# Mickaël Poté

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 year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Benin | 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| Benin | 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| Benin | 2010 | 5 | 1 |
| Benin | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| Benin | 2012 | 5 | 2 |
| Benin | 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| Benin | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Benin | 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| Benin | 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| Benin | 2017 | 6 | 2 |
| Benin | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Benin | 2019 | 12 | 3 |
| Benin | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Benin | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| Benin | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 69 | 10 |
    Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Poté goal.
List of international goals scored by Mickaël Poté :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 5 September 2010 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | Burundi | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 26 May 2012 | Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 17 June 2012 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 8 September 2013 | Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin | Rwanda | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 27 March 2016 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | South Sudan | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6 | 3 September 2017 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 10 October 2017 | Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence, France | Gabon | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 25 June 2019 | Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt | Ghana | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 9 | 25 June 2019 | Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt | Ghana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 10 | 13 October 2019 | Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin | Zambia | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |