Andréas William Edwin Hountondji (born 11 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in France, he plays for the Benin national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andréas William Edwin Hountondji[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 July 2002||
Place of birth | Montry, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Meaux | ||
2018–2019 | Torcy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Caen II | 28 | (11) |
2019–2024 | Caen | 31 | (2) |
2022–2023 | → Quevilly-Rouen II (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2023 | → Orléans (loan) | 15 | (6) |
2023–2024 | → Rodez (loan) | 34 | (14) |
2024– | Burnley | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Benin | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:03, 7 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editOn 27 June 2019, Hountondji signed his first professional contract with Caen.[3] He made his professional debut with Caen in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Pau on 3 April 2021.[4]
On 27 June 2022, Hountondji moved to Quevilly-Rouen on a season-long loan.[5] On 12 January 2023, he went on a new loan to Orléans.[6]
In July 2024, Hountondji joined Championship side Burnley.[7]
International career
editBorn in France, Hountondji was born to a Beninese father and French mother and holds both nationalities.[8] He debuted for the Benin national team in a 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Senegal on 17 June 2023.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 November 2024[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Caen | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
Total | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Orléans (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||
Rodez (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 39 | 16 | |
Burnley | 2024–25 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Career total | 94 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 24 |
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Benin | |||
2023 | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 11 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Andréas Hountondji - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Andréas Hountondji at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Premier contrat stagiaire pour Andreas Hountondji au SM Caen". 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Caen vs. Pau - 3 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "ANDREAS HOUNTONDJI PRÊTÉ PAR LE SM CAEN (L2)" (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Andreas Hountondji prêté par le SM Caen !" (in French). US Orléans. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Burnley sign Caen's Hountondji on four-year deal". BBC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Viwami, Geraud (26 January 2019). "Journal des transferts : Kabirou Koutché arrive en Côte d'ivoire, Caen signe un espoir franco-béninois et Saturnin Allagbé suivi en Angleterre". Football au Bénin – Actualité des écureuils.
- ^ "Le nouveau Guépard Andréas Hountondji très motivé avant Bénin vs Sénégal". 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Andréas Hountondji". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
edit- Andréas Hountondji at Soccerway
- Andréas Hountondji at National-Football-Teams.com