Lalawélé Atakora

Lalawélé Atakora
Personal information
Full name	Lalawélé "Lala" Atakora
Date of birth	9 November 1990 (age 34)
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
2009–2011	Fredrikstad
2010	→ IFK Värnamo (loan)
2011	→ AIK (loan)
2012–2014	AIK
2013–2014	→ Balıkesirspor (loan)
2015–2016	Helsingborgs IF
2017–2018	Adana Demirspor
2018–2019	Gabala
2019–2020	Kazma
2020–2021	ASKO Kara
2021	Syrianska
2022–	FCO Tourangeau
International career‡
2007	Togo U17
2011–	Togo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2013

Lalawélé Atakora (also known as Atakora Lalawélé; born 9 November 1990) is a Togolese footballer who plays for FCO Tourangeau as a winger.

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

As of match played 19 May 2019^[6]^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Allsvenskan	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

Azerbaijan Cup: 2018–19

References

^ Lalawele Atakora, Adana Demirspor’da Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine‚ skor.sozcu.com.tr, 20 June 2017
^ "Lalavele Atakora "Qəbələ"də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ "Qəbələ üç futbolçu ilə yollarını ayırdı". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ Après son départ de l'Azerbaijan,... - Fédération Togolaise ..., facebook.com, 20 August 2019
^ "Officiellt: Lalawelé Atakora klar för Syrianska FC" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "L.Atakora". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ "Atakora Lalawélé". nifs.no/ (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ "Lalawélé Atakora". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

External links

Lalawélé Atakora – FIFA competition record (archived)
Guardian Football^{[permanent dead link‍]}
TFF Profile
Lalawélé Atakora at Soccerway

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[1] Lalawele Atakora, Adana Demirspor’da Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine‚ skor.sozcu.com.tr, 20 June 2017

[2] "Lalavele Atakora "Qəbələ"də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[3_Released-3] "Qəbələ üç futbolçu ilə yollarını ayırdı". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[4] Après son départ de l'Azerbaijan,... - Fédération Togolaise ..., facebook.com, 20 August 2019

[5] "Officiellt: Lalawelé Atakora klar för Syrianska FC" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[6] "L.Atakora". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[7] "Atakora Lalawélé". nifs.no/ (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[NFT_Stats-8] "Lalawélé Atakora". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

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