Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé (born 12 November 1988) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who plays as a forward.
.jpg) Moukandjo at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:58, 18 August 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Moukandjo began his career in hometown's Kadji Sports Academy, joining the club's youth setup in 1998, aged 10. Nine years later he moved to France, joining Stade Rennais. In September 2008, after making appearances only for the reserve team of Stade Rennais, he was loaned out to L'Entente SSG.[1] He will appear in 12 games during that loan.
Moukandjo returned to Rennes in June 2009, but rescinded his link and joined Nîmes Olympique on 31 August 2009.[2] He appeared regularly for the side in Ligue 2. He plays 54 games, for 9 goals and 3 assists.
Later he moved to AS Monaco FC on 31 January 2011.[3] With the Red and White, he played just 17 games, but was able to score three times and assisted once.
In May 2011, after Monaco's relegation to Ligue 2, Moukandjo was linked with Liverpool.[4] He joined AS Nancy Lorraine on 12 August 2011 by signing a three-season contract.[5] With Nancy he plays 94 games, for 23 goals and 5 assists.
On 18 July 2014, Moukandjo moved to Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims on a two-year deal.[6] During those two seasons, he played 32 games, scored 8 times and provided one assist.
On 5 August 2015, Moukandjo joined FC Lorient, also of Ligue 1.[7] On 8 April 2017, he scored two of Lorient's goals and provided an assist for Sylvain Marveaux in their 4–1 league away win over Olympique Lyonnais.[8] With the Merlus, he realized his best performance for a club with 26 goals. He also delivered 4 assists.
On 13 July 2017, Moukandjo moved to the Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a two-year deal.[9][10] He will play 11 games there, scoring 8 goals and offer 4 assists. On 28 February 2018, Moukandjo was loaned to Beijing Renhe until 31 December 2018 where he will have 19 appearances. He will also score 7 times and assist 2 times.[11][12]
In March 2019 he left Jiangsu Suning by mutual consent.[13]
On 11 September 2019, Moukandjo joined Ligue 2 side Lens.[14][15] He just played 4 games with Lens and scored a single goal.
On 23 January 2020, after his release with RC Lens, Moukandjo joined Ligue 2 rivals Valenciennes FC where he played just two games.[16]
On 28 January 2021, Moukandjo signed with Greek club AEL.[17][18] After his 11 games, he just delivered an assist and haven't scored for his last career club.
International career
On 4 June 2011, Moukandjo made his debut for the Cameroon national football team, starting in a 0–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw against Senegal.[19] He netted his first international goal on 16 June of the following year, the winner against Guinea-Bissau.[20]
Moukandjo was selected in Cameroon's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and started in all three group matches, against Mexico, Croatia and Brazil respectively.[21]
At the 2015 African Cup of Nations, he scored Cameroon's goal in a 1–1 draw with Guinea at the group stage.[22]
Two years later, he was named Man of the Match in the final as Cameroon won the Africa Cup of Nations for the fifth time.[23] He was the captain of the Cameroon national team for this tournament.
In September 2018 he retired from international duty,[24] having scored eight goals in 57 appearances.[25]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes B | 2007–08[28] | CFA | 12 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09[28] | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| L'Entente | 2008–09 | National | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nîmes | 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 20 | 7 | |||
| Total | 46 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | ||
| Monaco | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Nancy | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 39 | 9 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 9 | — | — | 27 | 9 | |||
| Total | 89 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23 | ||
| Reims | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |
| Lorient | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 13 | |
| 2016–17 | 25 | 13 | — | — | 25 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 26 | ||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 8 | |
| Beijing Renhe (loan) | 2018 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 7 | ||
| Lens | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Valenciennes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| AEL | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 306 | 80 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 88 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moukandjo goal.[29]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 2012 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 17 November 2013 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Tunisia | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 24 January 2015 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  Guinea | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 30 March 2015 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 September 2016 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon |  Gambia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6 | 9 October 2016 | