Mechac Koffi

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Mechac Koffi
Mechac with Al-Nasr in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Bouna, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2006–2008 AS Denguélé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 OC Khouribga 28 (3)
2011–2012 AS Khroub 20 (2)
2012–2013 ES Sétif 10 (1)
2013–2014 RC Arbaâ 0 (0)
2014 Ismaily 5 (1)
2014–2015 Al-Nasr 25 (19)
2015–2016 Ittihad Kalba 5 (3)
2016 Al-Nasr 10 (4)
2016–2017 Al-Shabab 9 (9)
2017 Al-Feiha 12 (3)
2018–2019 Churchill Brothers 10 (4)
2019–2020 Al-Taawon
2020–2021 Masafi 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mechac Koffi (born 24 September 1988) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker.[1]

Club career[edit]

Morocco[edit]

Mechac began his professional career in 2009 in Morocco with OC Khouribga in Botola (Moroccan top division league). He scored 14 goals in 28 appearances for the Moroccan side.

Algeria[edit]

On 1 July 2011, he moved to Algeria and signed a one-year contract with AS Khroub of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He scored 13 goals in 20 league appearances for the Algerian side. On 6 August 2012, he again signed a one-year contract with an Algerian club, ES Sétif of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[2] He scored 2 goals in 11 appearances for the Sétif-based club. On 17 June 2013, he signed a six-months contract with an Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club, RC Arbaâ.

Egypt[edit]

Mechac Koffi – 2014–15 Oman Professional League

After spending a three-years spell in Algeria, he moved to Egypt and signed a contract with Ismaily SC of the Egyptian Premier League. He scored 4 goal in 5 appearances for the Ismaïlia-based club.

Oman[edit]

Mechac Koffi – 2014–15 Oman Professional League

On 23 July 2014, he arrived in Oman and on 6 August 2014 he signed a two-years contract with Salalah-based club Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.[3][4] He made his Oman Professional League debut and scored his first goal on 20 September 2014 in a 3–2 loss in the derby match against fierce rivals, Dhofar S.C.S.C.[5] He scored 19 goals in 25 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League which also included a hat-trick on 8 January 2015 in a 4–2 win over eventual runners-up of the 2014–15 Professional League season, Fanja SC,[6] thus emerging as the top scorer of the 2014–15 Oman Professional League season. He also made an appearance and scored a goal in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League Cup. He scored 5 goals in 6 appearances in the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup, thus emerging as the top scorer and he also helped his team reach the semi-finals of the competition where his side lost 2–1 on aggregate to the eventual winners of the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup and also the 2014–15 Oman Professional League, Al-Oruba SC.

United Arab Emirates[edit]

On 27 May 2015, he arrived in the United Arab Emirates and on the very next day he signed a two-year contract with UAE First Division League side, Ittihad Kalba SC.[7][8][9] He made his debut for the club on 24 October 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Hatta Club in the UAE League Cup[10] and scored his first goal for the club in the same competition on 14 November 2015 in a 3–1 win over Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club.[11] He made his UAE First Division League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 11 December 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Al-Urooba.[12]

Mechac Koffi – 2015–16 Oman Professional League

Back to Oman[edit]

In January 2016, news speculated that the Ivorian striker could make a move back to Oman with clubs like Al-Suwaiq Club, Al-Nahda Club and his former side, Al-Nasr being the potential destinations.[13][14][15][16] As a result, on 28 January 2016, he moved back to Oman and on the very same day signed a short-term contract with his former side, Al-Nasr until the end of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.[17] He made his first appearance in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League on 31 January 2016 in a 1–0 loss against Al-Oruba SC[18] and scored his first goal on 4 February 2016 in a 1–0 win over relegation threatened Al-Khaboura SC.[19] He scored 1 goal in 2 appearances in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup, helping his side win the title for the first time in the history of the club.[20][21] He made his first appearance in the 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup on 15 February 2016 in a 0–1 loss against Fanja SC[22] and scored a brace in a 2–1 win against the same side in the 2nd leg of the Quarter-finals,[23] helping his side qualify for the semi-finals[24] where Al-Nasr lost 1–0 on aggregate to Saham Club.

On 20 July 2016, he signed a one-year contract with another Oman Professional League club, Al-Shabab Club.[25]

India[edit]

In December 2017, he moved to India and signed a short-term contract with Goan giants, Churchill Brothers S.C. He made his I-League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 8 January in a 1–1 draw against Indian club East Bengal F.C. and helped his side secure their first point of the season.[26][27][28]

Personal life[edit]

Mechac has three brothers and has one younger sister. He has already lost a sister who was older than him back in 2012. His elder brother, Yao Simon Koffi is also a player.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of ?[1]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OC Khouribga 2009–10 Botola 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2010–11 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
Total 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 28 3
AS Khroub 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
ES Sétif 2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Ismaily 2013–14 Egyptian Premier League 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Al-Nasr 2014–15 Oman Professional League 25 19 7 6 0 0 0 0 32 25
Ittihad Kalba 2015–16 UAE First Division League 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 4
Al-Nasr 2015–16 Oman Professional League 10 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 16 7
Al-Shabab 2016–17 Oman Professional League 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4
Al-Feiha 2016–17 Saudi First Division 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
Churchill Brothers 2017–18 I-League 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4
Career total 128 44 20 10 0 0 0 0 156 54

Honours[edit]

ES Sétif

Al-Nasr

Individual

References[edit]

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