Frederic Ananou

Togolese footballer (born 1997)

Frederic Ananou
Personal information
Full name	Kangni Frederic Ananou^[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sint-Truiden
Number	27
Youth career
2003–2006	TV Rheindorf
2006–2007	1. JFS Köln
2007–2016	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Roda JC Kerkrade	29	(0)
2018–2020	FC Ingolstadt 04	30	(1)
2018–2019	FC Ingolstadt 04 II	5	(0)
2020–2022	SC Paderborn	21	(0)
2022–2023	Hansa Rostock	20	(0)
2023–	Sint-Truiden	13	(0)
International career^‡
2016	Germany U19	2	(0)
2016–2018	Germany U20	12	(0)
2022–	Togo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:29, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Kangni Frederic Ananou (born 20 September 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.^[2] Born in Germany, he plays for the Togo national team.

Club career

Ananou came through the youth ranks at 1. FC Köln before joining Dutch side Roda JC Kerkrade in summer 2016.^[3]

On 3 July 2022, Ananou joined Hansa Rostock on a one-season deal.^[4]

International career

Ananou was born in Germany to Togolese parents.^[5] He was called up and capped by the Germany U19 and U20 teams in 2016.^[6]^[7] He debuted for the Togo national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 March 2022.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 July 2021^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Roda JC Kerkrade	2016–17	Eredivisie	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	11	0	3	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		29	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
FC Ingolstadt 04	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	—		0	0	16	1
	2019–20	3. Liga	12	0	0	0	—		1^[b]	0	13	0
	Total		30	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	32	1
FC Ingolstadt 04 II	2017–18	Regionalliga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2018–19	Regionalliga	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2019–21	Bayernliga	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
SC Paderborn	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
Career total			79	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	85	1

^ Includes the KNVB Cup and DFB-Pokal
^ Appearance in the 3. Liga promotion play-offs

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
^ Frederic Ananou at WorldFootball.net
^ "Martin Milec en Marcos Gullón blijven bij Roda JC; Frederic Ananou gecontracteerd" [Martin Milec and Marcos Gullón will stay with Roda JC; Frederic Ananou contracted]. Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 17 June 2016.
^ "F.C. HANSA ROSTOCK VERPFLICHTET FREDERIC ANANOU" (in German). Hansa Rostock. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ "Frederic Ananou rejoint Roda J.C." [Frederic Ananou joins Roda J.C.]. Globalsport (in French). 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Reese und Ananou: "Die Tür zum DFB ist immer offen" [Reese and Ananou: "The door to the DFB is always open"]. German Football Association (in German). 27 March 2016.
^ "Streichsbiers erstes Aufgebot" [Streichsbier's first line-up]. kicker (in German). 26 August 2016.
^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Togo vs. Sierra Leone". national-football-teams.com.
^ Frederic Ananou at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2018.