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Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba (born 27 January 1992) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro-League side Al Ain, and the Togo national team.

Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-27) 27 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al Ain
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Anges FC
2015–2016 US Bitam 49 (21)
2016–2019 RS Berkane 63 (29)
2019– Al Ain 110 (103)
International career‡
2016– Togo 53 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Lomé, Laba has played for Anges FC, US Bitam and RS Berkane.[2][3] He signed for Al Ain in June 2019.[4] On 25 October 2019, Laba scored four goals in a 7–1 league win against Fujairah.[5] On 21 February 2020, Laba again scored four times in a game; this coming in a 6–5 victory over Al Wasl in the quarter-finals of the UAE President's Cup.[6]

International career

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He made his international debut in 2016,[2] and was named in the squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 October 2024[8]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
US Bitam 2014–15 Championnat National D1 29 7 0 0 – – – 20 7
2015–16 20 14 0 0 – – – 29 14
Total 49 21 0 0 – – – 49 21
RS Berkane 2016–17 Botola 20 4 2 0 – – – 22 4
2017–18 21 6 7 1 – 14[c] 4 – 42 11
2018–19 22 19 3 1 – 14[c] 8 – 39 28
Total 63 29 12 2 – 28 12 – 102 43
Al Ain 2019–20 UAE Pro League 18 19 1 4 5 3 0 0 – 24 26
2020–21 23 13 1 0 0 0 7[d] 2 – 31 15
2021–22 22 26 2 1 5 4 1[d] 0 – 30 31
2022–23 26 28 7 3 2 0 0 0 1[e] 0 36 31
2023–24 18 12 1 0 4 0 7[d] 8 0 0 30 20
2024–25 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 7
Total 110 103 13 9 17 8 16 10 1 0 157 130
Career total 220 152 25 1a 19 8 44 22 1 0 308 194
  1. ^ Includes Moroccan Throne Cup, UAE President's Cup
  2. ^ Includes UAE League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in UAE Super Cup

International

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As of match played 13 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Togo 2016 6 4
2017 12 6
2018 6 1
2019 7 1
2020 2 0
2021 5 2
2022 6 4
2023 4 1
2024 5 1
Total 53 20
Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first.[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 June 2016 Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia   Liberia 2–2 2–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 4 September 2016 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo   Djibouti 3–0 5–0
3. 9 October 2016   Mozambique 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4. 2–0
5. 24 January 2017 Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil, Gabon   DR Congo 1–2 1–3 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
6. 4 June 2017 Stade Paul Le Cesne, Marseille, France   Comoros 1–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 12 November 2017 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo   Mauritius 2–0 6–0
8. 3–0
9. 5–0
10. 6–0
11. 18 November 2018 Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo   Algeria 1–3 1–4 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12. 6 September 2019 Stade de Moroni, Moroni, Comoros   Comoros 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 5 June 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi, Manavgat, Turkey   Guinea 1–0 2–0 Friendly
14. 2–0
15. 24 March 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey   Sierra Leone 3–0 3–0
16. 29 March 2022   Benin 1–0 1–1
17. 3 Juin 2022 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo   Eswatini 1–0 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18. 27 September 2022 Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca, Morocco   Equatorial Guinea 2–0 2–2 Friendly
19. 28 March 2023 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo   Burkina Faso 1–1 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
20. 9 September 2024 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea   Equatorial Guinea 2–2 2–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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RS Berkane

Al Ain

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba". UAE Pro League. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Al Ain's busy summer continues with signings of Abderrahmane Meziane and Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba". The National. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Fujairah vs. Al Ain". Soccerway. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ^ "الزعيم يتأهل إلى نصف نهائي البطولة 💪 العين يتغلب على فريق الوصل بنتيجة 6 – 5 ضمن منافسات دور الـ8 من بطولة كأس رئيس الدولة". Al Ain FC Twitter (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (4 January 2017). "Afcon 2017: Adebayor to lead Togo in Gabon". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ^ "K. Laba". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Al Ain claim historic second title". The AFC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "AL AIN CLUB IS THE BOSS OF THE LEAGUE IN WORDS AND DEEDS.. THE BOSS CRUSHED AL JAZIRA BY 5–0 AND SNATCHES THE LEAGUE TITLE". Al Ain. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Al Ain vs. Shabab Al Ahli 2 – 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "UAE League Top Scorers". uaefa. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  14. ^ "UAE Pro League 2021/22 – Top Scorers & Top Assists". Soccerway.
  15. ^ "UAE Arabian Gulf League: Al Ain duo Kodjo Laba and Khalid Eisa bag best awards for March". Goal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  16. ^ "UAE Pro League announces winners of "The Best" awards for August". Pro-League. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021.
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