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2021
- ^ Coffi from Benin: Mohun Bagan to welcome their new foreigner Archived 2022-05-03 at the Wayback Machine article.wn.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Mohun Bagan name their squad for the 2005/06 season Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Mohun Bagan Athletic Club squad for the National Football League 2006 Archived 2022-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Rediff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Benin player for Bagan". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "East Bengal 3-1 Mohun Bagan : National Football League 2nd Leg 2005-06". EBFCvsMBAC (blogspot). 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Season ending Transfers 2005: India". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bagan ease past disjointed Fransa - Maiden win for green-and-maroons". The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "African U-20 Championship 2005". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Ten-man Benin hang on to deny Japan (1:1)". FIFA.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.[dead link]
- ^ FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 Archived 2019-08-21 at the Wayback Machine FIFA.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021
- ^ RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2005 Archived 2017-02-13 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF. Retrieved 26 March 2021
- ^ "Coffi Edem Agbessi with Benin national football team (Statistics)". National-Football-Teams. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Benin v Cameroon, 04 June 2005". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Benin 1-4 Cameroon (4 June 2005) Archived 29 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Benin welcomes stars of the future". FIFA.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.[dead link]
External links
edit- Coffi Edem Agbessi soccer player profile at Eurosport.com