Mickaël Poté

Mickaël Franck Poté (born 24 September 1984) is a Beninese former professional footballer.

Club career

Born in Lyon, 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 Cannes, where he stayed three years, playing fifty-one games and scoring nine goals. In the summer of 2007, he joined Clermont Foot, where he played thirty-six games in his first season, scoring five goals. In the spring of 2009, there were rumours that he might be transferred to Strasbourg or Havre, but neither transfer occurred. On 26 June 2009, he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side Nice. On 2 January 2011, he joined Ligue 2 side Le Mans on a six-month loan deal. In August 2011, he left France and signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden. In 2014, Poté moved to Omonia, where he was Cypriot's League top scorer with 17 goals in a season. In the 2015–16 season, he played for Adana Demirspor at Turkish 1st Division and won the top scorer title with his 20 goals.

International career

Although Poté was born in France, he was eligible to represent the Ivory Coast, due to his father's roots. Instead, he chose to play for Benin, his mother's country. His debut game was on 7 September 2008, against Angola.

He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations where the team reached the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Benin	2008	4	0
	2009	6	0
	2010	5	1
	2011	3	0
	2012	5	2
	2013	1	1
	2014	4	0
	2015	5	0
	2016	3	1
	2017	6	2
	2018	4	0
	2019	12	3
	2020	2	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	1	0
Total		69	10

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

List of international goals scored by Mickaël Poté

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2010	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burundi	flag alias = Flag of Burundi.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of Burundi (1962–1966).svg	flag alias-1966 = Flag of Burundi (1966-1967).svg	flag alias-1967 = Flag of Burundi (1967–1982).svg	Burundi National Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	26 May 2012	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burkina Faso	flag alias = Flag of Burkina Faso.svg	link alias-military = Burkina Faso Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || Friendly
3	17 June 2012	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ethiopia	flag alias = Flag of Ethiopia.svg	flag alias-1897 = Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg	flag alias-1975-state = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987) (02).svg	flag alias-1987 = Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of Ethiopia (2-3).svg	link alias-naval = Ethiopian Navy	link alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force	flag alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force flag.svg	link alias-army = Ethiopian Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg	link alias-navy = Ethiopian Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg	link alias-military = Ethiopian National Defense Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	8 September 2013	Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Rwanda	flag alias = Flag of Rwanda.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Rwanda (January – September 1961).svg	flag alias-Gitarama = Flag of Rwanda (January – September 1961).svg	flag alias-1961 = Flag of Rwanda (1961–2001).svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of Rwanda (1961–2001).svg	link alias-air force= Rwandan Air Force	Rwandan Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	27 March 2016	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	Template:Country data SSD	2–0	4–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	3 September 2017	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Equatorial Guinea	flag alias = Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg	link alias-naval = Navy of Equatorial Guinea	link alias-navy = Navy of Equatorial Guinea	link alias-military = Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || Friendly
7	10 October 2017	Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence, France	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Gabon	flag alias = Flag of Gabon.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Gabon 1959-1960.svg	link alias-naval = Gabonese Navy	link alias-air force = Gabonese Air Force	link alias-army = Gabonese Army	link alias-navy = Gabonese Navy	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
8	25 June 2019	Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt		1–0	2–2	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
9				2–2
10	13 October 2019	Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Zambia	flag alias = Flag of Zambia.svg	flag alias-1964 = Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of Zambia (Pantone).svg	flag alias-2000 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2000).jpg	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2004).gif	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Zambia.svg	link alias-air force=Zambian Air Force	link alias-army = Zambian Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || Friendly

External links

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