Mohamed Koffi (born 30 December 1986) is an Ivorian-born Burkinabé

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Personal life

Mohamed's younger brother is also a football player,

Abdoulaye Koffi Abdoulaye Koffi (born 30 December 1991) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Al-Hudood SC in the Iraqi Premier League. Personal life Abdoulaye's elder brother, Mohamed Koffi is a former Burkinabé international footballer who plies his trade ...

Club career

Youth career

Mohammed began his footballing career in 1995 with his hometown,

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-based Ecole de Football Attécoubé of

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where he played for 4 consecutive years.

E.C.A.F.

In 2000, he began his professional footballing career with E.C.A.F. of

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. He scored 5 goals in 10 appearances in the 2000–01 Ligue 2.

Young Stars

In 2001, he moved to another Ligue 2 club, Young Stars F.C. of

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. He made 10 appearances in the 2001–02

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Stella Club d'Adjamé

In 2002, he signed a two-year contract with the nation's famous,

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club,

Stella Club d'Adjamé Stella Club d'Adjamé is an Côte d'Ivoire, Ivorian football (soccer), football club based in Abidjan. History It was founded in 1953 in a fusion between ''Red Star'', ''Etoile d'Adjamé'' and ''US Bella''. They play at the Stade Robert Champrou ...

. He scored 5 goals in 38 appearances in the two consecutive seasons of Ligue 1. He also made 4 appearances in the

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which included a 3–1 aggregate win over

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in the Round of 32 and a 1–2 aggregate loss against

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Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

Al-Markhiya

He first moved out of Ivory Coast in 2004 to the

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and more accurately to

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where he signed a two-year contract with Qatar 2nd Division club, Al-Markhiya. He scored 13 goals in 19 appearances in the two consecutive seasons of the Qatar 2nd Division for the

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...

-based club.

Al-Sailiya

While he was with the Qatar 2nd Division club, in 2005 the club loaned the Burkinabé international on a two-month contract to

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club,

Al-Sailiya SC Al-Sailiya Sports Club ( ar, نادي السيلية الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club currently competing in the Qatar Stars League. They are based in Doha and play their home games at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. History Al Sail ...

. He made 5 appearances for the Doha-based club in the 2005–06

Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sad ...

Petrojet

In 2006, he again moved out of Ivory Coast and this time to

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n nation,

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

where he signed a long-term contract with

Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after the addition of title sponsor WE, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the top level of th ...

club, and newly founded in the

2006–07 Egyptian Premier League The 2006–07 Egyptian Premier League started on 3 August 2006, and the season ended on 25 May 2007. Al Ahly were crowned champions for the third year in a row and for the thirty-second time in total since the league start in 1948. Clubs * A ...

Petrojet FC Petrojet Sporting Club ( ar, نادي بتروجيت الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club based in Suez, Egypt. The club is related to Petrojet, a construction company specialized in oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Petrojet is mainly ...

. He scored 6 goals in 28 appearances in the inaugural Egyptian Premier League season of the club helping them secure the 7th position in the 2006–07 Egyptian Premier League. He scored 4 goals in 24 appearances in the

2007–08 Egyptian Premier League The 2007–08 Egyptian Premier League started on 13 August 2007, and finished on 22 May 2008. Al Ahly were crowned champions for the fourth year in a row and for the thirty third time in total since the league started in 1948. Clubs * Al Ahly ...

helping them secure the 5th position in the 2007–08 season. He scored 4 goals in 23 appearances in the 2008–09 Egyptian Premier League which included a 6–2 win over El-Gaish SC, a 2–2 draw against

Al-Masry SC Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier L ...

, a 1–1 draw against

Ittihad El Shorta Ittihad El Shorta ( ar, نادي إتحاد الشرطة), also known as Police Union, or simply El Shorta, is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club plays in the Egyptian Third Division, the third-highest league in the Egypti ...

and a 3–1 loss against Al-Masry SC. helping his club secure the 3rd position in the 2008–09 season and also earning them a place in the

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. He scored 3 goals in 25 appearances in the

2009–10 Egyptian Premier League The 2009–10 Egyptian Premier League is the fifty-third season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, with Al Ahly the defending champions for the fifth year in a row and f ...

which included a goal in a 2–2 draw against

El-Entag El-Harby SC El Entag El Harby Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإنتاج الحربي الرياضي), sometimes referred to as Military Production, is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its football team, which curr ...

and a brace in a 3–2 win over

Asyut Petroleum Asyut Petroleum Sports Club ( ar, نادي بترول أسيوط الرياضي), commonly referred to as Petrol Asyout, is an Egyptian football based in Asyut, Egypt, currently competing in the Egyptian Second Division. In 2008–2009 season, ...

helping his club secure the 4th position in the 2009–10 season. He also scored 1 goal in 6 appearances in the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup which included a 4–2 aggregate win over

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's Miembeni S.C. in the Preliminary Round, a 5–1 aggregate win over

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

's Al-Khartoum SC in the First Round and a 2–1 aggregate loss against

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in the Round of 16. He made his first appearance in the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League on 6 August 2010 in a 1–0 loss against

