Ange Lebahi

Ange Lebahi
Personal information
Full name Ange Dahou Lebahi
Date of birth (1984-08-20) 20 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jomo Cosmos
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 African Warriors 99 (12)
2016– Jomo Cosmos 83 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Ange Dahou Lebahi is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for National First Division club Jomo Cosmos, where he is captain.[2]

Club career

African Warriors

Lebahi made his debut for National First Division team African Warriors on 21 October 2012, starting in an away match against Black Aces.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 16 December 2012, helping African Warriors to a 1–1 draw against Stellenbosch.[4]

Lebahi was promoted to club captain for the 2013–14 season.[5] He led the Warriors during their impressive 2013-14 Nedbank Cup run, which saw them knocked out by Maritzburg United after extra time in the quarter-finals.[6]

The 2014–15 campaign saw Lebahi's most productive season yet in terms of goal-scoring, finding the net four times and being voted the club's player of the season.[1] He topped that goal tally in 2015–16, scoring five times, but it proved to not be enough as the Warriors were relegated at the end of the season.[7]

Jomo Cosmos

On 20 July 2016, it was announced that Lebahi had joined newly relegated side Jomo Cosmos.[8] He debuted for the club on 10 September in a 1–1 away draw against Black Leopards.[9] A contractual dispute with Cape Town All Stars, whom Lebahi had reportedly signed a pre-contract with prior to joining Cosmos, kept the Ivorian out of action for over a month after his debut. A court date was set for 29 September, but no representatives from the All Stars were present, and Lebahi was made available for selection again.[10] Lebahi was sent off after receiving a second yellow card against Thanda Royal Zulu on 27 November.[11]

Lebahi suffered yet another setback at the start of the 2017–18 campaign, becoming ineligible to play for the first two months of the season due to an expired work permit.[12] Cosmos managed a third-place finish in 2017–18, with Lebahi scoring once, but they missed out on promotion through the play-offs.[citation needed]

Lebahi was announced as the new club captain ahead of the 2018–19 season, replacing former captain Thato Lingwati who had moved to Bloemfontein Celtic.[13] He scored a penalty in Cosmos' 4–0 victory against already-relegated Witbank Spurs on the final day of the season, a crucial result in their narrow escape from relegation.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 August 2020.[2]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
African Warriors 2012–13 National First Division 25 2 4 0 – – 0 0 29 2
2013–14 26 1 4 0 – – 0 0 30 1
2014–15 30 4 1 0 – – 0 0 31 4
2015–16 18 5 1 0 – – 0 0 19 5
Total 99 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 12
Jomo Cosmos 2016–17 National First Division 15 0 2 0 – – 0 0 17 0
2017–18 18 1 1 1 – – 4[a] 0 23 2
2018–19 24 3 3 0 – – 0 0 27 3
2019–20 26 0 2 0 – – 0 0 28 0
Total 83 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 95 5
Career total 182 16 18 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 204 17
  1. ^ Appearances in National First Division Play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ange Lebahi". Jomo Cosmos. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "D. Lebahi". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Cape Town City vs. African Warriors 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ "African Warriors vs. Stellenbosch 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Late penalty sends Warriors into Nedbank Cup quarters". eNCA. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ^ "African Warriors vs. Maritzburg United 1 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "2015–16 1st Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Cosmos confirm new signings …as team targets swift return to Premiership". Jomo Cosmo. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Black Leopards vs. Jomo Cosmos 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Lebahi available for selection after CT All Stars fail to turn up for DC hearing". Jomo Cosmos. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Thanda Royal Zulu vs. Jomo Cosmos 2 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Super Eagles vs. Jomo Cosmos 0 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Lebahi gets Captain's armband". Jomo Cosmos. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Cosmos pound Witbank Spurs 4–0 to survive relegation scare". Jomo Cosmo. Retrieved 22 August 2020.