Mickaël Franck Poté (born 24 September 1984) is a Beninese former professional footballer.
Club career Born in Lyon, Poté began his career in 2003 with Grenoble Foot, where he played only three games in his first season. After the season, he signed a contract with Cannes, where he stayed three years, playing fifty-one games and scoring nine goals. In the summer of 2007, he joined Clermont Foot, where he played thirty-six games in his first season, scoring five goals. In the spring of 2009, there were rumours that he might be transferred to Strasbourg or Havre, but neither transfer occurred. On 26 June 2009, he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side Nice. On 2 January 2011, he joined Ligue 2 side Le Mans on a six-month loan deal. In August 2011, he left France and signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden. In 2014, Poté moved to Omonia, where he was Cypriot's League top scorer with 17 goals in a season. In the 2015–16 season, he played for Adana Demirspor at Turkish 1st Division and won the top scorer title with his 20 goals.
International career Although Poté was born in France, he was eligible to represent the Ivory Coast, due to his father's roots. Instead, he chose to play for Benin, his mother's country. His debut game was on 7 September 2008, against Angola.
He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations where the team reached the quarter-finals.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBenin2008402009602010512011302012522013112014402015502016312017622018402019123202020202180202210Total6910
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Poté goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mickaël PotéNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 5 September 2010 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 1–0 1–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2 26 May 2012 Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 2–1 2–2 Friendly3 17 June 2012 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 1–0 1–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4 8 September 2013 Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification5 27 March 2016 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 2–0 4–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification6 3 September 2017 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 1–0 2–1 Friendly7 10 October 2017 Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence, France 1–0 1–0 Friendly8 25 June 2019 Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt 1–0 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations9 2–210 13 October 2019 Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin 2–2 2–2 Friendly
References
External links
Mickaël Poté at foot-national.com