Owolabi Franck Saturnin Allagbé Kassifa (born 22 November 1993) is a Beninese professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
for
Bulgarian First League
The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...
club
Botev Vratsa
Botev () is a Bulgarian professional association football, football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the top division of Bulgarian football.
The club was founded in 1921. Si ...
and the
Benin national team.
Club career
Prior to joining
Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area.
Geography
T ...
in the summer of 2014, Allagbé had played his whole career with the Beninese side
ASPA Cotonou.
On 22 July 2021, he joined
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
club
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
on loan. On 10 January 2022, the loan was terminated early following
Anthony Racioppi's departure from Dijon.
International career
Allagbé plays for the
Benin national team.
He played at the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total SE, Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's associati ...
, where Benin reached the quarter-finals.
Personal life
Allagbé holds both Beninese and French nationalities.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
Saturnin Allagbé profileat the Chamois Niortais official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allagbe, Saturnin
1993 births
Living people
People from Collines Department
Naturalized citizens of France
French men's footballers
Beninese men's footballers
21st-century Beninese sportsmen
Men's association football goalkeepers
Benin men's international footballers
Benin men's youth international footballers
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
ASPAC FC players
Chamois Niortais FC players
Dijon FCO players
Valenciennes FC players
Beninese expatriate men's footballers
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
21st-century French sportsmen