Benjamin Moukandjo facts for kids
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Moukandjo with Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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| Full name | Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2006 | Kadji SA | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Kadji SA | 15 | (12) | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Rennes B | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Rennes | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → L'Entente (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Nîmes | 46 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Monaco | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Nancy | 89 | (19) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Reims | 31 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Lorient | 56 | (26) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Jiangsu Suning | 10 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Beijing Renhe (loan) | 18 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Lens | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Valenciennes | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | AEL | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Cameroon | 57 | (10) | |||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:58, 18 August 2021 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé is a former professional footballer from Cameroon. He was born on November 12, 1988. He played as a forward, which means he was usually one of the main attackers on the team, trying to score goals.
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Benjamin Moukandjo's Club Journey
Starting Out in Cameroon and France
Benjamin Moukandjo started his football journey at the Kadji Sports Academy in his hometown when he was 10 years old. This was in 1998. After nine years, he moved to France. There, he joined the famous club Rennes.
In September 2008, Moukandjo was loaned to L'Entente SSG. This happened after he had only played for the reserve team at Rennes. A reserve team is like a backup team for younger players.
Playing for Nîmes and Monaco
Moukandjo went back to Rennes in June 2009. However, he soon left and joined Nîmes on August 31, 2009. He played regularly for Nîmes in Ligue 2, which is a professional football league in France.
Later, on January 31, 2011, he moved to Monaco, another well-known French club.
Time with Nancy and Reims
In May 2011, Monaco's team moved down to a lower league. Moukandjo then signed a three-year contract with Nancy on August 12, 2011.
On July 18, 2014, Moukandjo joined Reims. This was a team in Ligue 1, the top football league in France. He signed a two-year deal with them.
Success at Lorient and Moves to China
On August 5, 2015, Moukandjo moved to Lorient, another team in Ligue 1. He had a great game on April 8, 2017. He scored two goals and helped set up another goal for his teammate in a 4–1 win against Lyon.
On July 13, 2017, Moukandjo made a big move to China. He joined the Chinese Super League team Jiangsu Suning on a two-year contract. Then, on February 28, 2018, he was loaned to Beijing Renhe until the end of that year.
Later Career in France and Greece
In March 2019, Moukandjo left Jiangsu Suning. On September 11, 2019, he joined Lens, a team in France's Ligue 2.
After leaving Lens, Moukandjo joined Valenciennes, another Ligue 2 team, on January 23, 2020. He played only two games for them.
His last known club was AEL in Greece. He signed with them on January 28, 2021.
Benjamin Moukandjo's International Career
Playing for Cameroon
Benjamin Moukandjo played for the Cameroon national football team. His first game was on June 4, 2011. It was a 0–0 draw against Senegal in a qualifying match for the Africa Cup of Nations.
He scored his first goal for Cameroon on June 16, 2012. It was the winning goal against Guinea-Bissau.
World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations
Moukandjo was chosen to play for Cameroon in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He started in all three group matches. These games were against Mexico, Croatia, and Brazil.
At the 2015 African Cup of Nations, he scored a goal for Cameroon in a 1–1 draw against Guinea.
Two years later, in 2017, he was named the "Man of the Match" in the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon won this tournament for the fifth time. Moukandjo was the captain of the Cameroon team during this important competition.
In September 2018, Benjamin Moukandjo decided to retire from playing for his country. He had scored eight goals in 57 games for Cameroon.
Honours
Cameroon
See also
In Spanish: Benjamin Moukandjo para niños
