Ange Dahou Lebahi is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for National First Division club Jomo Cosmos, where he is captain.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ange Dahou Lebahi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jomo Cosmos | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | African Warriors | 99 | (12) |
| 2016– | Jomo Cosmos | 83 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 31 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
African Warriors edit
Lebahi made his debut for National First Division team African Warriors on 21 October 2012, starting in an away match against Black Aces.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 16 December 2012, helping African Warriors to a 1–1 draw against Stellenbosch.[4]
Lebahi was promoted to club captain for the 2013–14 season.[5] He led the Warriors during their impressive 2013-14 Nedbank Cup run, which saw them knocked out by Maritzburg United after extra time in the quarter-finals.[6]
The 2014–15 campaign saw Lebahi's most productive season yet in terms of goal-scoring, finding the net four times and being voted the club's player of the season.[1] He topped that goal tally in 2015–16, scoring five times, but it proved to not be enough as the Warriors were relegated at the end of the season.[7]
Jomo Cosmos edit
On 20 July 2016, it was announced that Lebahi had joined newly relegated side Jomo Cosmos.[8] He debuted for the club on 10 September in a 1–1 away draw against Black Leopards.[9] A contractual dispute with Cape Town All Stars, whom Lebahi had reportedly signed a pre-contract with prior to joining Cosmos, kept the Ivorian out of action for over a month after his debut. A court date was set for 29 September, but no representatives from the All Stars were present, and Lebahi was made available for selection again.[10] Lebahi was sent off after receiving a second yellow card against Thanda Royal Zulu on 27 November.[11]
Lebahi suffered yet another setback at the start of the 2017–18 campaign, becoming ineligible to play for the first two months of the season due to an expired work permit.[12] Cosmos managed a third-place finish in 2017–18, with Lebahi scoring once, but they missed out on promotion through the play-offs.[citation needed]
Lebahi was announced as the new club captain ahead of the 2018–19 season, replacing former captain Thato Lingwati who had moved to Bloemfontein Celtic.[13] He scored a penalty in Cosmos' 4–0 victory against already-relegated Witbank Spurs on the final day of the season, a crucial result in their narrow escape from relegation.[14]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 31 August 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| African Warriors | 2012–13 | National First Division | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 12 | ||
| Jomo Cosmos | 2016–17 | National First Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4[a] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 204 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearances in National First Division Play-offs
References edit
- ^ a b c "Ange Lebahi". Jomo Cosmos. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ a b "D. Lebahi". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Cape Town City vs. African Warriors 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "African Warriors vs. Stellenbosch 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Late penalty sends Warriors into Nedbank Cup quarters". eNCA. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "African Warriors vs. Maritzburg United 1 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "2015–16 1st Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Cosmos confirm new signings …as team targets swift return to Premiership". Jomo Cosmo. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Black Leopards vs. Jomo Cosmos 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Lebahi available for selection after CT All Stars fail to turn up for DC hearing". Jomo Cosmos. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Thanda Royal Zulu vs. Jomo Cosmos 2 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Super Eagles vs. Jomo Cosmos 0 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Lebahi gets Captain's armband". Jomo Cosmos. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Cosmos pound Witbank Spurs 4–0 to survive relegation scare". Jomo Cosmo. Retrieved 22 August 2020.