Kouakou Hervé Koffi (born 16 October 1996) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Ligue 1 club Angers on loan from Lens, and the Burkina Faso national team.[2]

Hervé Koffi
Koffi in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kouakou Hervé Koffi
Date of birth (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Angers
(on loan from Lens)
Number 12
Youth career
Rahimo FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
ASF Bobo Dioulasso
RC Bobo Dioulasso
2015–2017 ASEC Mimosas
2017–2021 Lille 4 (0)
2019–2020Belenenses SAD (loan) 20 (0)
2020–2021Mouscron (loan) 34 (0)
2021–2024 Charleroi 92 (0)
2024– Lens 5 (0)
2024– Lens II 2 (0)
2025–Angers (loan) 30 (0)
International career
2015 Burkina Faso U23
2016– Burkina Faso 60 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024

Club career

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Koffi joined ASEC Mimosas of Abidjan in November 2015.[3]

On 21 June 2017, Koffi joined Lille on a five-year deal.[4] He made his debut for Lille in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Caen on 20 August 2017.[5]

In the 2019–20 season, Koffi moved to Belenenses SAD on loan, where he played 20 league games despite suffering some minor injuries.[6] The following season, he joined Lille's partner club Mouscron on another loan, where he replaced Jean Butez who had left for Antwerp.[7][8]

On 6 July 2021, Koffi joined Charleroi in Belgium on a three-year contract.[9]

For the 2025–26 season, Koffi was loaned by Angers.[10]

International career

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In 2015, Koffi represented the Burkina Faso national team at the African Games football tournament. In 2017, he represented Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations. Koffi also featured in the 2021 AFCON tournament in Cameroon.[11]

Personal life

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He is the son of former Burkinabe international footballer Hyacinthe Koffi who played in the 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification campaign.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 40101060
Lille B 2017–18 CFA 2 2020
2018–19 CFA 2 8080
Total 100100
Belenenses SAD (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 2000000200
Mouscron (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 34000340
Charleroi 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 32010330
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 28010290
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 32020340
Total 92040960
Lens 2024–25 Ligue 1 50100060
Lens B 2024–25 National 3 2020
Angers (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 1 30000300
Career total 19706010002040

International

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As of match played 10 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Burkina Faso 201630
2017120
201870
201940
202020
2021100
2022100
202360
202460
Total600

Honours

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Burkina Faso

References

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  1. "KOFFI Kouakou Hervé, au-dessus du lot | ASEC Mimosas". Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. "Hervé Koffi - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "African clubs line up for final eight". FIFA.com. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. "Hervé Koffi s'engage pour 5 ans avec le LOSC". www.losc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 3ème journée - LOSC / SM Caen". www.lfp.fr. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. Atiso, Kofi (23 December 2019). "Belenenses veut définitivement recruter Hervé Koffi". Afrique Sports (in French). Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. "Hervé Koffi dans le groupe de Mouscron". Royal Excel Mouscron (in French). 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020.
  8. Claerebout, Louis (9 April 2021). "L'ancien Lillois Jean Butez complimente Hervé Koffi". Le petit Lillois (in French).
  9. "BIENVENUE, HERVÉ !" (in French). Sporting Charleroi. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  10. "Angers SCO est heureux d'annoncer la signature du gardien de but burkinabé Hervé Koffi, prêté par le RC Lens" [Angers SCO is pleased to announce the signing of Burkinabe goalkeeper Hervé Koffi, on loan from RC Lens.] (in French). Angers SCO. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  11. "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  12. "Kouakou Koffi à l'ASEC d'Abidjan : Une inquiétude pour le Burkina – Football 226". Football 226 (in French). 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  13. "2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads". newvision.co. New Vision. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  14. "Africa Cup of Nations 2017 schedule, scores and what you need to know". 14 January 2017.
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