Kuami Agboh

Kuami Agboh
Agboh with Togo in May 2006
Personal information
Full name Kuami Agboh
Date of birth (1977-12-28) 28 December 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Tsévié, Togo
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Auxerre B 39 (1)
1998–2003 Auxerre 76 (0)
2003–2004 Grenoble 28 (1)
2005–2006 Auxerre B 7 (1)
2006 Beveren 9 (1)
2007–2008 MyPa 25 (0)
Total 184 (4)
International career
France U18
France U21
2005–2008 Togo 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kuami Agboh (born 28 December 1977) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Tsévié, Togo, he developed at the youth academy of French club Auxerre. After representing France at youth international level, he switched to the Togo national team and participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Born in Tsévié, Togo, Agboh is a product of the Auxerre youth academy. He made his first-team debut for Auxerre during the 1997–98 season and went on to make 76 league appearances for the club through the 2002–03 season. In the summer of 2003, he moved to Grenoble, where he spent the 2003–04 season.

After leaving Grenoble in the summer of 2004, Agboh had a trial with Ligue 2 club Brest in November of that year. In 2004, he also had a trial with Norwegian club Viking. In February 2005, he had a trial with Allsvenskan club Assyriska FF.

Agboh subsequently returned to Auxerre, where he played for the reserve team. During the 2005–06 season, he made seven league appearances and scored one goal for Auxerre B. In January 2006, he signed a six-month contract with Belgian club Beveren. He made nine league appearances and scored one goal for the club.

In January 2007, Agboh left Beveren and joined Finnish club MyPa, signing a two-year contract. He played in Finland for two seasons, in 2007 and 2008, making 25 league appearances.

After ending his professional playing career, Agboh returned to France and played for amateur club Stade Auxerrois. In July 2013, he joined ES Appoigny, a club competing in the lower tiers of French football, and continued his playing career there.

International career

Agboh represented France at youth international level. In 1996, he participated in the UEFA European Under-18 Championship with the France under-18 team, winning the tournament. The following year, he won the Toulon Tournament with the France under-20 team and also participated in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

On 11 November 2005, he made his debut for the Togo national team in a friendly match against Paraguay, which Togo lost 4–2. Agboh was subsequently included in Togo's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, held in Germany.

On 19 June 2006, Agboh started in the group-stage match against the Switzerland national team, playing for approximately 24 minutes in a 2–0 defeat. He did not feature in Togo's opening match against South Korea or their final group-stage match against France.

Post-playing career

From 2009 to 2013, Agboh worked as a coach at former club AJ Auxerre.

In July 2013, he joined lower-league club Appoigny.

References

  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Togo" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Simon, Brieuc (25 November 2004). "Brest: Agboh à l'essai". Footmercato (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kuami Agboh". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  4. 1 2 Aarre, Elvind (17 February 2005). "Allsvensk klubb tester Agboh". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Agboh joins MyPa". BBC Sport. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kwami Agboh Football Player Statistics". 11v11. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "France - U-20 - International Results - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "1997 Maurice Revello Tournament". Tournoi Maurice Revello. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Kuami Agboh National Team Match Logs". FBref. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "World Cup 2006 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Que sont-ils devenus?" (PDF). Amicale des éducateurs newsletter Yonne (in French). No. 1. January 2019. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kuami Agboh, l'ex-coach du Stade Auxerrois devient joueur d'Appoigny". L'Yonne Republicaine (in French). 15 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2020.