Mani Sapol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mani Sapol | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamic Togolais | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Maranatha FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Maranatha FC | ||
| 2007–2011 | Al-Ittihad SCSC | ||
| 2012–2013 | CA Batna | 32 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Dacia Chișinău | 26 | (0) |
| 2017– | Dynamic Togolais | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Togo U-17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Togo | 13 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2013 | |||
Mani Sapol (Arabic: سابول ماني; born 5 June 1991) is a Togolese football midfielder currently playing for Dynamic Togolais.
Career
Club
In 2007 Sapol was voted by the English magazine World Soccer as the 30th "Most Exciting Teen Footballer" in 2007.[1]
Sapol began his career in the youth from Maranatha FC,[2] before in 2007 transferred to Maranatha F.C., a Fiokpo based club, there he played for two years before being sold to Al-Ittihad from Tripoli.[3]
On 2 January 2012 Sapol signed for Algerian club CA Batna. On 28 January 2012 he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against MC Saïda.[4]
In April 2015, after nearly two years without a club, Sapol signed for FC Dacia Chișinău in the Moldovan National Division, on a two-year contract taking affect from May 2015.[5]
He returned to Togo in the summer 2017, signing for Dynamic Togolais. He was selected as player of the month of the Togolese Championnat National in December 2017.[6]
International
He played in the FIFA U17 World Cup in Korea in 2007.[7]
Sapol was a victim of a serious car accident on 14 November 2009 in Togo. [1]
Personal life
Sapol is the brother of the footballer Mani Ougadja.[8]
Career statistics
International
| Togo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 14 June 2013[9]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 July 2010 | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad | Chad | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 10 October 2010 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Tunisia | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Al-Ittihad SCSC
- Libyan Premier League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Libyan Cup: 2009
- Libyan League Cup: 2008–09
- Libyan Super Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Individual
- Togolese Young Player of the Year 2007
- Libyan Premier League Young Player of The Year 2007-08
References
- ^ "Top 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers (2007)". soccerlens.com/. Soccerlens. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.togofootballawards.com/index.php?f=edition5
- ^ "Mani Sapol". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ "Fiche de Match". www.dzfoot.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Afrique Le Togolais Sapol Mani rejoint le FC Dacia en Moldavie". www.africatopsports.com/ (in French). Africatopsports. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "D1 : Mani Sapol meilleur joueur du mois de décembre" (in French). TogoFoot. 7 January 2018.
- ^ Togo U-17 Squad (Player No. 5) - Fifa.com
- ^ Infos, Togo (11 June 2021). "Ougadja Mani : l'épervier à suivre de près".
- ^ "Sapol Mani". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.