Cédric Hountondji (born 19 January 1994) is a professional
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for club
Angers. Born in France, he plays for the
Benin national team.
Club career
Hountondji came through the
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
youth set-up and made his debut in
Ligue 1
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on 17 August 2013 against
Nice in a 2–1 away defeat.
He then spent time on loan at two
Ligue 2
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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
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on 11 January 2018. He was waived by New York on 28 January 2019.
On 14 March 2019, Hountondji signed with Bulgarian club
Levski Sofia until the end of the season with an option for extension.
On 18 July 2022, Hountondji joined
Angers on a four-year contract.
International career
Hountondji was born in France to a Beninese father and French mother, and holds dual citizenship. He represented France at various youth international levels.
He debuted for the senior
Benin national team in a friendly 1–0 loss with
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
on 25 March 2017.
Career statistics
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References
Cédric Hountondji à Ajaccio : Les premiers mots du nouveau Corse
benin-finder.net, 22 June 2016
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Toulouse
Men's association football defenders
Beninese men's footballers
Benin men's international footballers
French men's footballers
France men's youth international footballers
France men's under-21 international footballers
Beninese people of French descent
French sportspeople of Beninese descent
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
LB Châteauroux players
AJ Auxerre players
Gazélec Ajaccio players
Clermont Foot players
Angers SCO players
New York City FC players
Major League Soccer players
PFC Levski Sofia players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
French expatriate men's footballers
Beninese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Black French sportspeople