Lalawélé Atakora (also known as Atakora Lalawélé; born 9 November 1990) is a Togolese footballer who plays for FCO Tourangeau as a winger.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lalawélé "Lala" Atakora | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCO Tourangeau | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Fredrikstad | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2011 | → AIK (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | AIK | 40 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Balıkesirspor (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Helsingborgs IF | 50 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Adana Demirspor | 32 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Gabala | 23 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Kazma | ||
| 2020–2021 | ASKO Kara | ||
| 2021 | Syrianska | 22 | (11) |
| 2022– | FCO Tourangeau | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Togo U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011– | Togo | 47 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2013 | |||
Career
Club career
On 20 June 2017, Lalawélé signed with Adana Demirspor.[1]
On 3 July 2018, Gabala FK announced the signing of Lalawélé on a one-year contract,[2] with Gabala confirmed his release at the end of his contract on 4 June 2019.[3] On 20 August 2019 it was confirmed, that Lalawélé had joined Kuwaiti club Kazma SC in the Kuwait Premier League.[4] After a spell in Togolese ASKO Kara, he joined the Swedish fourth-tier club Syrianska in 2021.[5]
International career
He represented Togo in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea and played all three group stage matches, scoring one goal.
In 2011, he played for Togo in the WAFU Nations Cup, a West African championship. Togo won the final against Nigeria 3-2 and Lalawelé was the match winner with his two goals and an assist.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fredrikstad | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Adeccoligaen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| IFK Värnamo (loan) | 2010 | Div. 1 Södra | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||
| AIK (loan) | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| AIK | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Balıkesirspor (loan) | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 5 | ||
| Helsingborgs IF | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 59 | 5 | ||
| Adana Demirspor | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||
| Gabala | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |
| Career total | 199 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 20 | ||
International
| Togo national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2019[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2013 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  DR Congo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 4 October 2016 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo? |  Uganda | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
- Gabala
References
External links
- Lalawélé Atakora – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Guardian Football[permanent dead link]
- TFF Profile
- Lalawélé Atakora at Soccerway