Cédric Hountondji
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.
 Hountondji in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cédric Hountondji | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Benin | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2017 | |||
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
- "Cédric Hountondji". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/01/11/new-york-city-fc-sign-defender-cedric-hountondji
- https://www.nycfc.com/post/2019/01/28/new-york-city-fc-waives-cedric-hountondji
- https://levski.bg/news/details/176900
- http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/hountondji-cedric
- "Cédric Hountondji". French Football Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- http://www.beninfootball.com/mauritanie-benin-un-renfort-pour-les-ecureuils
- https://maligue2.fr/2017/03/24/internationaux-de-ligue-2-selectionnes-de-treve-de-mars-2017/
- Cédric Hountondji à Ajaccio : Les premiers mots du nouveau Corse, benin-finder.net, 22 June 2016