Prince Segbefia

Kossi Prince Segbefia (born 11 March 1991) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Championnat National 3 club FCOSK 06. He is a Togolese international, having made his debut in September 2011 against Botswana. His older brother, Alikem, is also a footballer who plays for Al-Jaish SC Damascus in Syria.

Club career Early career Born in Lomé, Segbefia began his football career at the Centre de Développement Sportif de Lomé , also known as Sporting Club de Lomé. He spent nearly a decade at the club before venturing to France where he underwent trials with professional clubs Marseille, Reims, Niort, and Sochaux. Several of the clubs were interested in signing Segbefia to a youth contract, but due to his age, 16 years old at the time, he was not signed.

Auxerre In 2009, Segbefia returned to his home country and met with former Sporting Club de Lomé player Emmanuel Adebayor. Adebayor recommended that he play in France and contacted Francis de Taddeo who had coached him at Metz and was now serving as the youth academy director of Auxerre. In April 2011, he was called up to the senior team by manager Jean Fernandez and made his club debut in a 1–0 league victory over Toulouse appearing as a substitute. A week later, he made his first club start in a 1–1 draw with Lens. Segbefia finished the campaign with four appearances and, on 6 May 2011, signed a three-year professional contract with the club.

International career Youth Segbefia made his youth international debut at under-17 level playing with the Togo under-17 team. He made his debut in a 2006 friendly match against the Burkina Faso. Togo finished its group in last place.

Senior On 28 August 2011, Segbefia was called up to the senior national team for the first time for a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Botswana on 4 September. He made his senior international debut in the match, which Togo won 1–0.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Segbefia goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Prince SegbefiaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 19 November 2014 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana 2–1 3–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification