Rodrigue Kossi

Rodrigue Kossi

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigue Kossi Fiogbé[1]
Date of birth	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Parakou, Benin
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Les Buffles FC du Borgou
2018–2023	Club Africain	59	(0)
2023–2024	Al-Taraji	27	(0)
International career^‡
	Benin youth
2019–	Benin[2]	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:15, 13 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:15, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Rodrigue Kossi Fiogbé (born 11 July 2000) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Kossi was born in Parakou.[2] After beginning his senior club career with Les Buffles FC du Borgou in 2017,[2] Kossi signed for Tunisian club Club Africain in September 2018.[3]

On 5 July 2023, Saudi club Al-Taraji announced the signing of Kossi.[4]

International career

Kossi represented Benin at youth level,[3] and received his first call-up to the senior national team in March 2019.[5]

He made his Benin national football team debut on 6 September 2019 in a friendly against Ivory Coast, when he substituted Jordan Adéoti in the 82nd minute.[6]

References

1. Rodrigue Kossi at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. "Rodrigue Kossi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
3. "Transfert – Tunisie: le béninois Rodrigue Kossi officiellement Rouge et blanc" (in French). BeninWebTV. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
4. "رودريغ كوسي في الترجي السعودي".
5. Oluwashina Okeleji (13 March 2019). "2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Benin turn to uncapped quartet for qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
6. "Ivory Coast v Benin game report". Sky Sports. 6 September 2019.