Franck Olivier Madou (born 15 September 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer who last played for AZAL PFK in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
![]() Madou in April 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franck Olivier Madou | ||
Date of birth | (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Marcory, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Toulouse B | 12 | (4) |
2006–2009 | Young Boys | 10 | (4) |
2008 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2008–2009 | → Biel-Bienne (loan) | 28 | (19) |
2009–2010 | Lausanne Sports[1] | 28 | (16) |
2010 | APOP Kinyras | 11 | (6) |
2011–2012 | Zorya Luhansk | 20 | (7) |
2012 | Wil 1900 | 0 | (0) |
2013 | Minyor Pernik | 5 | (2) |
2013 | ES Setif | 2 | (0) |
2014 | Al-Nasr | ? | (1) |
2014 | Le Mont | 12 | (1) |
2015 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | 8 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Sainte-Geneviève Sports | 19 | (2) |
2017– | AZAL | 8 | (1) |
National team | |||
2006–2007 | Ivory Coast U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2017 |
Born in Marcory, Madou moved with his parents to France when he was eighteen months old.[2]
Madou joined FC Toulouse in 2005. He was called in the reserve team and played his first professional league matches in the Championnat de France amateur.[3]
In January 2006, Madou left Toulouse and signed his first professional contract for BSC Young Boys.[4] He played only ten games, scoring one goal, and he left Young Boys on loan to Grasshopper Club Zürich in February 2008.[5] After spending three months on loan at Grasshoppers, he moved to FC Biel-Bienne in the summer of 2008.[6] Finally, he signed for Cypriot side APOP Kinyras.
In February 2017, Madou signed for AZAL PFK of the Azerbaijan Premier League.[7]
Madou holds a French passport.[8]