Cédric Hountondji

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Cédric Hountondji
Hountondji in 2015
Personal information
Full name Cédric Hountondji
Date of birth (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Clermont
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2007 FCM Ingre
2007–2008 Orléans
2009–2013 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Rennes 18 (1)
2014–2015 → Châteauroux (loan) 30 (0)
2015–2016 → Auxerre (loan) 32 (0)
2016–2017 Gazélec Ajaccio 35 (2)
2018 New York City 1 (0)
2019 Levski Sofia 6 (0)
2019– Clermont 13 (0)
International career‡
2010 France U16 2 (0)
2011 France U17 1 (0)
2012 France U18 1 (0)
2013 France U21 1 (0)
2017– Benin 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2017

Cédric Hountondji (born 19 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Clermont Foot and the Benin national football team.

Club career

Hountondji came through the Rennes youth set-up and made his debut in Ligue 1 on 17 August 2013 against Nice in a 2–1 away defeat.[1] He then spent time on loan at two Ligue 2 clubs, Châteauroux and Auxerre, before moving to fellow Ligue 2 side Gazélec Ajaccio in 2016.

He signed with New York City FC of Major League Soccer on 11 January 2018.[2] He was waived by New York on 28 January 2019.[3]

On 14 March 2019, Hountondji signed with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia until the end of the season with an option for extension.[4]

International career

Hountondji was born in France and is of Beninese descent.[5] He represented France at various youth international levels.[6]

He debuted for the senior Benin national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss with Mauritania on 25 March 2017.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2019.[1]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2013–14 Ligue 1 18 1 1 0 1 1 20 2
Châteauroux (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 2 30 0 3 0 0 0 33 0
Auxerre (loan) 2015–16 32 0 0 0 1 0 33 0
Gazélec 2016–17 33 2 1 0 1 0 35 2
2017–18 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 35 2 1 0 1 0 37 2
New York City 2018 MLS 1 0 1 0 – 2 0
Levski Sofia 2018–19 Bulgarian First Professional League 6 0 – – 6 0
Clermont 2019–20 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 123 3 6 0 3 1 132 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Cédric Hountondji". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/01/11/new-york-city-fc-sign-defender-cedric-hountondji
  3. ^ https://www.nycfc.com/post/2019/01/28/new-york-city-fc-waives-cedric-hountondji
  4. ^ https://levski.bg/news/details/176900
  5. ^ http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/hountondji-cedric
  6. ^ "Cédric Hountondji". French Football Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  7. ^ http://www.beninfootball.com/mauritanie-benin-un-renfort-pour-les-ecureuils
  8. ^ https://maligue2.fr/2017/03/24/internationaux-de-ligue-2-selectionnes-de-treve-de-mars-2017/
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