Béni Makouana

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Béni Makouana
Béni Makouana 2021.jpg
Makouana with Montpellier in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 28
Youth career
2014 CSO Espoir
2015 AC Mbila Sport
2016 Ajax de Ouenzé
2017 JS Poto-Poto
2019–2020 Académie SOAR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Diables Noirs
2020– Montpellier 13 (0)
National team‡
2018– Congo 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:40, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Béni Makouana (born 28 September 2002) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier 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.[1] He then went on to join Académie SOAR in Guinea in 2019.[1]

On 19 October 2020, he signed for Montpellier 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.[2] On 8 August 2021, Makouana made his professional debut for Montpellier as he came on as a late substitute in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille.[3]

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 Liberia in Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[4]

Personal life[]

Béni is the grandson of former footballers Gabard and Bolida Makouana, who played for CARA Brazzaville in the 1960s and 70s.[1]

Honours[]

Diables Noirs

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "TRANSFERT : Béni Makouana, de l'ombre à Montpellier" [TRANSFER: Béni Makouana, from the shadows to Montpellier]. La Semaine Africaine (in French). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Beni Makouana, nouvelle recrue du MHSC" [Beni Makouana, new recruit of MHSC] (in French). Montpellier HSC. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Montpellier vs. Marseille - 8 August 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Congo vs. Liberia". National-Football-Teams.com. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

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