Mickaël Poté

Mickaël Poté
Personal information
Date of birth24 September 1984
Place of birthLyon, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Omonia
Number39
Youth career
2002–2003Grenoble Foot
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Grenoble Foot3(0)
2004–2007AS Cannes52(9)
2007–2009Clermont Foot68(12)
2009–2011OGC Nice21(2)
2011→ Le Mans FC (loan)19(3)
2011–2014Dynamo Dresden83(21)
2014–Omonia22(17)
National team‡
2008–Benin28(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:34, 10 February 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2013

Mickaël Poté (born 24 September 1984) is a French-born Beninese international footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for AC Omonia.

Career

Poté began his career in 2003 with Grenoble Foot where he played only three games in his first season. After the season he signed a contract with AS Cannes where he stayed three years, playing fifty-one games and scoring nine goals. In summer 2007 he joined Clermont Foot where he played thirty-six games in his first season scoring five goals. In springtime 2009 there were rumors that he might be transferred to RC Strasbourg[1] or Le Havre AC,[2] but neither transfer occurred, however on 26 June 2009, he signed a three-year-contract with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice.[3] On 2 January 2011, he joined Ligue 2 side Le Mans on a six-month loan deal.[4] In August 2011, he left France and signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden.[5]

International

Poté also plays for the Benin national football team. His debut game was on 7 September 2008 against Angola.[6]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 September 2010 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin  Burundi 1–0 1–1 2012 ACN Qualification
2. 26 May 2012 Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso 2–1 2–2 Friendly
3. 17 June 2012 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin  Ethiopia 1–0 1–1 2013 ACN Qualification
4. 8 September 2013 Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin  Rwanda 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Football - Ligue 2 : Imbroglio sur le transfert de Mickaël Poté à Strasbourg ?" (in French). cyberbougnat.net. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mickaël Poté (OGC Nice) sur les tablettes du Mans FC" (in French). ouest-france.fr. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Nice: Arrivée de Poté" (in French). mercato365.com. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Yohan Hautcoeur et Mickaël Poté ont signé" (in French). lemansfc.fr. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dynamo verpflichtet Mickael Poté" (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Benin - Angola 3:2 (1:1)". FIFA.com. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

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