Harold Desty Moukoudi (born 27 November 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club AEK Athens. Born in France, he represents Cameroon at international level.

Early life

Moukoudi was born in

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, the same commune that

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hails from. His parents were born in Douala, Cameroon. He acquired French nationality on 17 January 2000 through the collective effect of his father's

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Club career

AEK Athens

On 17 August 2022, following his decision to leave

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, Moukoudi travelled to Athens to discuss a possible move to

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. One day later, the Greek club officially announced the signing of Moukoudi on a free transfer, until the summer of 2026. On 14 May 2023,

celebrated their 13th championship, after a comfortable 4–0 home win over Volos. Ten days later, Moukoudi scored in the Greek Cup final, which saw

prevail over PAOK with a 2–0 win and seal their first

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since 1978 and third overall, despite playing with ten players from the sixth minute. In early July, Lens offered a sum between €8 and €10 million, but the greek club turned it down.

International career

Due to his dual nationality, Moukoudi was originally eligible to play for both the Cameroonian and French national teams. He is a former youth international for France. He debuted for the senior Cameroon national team in a 0–0

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tie with Tunisia on 12 October 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

Saint-Étienne * Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20 AEK Athens *

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* Greek Cup:

Cameroon *

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third place:

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Individual

* Super League Greece Team of the Season:

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moukoudi, Harold 1997 births Living people Footballers from Bondy Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Cameroonian people of French descent Black French sportspeople Men's association football central defenders US Chantilly players Le Havre AC players AS Saint-Étienne players Middlesbrough F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players English Football League players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players French expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece