Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese former professional footballer who represented the Togo national football team as a striker from 2000 to 2019. A five-time Togolese Footballer of the Year, Adebayor scored 32 international goals in 87 FIFA-recognised appearances, making him the country's all-time top-scorer; he surpassed Kossi Noutsoudje's record of 13 goals on 7 February 2007 against Cameroon. He made his international debut against Zambia on 8 July 2000 in a FIFA World Cup qualification match; he scored his first goal for Togo over two years later against Mauritania in Lomé, Togo.

Adebayor's only international hat-trick came in a 6−0 FIFA World Cup qualification win against Swaziland (Eswatini since 2018) on 11 October 2008; he scored four goals in the match. Adebayor helped Togo qualify for their first FIFA World Cup, the 2006 edition in Germany. He started all three group matches against South Korea, Switzerland and France, but did not score any goals and Togo ended up finishing last in their group. Adebayor scored one goal in the Africa Cup of Nations, seven in Africa Cup of Nations qualification and six in FIFA World Cup qualification. The remainder of his goals, five, have come in friendlies. His most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2005, when he scored five goals in ten games for "The Sparrowhawks".

Adebayor scored in his final game for Togo against Benin in March 2019; he later finished his football career aged 39 in 2023. His 22-year long career helped to cement himself as a Togolese legend, as he has been recognised as one of the greatest African footballers of his generation.

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

+Table keyIndicates Togo won the matchIndicates the match ended in a drawIndicates Togo lost the match +No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition112 October 2002Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–0 style="text-align:center" 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification28 June 2003Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo5–2 style="text-align:center" 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification316 November 2003Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–0 style="text-align:center" 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification420 June 2004Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–0 style="text-align:center" 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification55 September 2004Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification62–0710 October 2004Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–0 style="text-align:center" 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification85 June 2005Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification94–11018 June 2005Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal2–2 style="text-align:center" 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification114 September 2005Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification123–0138 October 2005Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo Republic1–1 style="text-align:center" 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification147 February 2007Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo2–0 style="text-align:center" Friendly1524 March 2007Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification163–11721 November 2007Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana5–0 style="text-align:center" Friendly1820 August 2008, Dreux, France1–0 style="text-align:center" Friendly1911 October 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana2–0 rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification204–0215–0226–02328 March 2009Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana1–0 style="text-align:center" 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification248 September 2012Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–1 style="text-align:center" 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2514 October 2012Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo2–0 style="text-align:center" 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2614 November 2012Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco1–0 style="text-align:center" Friendly2726 January 2013Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa1–0 style="text-align:center" 2013 Africa Cup of Nations2810 September 2014Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo2–2 style="text-align:center" 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2915 November 2014Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–4 style="text-align:center" 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification3014 June 2015Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo2–1 style="text-align:center" 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification3112 November 2017Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo4–0 style="text-align:center" Friendly3224 March 2019Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin1–1 style="text-align:center" 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Statistics

+ Caps and goals by yearYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalCapsGoalsCapsGoalsCapsGoals20005000502001200020200231003120035200522004540054200556106620066020802007223254200834316520095110612010000000201110001020122211332013410041201462—6220151100112016305080201740418120182020402019110011Total65272258732 +Caps and goals by competitionCompetitionCapsGoalsFIFA World Cup30Africa Cup of Nations101FIFA World Cup qualification2416Africa Cup of Nations qualification2810Friendlies225Total8832

+Goals by opponentOpponentGoals43322222111111111111Total32

See also

List of top international men's football goal scorers by country

References