Serge Gakpé

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Serge Gakpé
Personal information
Full name	Serge Gakpé
Date of birth	May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 21)
Place of birth	Bondy, France
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Monaco
Number	17
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-	Monaco	52 (9)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Serge Gakpé (born May 7, 1987 in Bondy, France) is a French football midfielder of Togolese origin who currently plays for AS Monaco in French Ligue 1.

[edit] Playing career

Gakpé began his career in the youth system at the Clairefontaine Youth Academy in France where he was noticed by Ligue 1 club Monaco. He joined their youth setup in 2001 before turning professional in 2005 and moving up to join the senior squad. Gakpé first appeared for the first team in the 2005-2006 season and scored his first league goal for the club against RC Lens on 22 January 2006, with the scores ending 1-1.

He has played international football for France, the country of his birth, currently at Under-19 level, although he is of Togolese origin. At the start of 2007 he was linked to moves to some of Europes top clubs, including FC Barcelona, Chelsea and Arsenal. However Gakpé chose to stay at his first club, signing a new contract tying him to the club until 2011.

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