Emmanuel Adebayor

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Records

Adebayor's career is marked by historic achievements for Togo. He is the nation's all-time top goalscorer with 32 goals and led Togo to their first and only FIFA World Cup in 2006. He was the first Manchester City player to score a hat-trick in European competition and became the highest-paid player in Paraguay upon joining Club Olimpia in 2020. His African Footballer of the Year award in 2008 remains a pinnacle of his individual success.

AwardsAdebayor won the African Footballer of the Year award in 2008 while playing for Arsenal. He also received multiple Togo Footballer of the Year honors and won the Spanish Cup with Real Madrid in 2011.

Honours & Distinctions

Togo All-Time Top Goalscorer

Togo National Team·2023

Scored 32 goals in 86 appearances for Togo.

First Togolese Player at a FIFA World Cup

FIFA·2006

Represented Togo at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the country's debut.

First Manchester City Player to Score a European Hat-Trick

Manchester City·2010

Scored a hat-trick against Lech Poznań in the Europa League.

Highest-Paid Player in Paraguay

Club Olimpia·2020

Signed with Club Olimpia as the highest-paid player in the country.

Records & Feats

Togo's All-Time Leading Goalscorer

Career Milestone·2023

Scored 32 goals for the Togo national team, the most in the country's history.

First Manchester City Player to Score a European Hat-Trick

Historic First·2010

Scored a hat-trick against Lech Poznań in the Europa League on October 21, 2010.

First Togolese Player at a FIFA World Cup

Historic First·2006

Represented Togo at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the country's only appearance to date.