Yoann Djidonou (born 17 May 1986) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Championnat National 2
The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligu ...
club
Romorantin. Born in France, he is a former Benin international.
Club career
Born in
Domont
Domont () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. It is twinned with the Leicestershire village of Shepshed. Domont station has rail connections to Persan, Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris.
Population
Tw ...
, France, Djidonou has played club football for
Racing Paris,
Entente SSG
The Entente Sannois Saint-Gratien is a French association football team based in the suburb of Saint-Gratien in Paris. The team was founded in 1989 and play in the Championnat National 3, the country's fifth tier of competition.
Recent history ...
,
Red Star
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,
Libourne
Libourne (; oc, label= Gascon, Liborna ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Ém ...
,
Racing Paris and
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning '' mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace a ...
.
In June 2013, he signed for
Championnat National 2
The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligu ...
side
Romorantin.
International career
Djidonou 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 nort ...
in 2007,
and represented them at the
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internat ...
in
2008
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and
2010
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. He has also represented them in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
People from Domont
Footballers from Val-d'Oise
French sportspeople of Beninese descent
Citizens of Benin through descent
Association football goalkeepers
Beninese footballers
French footballers
Benin international footballers
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
Racing Club de France Football players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Red Star F.C. players
FC Libourne players
FC Mulhouse players
Entente SSG players
SO Romorantin players
Black French sportspeople
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