Kangni Frederic Ananou (born 20 September 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.[2] Born in Germany, he plays for the Togo national team.

Frederic Ananou
Personal information
Full name Kangni Frederic Ananou[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Sint-Truiden
Number 27
Youth career
2003–2006 TV Rheindorf
2006–2007 1. JFS Köln
2007–2016 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 (0)
2018–2020 FC Ingolstadt 04 30 (1)
2018–2019 FC Ingolstadt 04 II 5 (0)
2020–2022 SC Paderborn 21 (0)
2022–2023 Hansa Rostock 20 (0)
2023– Sint-Truiden 13 (0)
International career
2016 Germany U19 2 (0)
2016–2018 Germany U20 12 (0)
2022– Togo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:29, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

Ananou came through the youth ranks at 1. FC Köln before joining Dutch side Roda JC Kerkrade in summer 2016.[3]

On 3 July 2022, Ananou joined Hansa Rostock on a one-season deal.[4]

International career edit

Ananou was born in Germany to Togolese parents.[5] He was called up and capped by the Germany U19 and U20 teams in 2016.[6][7] He debuted for the Togo national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 March 2022.[8]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 1 July 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Roda JC Kerkrade 2016–17 Eredivisie 18 0 0 0 18 0
2017–18 Eredivisie 11 0 3 0 14 0
Total 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
FC Ingolstadt 04 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 3 0
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 15 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
2019–20 3. Liga 12 0 0 0 1[b] 0 13 0
Total 30 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 1
FC Ingolstadt 04 II 2017–18 Regionalliga 1 0 1 0
2018–19 Regionalliga 2 0 2 0
2019–21 Bayernliga 2 0 2 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
SC Paderborn 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 15 0 1 0 16 0
Career total 79 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 85 1
  1. ^ Includes the KNVB Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearance in the 3. Liga promotion play-offs

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Frederic Ananou at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Martin Milec en Marcos Gullón blijven bij Roda JC; Frederic Ananou gecontracteerd" [Martin Milec and Marcos Gullón will stay with Roda JC; Frederic Ananou contracted]. Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 17 June 2016.
  4. ^ "F.C. HANSA ROSTOCK VERPFLICHTET FREDERIC ANANOU" (in German). Hansa Rostock. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Frederic Ananou rejoint Roda J.C." [Frederic Ananou joins Roda J.C.]. Globalsport (in French). 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Reese und Ananou: "Die Tür zum DFB ist immer offen" [Reese and Ananou: "The door to the DFB is always open"]. German Football Association (in German). 27 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Streichsbiers erstes Aufgebot" [Streichsbier's first line-up]. kicker (in German). 26 August 2016.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Togo vs. Sierra Leone". national-football-teams.com.
  9. ^ Frederic Ananou at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

External links edit