SOCCER PLAYERS from Togo

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Togolese Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Togolese Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Togolese Soccer Players.

1. Emmanuel Adebayor (1984 - )

With an HPI of 55.10, Emmanuel Adebayor is the most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 57 different languages on wikipedia.

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl adəbɛjɔʁ]; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, he played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as French side Metz, Monégasque team Monaco, Spanish team Real Madrid, Turkish clubs İstanbul Başakşehir and Kayserispor, Paraguay's Club Olimpia and Togolese club Semassi. He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008 while playing at Arsenal, and during his latter career, when he joined Olimpia Asunción in 2020, he became the highest paid player in Paraguay. Adebayor represented the Togo national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the country's debut, and to date only, appearance at the World Cup. In January 2010, Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo team's bus came under gunfire on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, after which he retired from national team duty. In 2013, he returned to the Togo team for the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, where he helped them to qualify for the quarter-finals. He is Togo's all-time top goalscorer with 32 goals.

2. Mohamed Kader (1979 - )

With an HPI of 37.29, Mohamed Kader is the 2nd most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré (born 8 April 1979) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

3. Massamasso Tchangai (1978 - 2010)

With an HPI of 36.49, Massamasso Tchangai is the 3rd most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Komi Massamasso Tchangai (8 August 1978 – 8 August 2010) was a Togolese professional footballer who played as a defender. He appeared with the Togo national team in 37 international matches, scoring five times, between 1996 and 2008.

4. Kossi Agassa (1978 - )

With an HPI of 34.72, Kossi Agassa is the 4th most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Kossi Agassa (born 2 July 1978) is a French-Togolese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his club career in France. Between 1999 and 2017, he made 74 FIFA-official appearances for the Togo national team. Having played for the Étoile Filante de Lomé in Togo and Africa Sports in the Ivory Coast, he moved to French club FC Metz in 2002 where he stayed until 2006. Following a one-year stint at Spanish club Hércules CF, he joined Stade de Reims in 2008 where he amassed 167 league appearances during an eight-year stay interrupted by a loan to FC Istres in the 2009–10 season. He ended his career after one season at US Granville.

5. Jean-Paul Abalo (1975 - )

With an HPI of 34.56, Jean-Paul Abalo is the 5th most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (born 26 June 1975) is a Togolese former footballer who played as a defender. He is the current coach of the Togo national under-20 football team.

6. Moustapha Salifou (1983 - )

With an HPI of 32.14, Moustapha Salifou is the 6th most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Moustapha Salifou (born 1 June 1983) is a Togolese former professional footballer who plays mostly as a midfielder for German Bayernliga club Türkspor Augsburg. He has represented the Togo national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He spent four years at English Premier League club Aston Villa, the rest of his professional career has been spent at lower levels of the German, French and Swiss league systems.

7. Ihlas Bebou (1994 - )

With an HPI of 30.27, Ihlas Bebou is the 7th most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Ihlas Bebou (born 23 April 1994) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Togo national team.

8. Daré Nibombé (1980 - )

With an HPI of 30.26, Daré Nibombé is the 8th most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Daré Nibombé (born 16 June 1980) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He became the head coach of the U21 squad of Tubize in 2017.

9. Franck Atsou (1978 - )

With an HPI of 29.77, Franck Atsou is the 9th most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Edem Komlan Franck Atsou (born 1 August 1978 in Lomé) is a Togolese former football player who last played for Esteghlal Ahvaz in the Iran Pro League.

10. Yao Aziawonou (1979 - )

With an HPI of 29.73, Yao Aziawonou is the 10th most famous Togolese Soccer Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Yao Kaka Aziawonou (born 30 November 1979) is a former Togolese football midfielder.