Mechac Koffi (born 24 September 1988) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Morocco

Mechac began his professional career in 2009 in

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with

OC Khouribga Olympique Club de Khouribga, also called OCK, is a Moroccan football club based in Khouribga. History The club was founded in 1923 and is considered one of the oldest clubs in Morocco. The club first entered the first division of the Moroccan ...

Botola The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prim ...

(Moroccan top division league). He scored 14 goals in 28 appearances for the Moroccan side.

Algeria

On 1 July 2011, he moved to

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and signed a one-year contract with

AS Khroub Association Sportive d’El Khroub ( ar, جمعية الخروب), known as AS Khroub or simply ASK for short, is an Algerian football club in the city of El Khroub in Constantine Province. Founded in 1927. The club colours are white and Red . Th ...

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

. He scored 13 goals in 20 league appearances for the Algerian side. On 6 August 2012, he again signed a one-year contract with an Algerian club,

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne ( ar, الوفاق الرياضي السطايفي), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in ...

of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He scored 2 goals in 11 appearances for the

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-based club. On 17 June 2013, he signed a six-months contract with an Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club, RC Arbaâ.

Egypt

After spending a three-years spell in Algeria, he moved to

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and signed a contract with

Ismaily SC Ismaily Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإسماعيلي الرياضي) is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club ( ar, جمعية نهضة الشباب المصري ) ( Egyptian pronunci ...

of the

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. He scored 4 goal in 5 appearances for the Ismaïlia-based club.

Oman

On 23 July 2014, he arrived in

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

and on 6 August 2014 he signed a two-years contract with

Salalah Salalah ( ar, صَلَالَة, Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. Its population in 2009 was about 197,169. Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city ...

-based club

Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( ar, نادي النصر الرياضي و الثقافي و الاجتماعي; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King", or just plainly as Al-Nasr) is an Omani sports club based in Salalah ...

He made his

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debut and scored his first goal on 20 September 2014 in a 3–2 loss in the derby match against fierce rivals, Dhofar S.C.S.C. He scored 19 goals in 25 appearances in the

2014–15 Oman Professional League The 2014–15 Oman Professional League (known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th edition of the top football league in Oman. The season began on 11 September 2014, and concluded on 28 May 2015. Al-Nahda ...

which also included a hat-trick on 8 January 2015 in a 4–2 win over eventual runners-up of the 2014–15 Professional League season,

Fanja SC Fanja Sports Club ( ar, نادي فنجاء الرياضي; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King" because of their great success, or just plainly as Fanja) is an Omani sports club based in Fanja, Oman. The club is currently playing i ...

, thus emerging as the top scorer of the 2014–15 Oman Professional League season. He also made an appearance and scored a goal in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League Cup. He scored 5 goals in 6 appearances in the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup, thus emerging as the top scorer and he also helped his team reach the semi-finals of the competition where his side lost 2–1 on aggregate to the eventual winners of the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup and also the 2014–15 Oman Professional League, Al-Oruba SC.

United Arab Emirates

On 27 May 2015, he arrived in the

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and on the very next day he signed a two-year contract with UAE First Division League side, Ittihad Kalba SC. He made his debut for the club on 24 October 2015 in a 1–1 draw against

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in the UAE League Cup and scored his first goal for the club in the same competition on 14 November 2015 in a 3–1 win over

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. He made his UAE First Division League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 11 December 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Al-Urooba. MechacVsKhaboura

Back to Oman

In January 2016, news speculated that the Ivorian striker could make a move back to Oman with clubs like

Al-Suwaiq Club Al-Suwaiq Club ( ar, نادي السويق) is an Omani sports club based in Al-Suwaiq. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Al-Seeb Stadium. The stadium ...

, Al-Nahda Club and his former side, Al-Nasr being the potential destinations. As a result, on 28 January 2016, he moved back to Oman and on the very same day signed a short-term contract with his former side, Al-Nasr until the end of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season. He made his first appearance in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League on 31 January 2016 in a 1–0 loss against Al-Oruba SC and scored his first goal on 4 February 2016 in a 1–0 win over relegation threatened Al-Khaboura SC. He scored 1 goal in 2 appearances in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup, helping his side win the title for the first time in the history of the club. He made his first appearance in the 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup on 15 February 2016 in a 0–1 loss against Fanja SC and scored a brace in a 2–1 win against the same side in the 2nd leg of the Quarter-finals, helping his side qualify for the semi-finals where Al-Nasr lost 1–0 on aggregate to

Saham Club Saham Club ( ar, نادي صحم) is an Omani sports club based in Saham, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home stadium is Sohar Regional Sports Complex. The ...

. On 20 July 2016, he signed a one-year contract with another Oman Professional League club,

Al-Shabab Club Al-Shabab Football Club ( ar, نادي الشباب), or The Youth Football Club, in English, is a Saudi Arabian professional association football, football club based in Riyadh. It was founded in 1947, and was at first named ''Shabab Al Riyadh ...

India

In December 2017, he moved to India and signed a short-term contract with

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n giants, Churchill Brothers S.C. He made his

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debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 8 January in a 1–1 draw against

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n club

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and helped his side secure their first point of the season.

Personal life

Mechac has three brothers and has one younger sister. He has already lost a sister who was older than him back in 2012. His elder brother, Yao Simon Koffi is also a player.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

'ES Sétif *

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Al-Nasr *

Oman Professional League Cup The Oman Professional League Cup ( ar, كأس دوري المحترفين عمان) (known as the ''Mazda Professional Cup'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Oman Federation Cup, is an Omani football competition. The first edition ...

: 2015–16

Individual

top scorer:

Sultan Qaboos Cup The Sultan Qaboos Cup ( ar, كأس السلطان قابوس), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially created in 1972 and the champions of that edition were Al-Ahli. Shortly known a ...

top scorer: 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup

References

External links

Mechac Koffi – GOAL.com
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Mechac Koffi – fanet.ae
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koffi, Mechac 1988 births Living people Ivorian footballers Ivorian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Olympique Club de Khouribga players AS Khroub players ES Sétif players Al-Nasr SC (Salalah) players Al-Ittihad Kalba SC players Al-Shabab SC (Seeb) players Al-Fayha FC players Al-Taawon (UAE) Club players Masafi Club players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Oman Professional League players UAE First Division League players Saudi First Division League players I-League players Expatriate footballers in Algeria Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate footballers in Egypt Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate footballers in Oman Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in India Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in India