Kodjo Afanou

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kodjo Afanou

| image = Kodjo Afanou.jpg

| caption =

| fullname = Kodjo Julien Afanou

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|11|21}}

| birth_place = Tabligbo, Togo

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1992–1996

| youthclubs1 = Bordeaux

| years1 = 1996–2006

| clubs1 = Bordeaux

| caps1 = 194

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = → Al Ain FC (loan

| caps2 = ?

| goals2 = ?

| years3 = 2006–2007

| clubs3 = Al-Faisaly

| caps3 = ?

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2007–2008

| clubs4 = Gaziantepspor

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2008–2009

| clubs5 = Al Hazm

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1997

| nationalteam1 = France U-21

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

}}

Kodjo Afanou (born 21 November 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Tabligbo, Togo, Afanou moved to France at a young age. He started his career at Girondins de Bordeaux.{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=142119.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513031715/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=142119.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2008|title=Final day of transfers|date=2 February 2004|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=UEFA}} He made 194 appearances for the club in 10 Ligue 1 seasons, 21 appearances in UEFA Cup and 10 appearances in UEFA Champions League. In his time at Bordeaux he won Ligue 1 in the 1998–99 season and the 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue.{{cite news |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1998-994012.html |title=Girondins de Bordeaux 1998-99 |publisher=bdfutbol.com |accessdate=8 January 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/47229/infos |title=FC Lorient - Girondins de Bordeaux |publisher=lfp.fr |accessdate=8 January 2020}} He left the club in February 2006.{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=391330.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205053020/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=391330.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2006|title=Afanou walks out on Bordeaux|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=UEFA|date=2 February 2006}} He was without a club for a year, before joining Gaziantepspor in January 2007.{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=497013.html|title=Gaziantepspor snap up Afanou|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=UEFA|date=15 January 2007}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Afanou was released in January 2008, before joining for Al-Hazm in Saudi Arabia.