Olivier Verdon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivier Jacques Verdon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Clamart, France | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Eupen (on loan from Alavés) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Angoulême | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Angoulême | 32 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Bordeaux B | 37 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Bordeaux | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Sochaux | 30 | (2) |
| 2019– | Alavés | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | → Eupen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Benin | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2019 | |||
Olivier Jacques Verdon (born 5 October 1995) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Belgian club Eupen, on loan from Spanish club Deportivo Alavés.
Club career
Verdon signed his first professional contract on 27 April 2017 with Ligue 1 club FC Girondins de Bordeaux after successful seasons with their B team.[2] He made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a Ligue 1 match against Olympique Marseille on 19 November 2017.[3] He came on for Igor Lewczuk in the 80th minute of the 1–1 home draw.
On 11 June 2019, after a year with Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Verdon signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés in La Liga.[4] On 2 September, however, he was loaned to KAS Eupen of the Belgian First Division A.[5]
International career
Verdon was born in France and is of Beninese descent.[6] He debuted for the Benin national football team on 24 March 2017, in a 1–0 friendly loss to Mauritania.[7]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 11 July 2019[8]
| Benin national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Olivier Verdon, nouveau professionnel bordelais". 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 Conforama - Season 2017/2018 - Week 13 - Girondins de Bordeaux / Olympique de Marseille". www.ligue1.com.
- ^ "Olivier Verdon reforzará la zaga del Deportivo Alavés" [Olivier Verdon bolsters the defensive line of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Olivier Verdon sale cedido al K.A.S Eupen" [Olivier Verdon leaves on loan at K.A.S Eupen] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Olivier Verdon avec le Bénin". 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Mauritania vs. Benin - Football Match Report - March 24, 2017 - ESPN". ESPNFC.com.
- ^ Olivier Verdon at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Olivier Verdon at BDFutbol
- Olivier Verdon – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Olivier Verdon at National-Football-Teams.com
- Olivier Verdon at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Paris
- French people of Beninese descent
- Beninese footballers
- French footballers
- Association football defenders
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Angoulême-Soyaux Charente players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- Benin international footballers
- Beninese expatriate footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players