The Most Famous

SOCCER PLAYERS from Togo

This page contains a list of the greatest Togolese Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 22 of which were born in Togo. This makes Togo the birth place of the 77th most number of Soccer Players behind Albania, and Mali.

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 (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 58.93, Emmanuel Adebayor is the most famous Togolese Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 58 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 (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 40.26, Mohamed Kader is the 2nd most famous Togolese Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

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

3. Kossi Agassa (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 37.59, Kossi Agassa is the 3rd most famous Togolese Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 30 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 in Togo and Africa Sports in the Ivory Coast, he moved to French club Metz in 2002 where he stayed until 2006. Following a one-year stint at Spanish club Hércules, he joined Reims in 2008 where he amassed 167 league appearances during an eight-year stay interrupted by a loan to Istres in the 2009–10 season. He ended his career after one season at Granville.

4. Massamasso Tchangai (1978 - 2010)

With an HPI of 37.24, Massamasso Tchangai is the 4th most famous Togolese Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 20 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.

5. Jean-Paul Abalo (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 36.77, Jean-Paul Abalo is the 5th most famous Togolese Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 21 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 (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 34.36, 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 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. Adékambi Olufadé (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 33.61, Adékambi Olufadé is the 7th most famous Togolese Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Adékambi Olufadé (born 7 January 1980 in Lomé) is a former Togolese football midfielder of Nigerian descent. He was a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. His first name is sometimes written Adekanmi or Adekamni, but it should normally be Adékambi.

People

Pantheon has 24 people classified as Togolese soccer players born between 1975 and 2000. Of these 24, 23 (95.83%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Togolese soccer players include Emmanuel Adebayor, Mohamed Kader, and Kossi Agassa. The most famous deceased Togolese soccer players include Massamasso Tchangai. As of April 2024, 2 new Togolese soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, and Kévin Denkey.