Béni Makouana (born 28 September 2002) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club LNZ Cherkasy, on loan from Polissya Zhytomyr, and the Congo national team.

Club career

During the early part of his career in his native Congo, Makouana won the 2018 Coupe du Congo with the Diables Noirs. He then went on to join

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in Guinea in 2019. On 19 October 2020, he signed for

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in France for a reported transfer fee of €800,000. He was handed the number 28 jersey at the club, and initially began training with the reserve side. On 8 August 2021, Makouana made his professional debut for Montpellier as he came on as a late substitute in a 3–2

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loss to

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. In March 2025, Makouana joined LNZ Cherkasy on loan from fellow

club Polissya Zhytomyr.

International career

Makouana made his debut for the Congo national team on 11 October 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over

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Personal life

Béni is the grandson of former footballers Gabard and Bolida Makouana, who both played for

CARA Brazzaville Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...

in the 1960s and 70s.

Honours

Diables Noirs * Coupe du Congo:

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Individual *

Player of the Month: October 2023

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* * * * 2002 births Living people Footballers from Brazzaville Republic of the Congo men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Ajax de Ouenzé players JS Poto-Poto players CSMD Diables Noirs players Académie SOAR players Montpellier HSC players FC Polissya Zhytomyr players FC LNZ Cherkasy players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Ukrainian Premier League players Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Guinea Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Guinea Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub