Mickaël Poté

Mickael Poté

Personal information
Full name	Mickaël Poté
Date of birth	September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24) (age 27)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Dynamo Dresden
Number	10
Youth career
2002–2003	Grenoble Foot
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2004	Grenoble Foot	3	(0)
2004–2007	AS Cannes	52	(9)
2007–2009	Clermont Foot	68	(12)
2009–2011	OGC Nice	21	(2)
2011	→ Le Mans FC (loan)	19	(3)
2011–	Dynamo Dresden	5	(4)
National team
2008–	Benin	13	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Mickaël Poté (born September 24, 1984) is a French-born Beninese footballer who plays as a striker for 2nd Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden and the Benin national team.

Career

Grenoble Foot

Poté began his career with Grenoble Foot and played in his first season only three games. After the season in summer 2004 signed a contract with AS Cannes and stayed here three years, in the three years played fifty one games and scores nine goals. In summer 2007 joined to Clermont Foot and played in his first season 36 games and scored 5 goals. In springtime 2009 was linked with transfers to RC Strasbourg^[1] and Le Havre AC^[2], but both transfers were failed.

OGC Nice

However on June 26, 2009, he signed a three-year-contract with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice.^[3]

Le Mans FC

On 2 January 2011, he joined Ligue 2 side Le Mans on a six-month loan deal.^[4]

Dynamo Dresden

In August 2011 he left France and signed signed a three-year-contract with 2nd Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden.^[5]

International

Poté plays also for Benin and gave his debut on 7 September 2008 against Angola national football team^[6]

References

1. ^ Football – Ligue 2: Imbroglio sur le transfert de Mickaël Poté à Strasbourg ? on www.cyberbougnat.net (French)
2. ^ Mickaël Poté (OGC Nice) sur les tablettes du Mans FC on ouest-france.fr (French)
3. ^ Nice: Arrivée de Poté on www.mercato365.com (French)
4. ^ Yohan Hautcoeur et Mickaël Poté ont signé on www.lemansfc.fr (French)
5. ^ Dynamo verpflichtet Mickael Poté on dynamo-dresden.de (German)
6. ^ Match Report: Benin vs. Angola on www.fifa.com

External links

• Profile on national-football-teams.com
• Profile on lequipe.fr (French)
• Profile on lfp.fr (French)
• Profile on foot-national.com (French)

Persondata
Name	Pote, Mickael
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Date of birth	September 24, 1984
Place of birth	Lyon, France
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