Youssifou Atté

Youssifou Atté (born 16 May 1996) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Linafoot club TP Mazembe.

Youssifou Atté
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 TP Mazembe
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 WAFA 65 (2)
2022 Legon Cities 8 (1)
2022– TP Mazembe 4 (0)
International career‡
2020– Togo 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021

Career

Atté started his career with West African Football Academy, he was promoted to the senior team in December 2017.[1][2] He made debut on 17 March 2018, after playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw to Asante Kotoko.[3] He played 14 league matches in his debut season, before the league was cancelled due to the controversies around the Anas Number 12 Expose. During the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition, he made 12 appearances.[4] He continued to be the first choice right-back and relevant member of the team during the truncated 2019–20 season as he played all 15 league matches before the league was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.[4]

International career

In March 2020, he was handed his maiden call up into the Togo national team by Claude Le Roy after consistent performances for WAFA. The call up was ahead AFCON 2021 double header qualifier matches against Egypt.[5] He made senior debut on 29 March 2021, after coming on at half time for Yendoutié Nane in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Kenya. The match ended in a 2–1 loss.[6]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 26 June 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Togo 2021 8 0
2022 4 0
Total 12 0

References
  1. "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Wafa announce 26 man squad list for 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season". www.ghanaweb.com. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Asante Kotoko SC - 2018-03-17 - Zylofon Cash Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "Youssifou Atté - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. "WAFA SC defender Youssifou Atte earns a Togo national team invitation for 2021 AFCON qualifiers". GhanaSoccernet. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Togo vs. Kenya (1:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. "Atte, Youssifou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 March 2022.


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