Kévin Denkey

Early career

Denkey was born in Togo, moving to France at the age of 12 in search of a better education. Denkey briefly stayed with his uncle in Paris before moving to Lyon to live with his aunt. While in Lyon, he joined Cascol Football under coach Franck Arlabos, playing for the under-14 side at the age of 12. Despite being scouted by Olympique Lyonnais, Denkey moved on his own to the south of France to join the Nîmes youth academy in 2014, still before his 14th birthday. Due to being left alone at weekends due to his classmates from boarding school returning home for the weekend, Denkey considered returning home to Togo, but persevered. He made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 0–0 Ligue 2 draw with Le Havre on 13 January 2017. Denkey joined Béziers on a six-month loan in January 2019.

Cercle Brugge

On 10 January 2021, Denkey joined Cercle Brugge on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee. He signed an initial three and a half year deal. Playing a support role to Ayase Ueda his first two-and-a-half seasons in Bruges, Denkey scored 23 goals in all competitions during that spell. When Ueda left for Feyenoord in the summer of 2023, Denkey was given the main striker's role by coach Miron Muslic thanks in main to scoring in back-to-back end-of-season games against Gent and Standard Liege in the Belgian Pro League's European play-offs in May 2023.

As the main front man, Denkey scored 11 goals in his first 12 league games of the 2023–24 season for…

Denkey is eligible to represent Togo (through birth) and France (through youth residency). Denkey holds both Togolese and French nationalities. While playing for the Nîmes second team, Denkey was invited to the Togo U20s for the 2018 Toulon Tournament, scoring two goals in three games. Denkey scored twice in a 2–1 win over South Korea and was approached by Togo senior national team coach Claude Leroy after the game. Leroy committed to follow Denkey's career and to promote Denkey to the Togo first team, with Denkey turning down an approach from the France Under-19 national team as a result. Three months later and while still 18 years old, Denkey made his debut for the Togo senior national team in a 0–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw with Benin on 9 September 2018. After the match, Denkey was reunited with his family, having not seen them for over five years due to not being in Togo.

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026

International

As of match played 9 June 2026

Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Denkey goal.

Individual

Belgian Pro League top scorer: 2023–24 Ebony Shoe: 2024