Blaise Kouma (born 31 December 1988 in
Lomé
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footballer
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from the
Togolese Republic
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. He currently plays for
Étoile Filante de Lomé
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Places
;France
* Charles de Gaulle – Étoile, station of the Paris Métro
* Étoile-Saint-Cyrice, commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in France
* Étoile-sur-Rhône, commune in the Drôme department in France
* L'Étoi ...
.
Career
Kouma began his career with
Étoile Filante and was promoted in 2004 to the
Togolese Championnat National
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2021−22 clubs
Group ...
team.
Position
He played as
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
or as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
International career
The defensive midfielder presented the
Togo national football team
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in the U-17, was the captain of the U-20 and under 23. In November 2008 played at the West African International Tournament and captained the Togo team, he selected his country at African Nation Cup for Local African player to be played in
Côte d'Ivoire
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in February 2009.
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Honours
* ''2004-2005'' Vice champions of Togo with Étoile Filante
* ''2004-2006'' Vice champion of Togo with Étoile Filante
* ''2006-2007'' Third place in Togo championship
* ''2008'' West African International Tournament
* ''2009'' African Nation Cup for Local African
References
External links
*
1988 births
Living people
Togolese men's footballers
Togo men's international footballers
Étoile Filante du Togo players
Men's association football defenders
21st-century Togolese people
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