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 ...

and scored his first goal on 13 September 2010 in a 2–1 win over Misr El-Makasa SC. He scored 5 goals in 28 appearances in the 2010–11 season. He made his first appearance and scored his first goal in the

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on 14 October 2011 in a 3–1 loss against Ismaily SC. In an unfinished season of the Egyptian Premier League which was suspended due to the

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, he scored 4 goals in 10 appearances. He made his first appearance in the

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on 21 February 2013 in a 3–0 loss against one of Egypt's top most clubs,

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

and scored his only goal of the 2012–13 Egyptian Premier League season on 9 May 2013 in a 2–1 win over the same club, Zamalek SC. In another unfinished season of the Egyptian Premier League which was suspended due to security reasons following the

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, he scored 1 goal in 8 appearances. He scored 28 goals in a record 153 appearances in the seven-year long spell with the

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-based club.

Duhok

After a seven-year long spell in Egypt with Petrojet FC, he left for another Middle Eastern country and this time to

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

where on 22 January 2014, he signed a six-month short term contract with

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...

club,

Duhok SC Duhok Sports Club ( ar, نادي دهوك الرياضي, ku, یانه‌یا وه‌رزشی یا دهوکێ), founded in 1970, is a Kurdish professional sports club, based in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 April 2014 in a 2–2 draw against

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-based, Al-Masafi. He scored 4 goals in 13 appearances for the

Dohuk Duhok ( ku, دهۆک, translit=Dihok; ar, دهوك, Dahūk; syr, ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Beth Nohadra) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It's the capital city of Duhok Governorate. History The city's origin dates back to the Ston ...

-based club in the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League.

Zamalek

While he was in Iraq with the

-based club, news speculated that he will move back to Egypt and the country's top most clubs like Zamalek SC and

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were reportedly interested in obtaining the services of the Burkinabé international. After a short stint in Iraq with Duhok SC, he moved back to Egypt where on 7 September 2014, he signed a four-year long term contract with 2014 Egypt Cup winners, Zamalek SC. He scored his first goal for the

Giza Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9.2 ...

-based club on 28 May 2015 in a 5–1 win over Ittihad El Shorta in the

2014–15 Egyptian Premier League The 2014–15 Egyptian Premier League was the 56th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 15 September 2014 and concluded o ...

season. He made 3 appearances for the Giza-based club in the 2014 CAF Champions League in the Group Stage which included a 0–0 draw against

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, a 1–0 loss against another Congolese club, AS Vita and a 2–1 loss against Sudan's, Al-Hilal Club. He made his

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first appearance on 15 March 2015 in a 3–1 win over

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's Rayon Sports F.C. at the El-Gouna Stadium in the First Round of the competition. He helped the Egyptian side win the Egyptian Premier League in the 2014–15 season after a gap of 12 years. During his inaugural season with Zamalek, he was quoted saying that, "I hold the nationality of Zamalek", appreciating the love he received from the fans of the Egyptian giants spread across the world. On 21 September 2015, he helped his side lift the

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after a 2–0 win over fierce rivals, Al Ahly SC, thus helping them complete a hat-trick win of the nation's prestigious cup tournament and also taking the tally to 24

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titles. At the end of the season, he was also awarded with the "Best Foreign Player" of the year award by the

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. His form in the 2014–15 season both for his club and the national team saw him nominated for the 2014–15 CAF African Footballer (Based in Africa) of the year award.

Al-Masry

In 2017, Koffi signed for

Al-Masry Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier Leag ...

, where he reached the

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semi-finals.

Al-Kawkab

In early 2019, he moved to Saudi club Al-Kawkab.

Return to Egypt

In July 2019, he joined

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, then he signed for National Bank of Egypt in November 2020.

International career

Mohamed is part of the first team squad of the Burkina Faso national football team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2006. He made his first appearance and scored his first goal for

Burkina Faso national football team The Burkina Faso national football team ( French: '' Équipe de football du Burkina Faso''), represents Burkina Faso in men's international football and is controlled by the Burkinabé Football Federation. They were known as the Upper Volta nati ...

on 15 November 2006 in a 2–1 win over

Algeria national football team The Algeria national football team ( ar, منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم) represents Algeria in men's international football and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the 5 July Sta ...

in a friendly match. He has made an appearance in the

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in a 1–0 loss against

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when he came on as a substitute for

Paul Koulibaly Keba Paul Koulibaly (born 24 March 1986) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a defender for EFO and the Burkina Faso national team. He plays as a centre-back or a left-back. Personal life Paul's twin brother, Pierre Koulibaly is also a ...

a few minutes before the full-time, he has made appearances in the

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, the

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, the

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when he helped his nation achieve the runners-up position in the tournament, losing narrowly 1–0 to

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n giants,

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in the finals which is also country's best achievement in the competition's history, the

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and the

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Personal life

Club career

Youth career

E.C.A.F.

Young Stars

Stella Club d'Adjamé

Al-Markhiya

Al-Sailiya

Petrojet

Duhok

Zamalek

Al-Masry

Al-Kawkab

Return to Egypt

International career

References

External links