Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey (born 30 November 2000) is a Togolese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Togo national team.

Club career

Denkey was born in Togo and moved to France at a young age, and joined the

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youth academy in 2014. He made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 0–0

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tie with

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on 13 January 2017. He joined

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on a six-month loan in January 2019. Denkey joined

in 2021.

International career

Denkey represented the Togo U20s at the 2018 Toulon Tournament, and scored two goals in three games. Denkey made his debut for the Togo senior national team in a 0–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with

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on 9 September 2018.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Denkey goal''.

References

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