Jocelyn Ahouéya (born 19 December 1985) is a Beninese former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Ahouéya began his career in the youth side for

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and signed in summer 2004 for

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International career

Ahouéya was part of the Benin national team at the

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, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also played at the

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in the Netherlands. He made 55 appearances scoring three goals.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ahouéya goal.''

Honours

Sion *

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: 2008–09

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* 1985 births Living people People from Abomey Beninese men's footballers 21st-century Beninese sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Benin men's international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Mogas 90 FC players FC Sion players RC Strasbourg Alsace players AS Beauvais Oise players SC Schiltigheim players Beninese expatriate men's footballers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Benin-footy-bio-stub