| Intro | Footballer | |||||||||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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France Benin |
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| Gender | male | |||||||||||
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19 April 1994, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitania, France |
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| Age | 26 years | |||||||||||
| Star sign | Aries | |||||||||||
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Cédric Hountondji (born 19 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Clermont Foot and the Benin national football team.
Club career
Hountondji came through the Rennes youth set-up and made his debut in Ligue 1 on 17 August 2013 against Nice in a 2–1 away defeat. He then spent time on loan at two Ligue 2 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 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.
International career
Hountondji was born in France and is of Beninese descent. He represented France at various youth international levels.
He debuted for the senior Benin national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss with Mauritania on 25 March 2017.
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2019.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Châteauroux (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Auxerre (loan) | 2015–16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Gazélec | 2016–17 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| New York City | 2018 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2018–19 | Bulgarian First Professional League | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Clermont | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 123 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 4 | ||