Jean-Paul Abalo

Jean-Paul Abalo

File:Jean-Paul Abalo.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo
Date of birth	(1975-06-26) 26 June 1975
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Height
Position(s)	defender
Youth career
1991–1992	OC Agaza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	OC Agaza
1993–1995	Saint-Christophe Châteauroux	29	(1)
1995–2005	Amiens SC	273	(7)
2005	USL Dunkerque	4	(0)
2006	APOEL	3	(0)
2006	Ethnikos Piraeus	9	(0)
2007–2008	Al-Merrikh
2008–2009	FC Déols 36
International career‡
1992–2006	Togo	67	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2006

Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (born 26 June 1975 in Lomé, Togo) is a former Togolese football defender, who last played for Al-Merrikh in Sudan.

Club career

Abalo played for six seasons in the French Ligue 2 with Amiens SC. In 2006, he moved to APOEL in Cyprus, where he won the 2005–06 Cypriot Cup.

International career

He was the captain of the Togo national football team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. However, his contribution to the team's campaign was overshadowed by the red card he received in the opening game against South Korea.

Honours

APOEL

• Cypriot Cup: 1

2005–06

References

• Jean-Paul Abalo at National-Football-Teams.com