Arsène Menessou Gbougnon (born 3 December 1987) is a Beninese professional

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who plays for

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, as a

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. Between 2011 and 2013, he made nine appearances for the Benin national team.

Career

Born in

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, Ivory Coast, Menessou has played club football for Le Havre B,

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Real Zaragoza B Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Music Albums * ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000) * ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...

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, La Louvière Centre,

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Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch (full name ''Association Sportive la Jeunesse d'Esch/Alzette'') is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. The side play in the National Division, the highest league in the country, and have won th ...

and Hamm Benfica. He made his international debut for

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

in 2011.

References

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