Thomas Dossevi

Thomas Folivi Dossevi (born 6 March 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker and winger. He is the manager of Boulogne's U19 squad. Born in France, he recorded 29 caps and two goals for the Togo national team from 2002 to 2012.

Thomas Dossevi

Dossevi with Togo in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Folivi Dossevi[1]
Date of birth	(1979-03-06) 6 March 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Chambray-lès-Tours, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker, winger
Team information
Current team	Boulogne (U19 Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	ASOA Valence	26	(7)
2001–2003	Châteauroux	33	(4)
2003–2005	Stade Reims	35	(8)
2005–2007	Valenciennes	51	(8)
2007–2010	Nantes	41	(9)
2010–2011	Swindon Town	27	(3)
2012	Chonburi	10	(4)
2013–2014	Valenciennes B	14	(0)
2015–2016	USL Dunkerque	9	(0)
Total		246	(43)
International career
2002–2012	Togo[2]	29	(2)
Managerial career
2019–	Boulogne (U19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Dossevi was born in Chambray-lès-Tours, France. He spent his early career at ASOA Valence and Châteauroux and Stade Reims.^{[citation needed]}

Valenciennes

In the summer transfer window, Dossevi joined Valenciennes^{[citation needed]}. Ahead of a new season, L'Équipe reported that Dossevi was on the verge of leaving Valenciennes.^[3]

Nantes

In August 2007, Dossevi joined FC Nantes.^[4]

Swindon Town

Whilst on trial at the club, he scored twice in Swindon Town's 3–2 win over Nottingham Forest on 31 July 2010.^[5] He signed a one-year contract at the club for the 2010–11 season on 3 August 2010, with an option of extending this contract by a further 12 months.^[6] His first Football League goal for the club came in a 2–2 draw with Hartlepool United on 14 August 2010.^[7] He left Swindon by mutual consent on 26 April 2011, having scored 3 goals in 31 appearances.^[8]

Chonburi

Dossevi signed one-year contract with Chonburi on 9 March 2012, the deadline day of Thai Premier League.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Dossevi was a member of the Togo national team, for which he was called up to the 2006 World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

Coaching career

During his time in USL Dunkerque, Dosevvi also worked as a coach for the club. Retiring in the summer 2016, he became a scout at Standard Liège and worked for the club in two years. On 1 October 2019, Dosevvi was appointed manager of US Boulogne's U19 squad.^[9]

Personal life

Thomas is the son of former Togolese professional football player Pierre-Antoine Dossevi. He was one of the surviving witnesses of a bus shooting in Angola during the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.^[10]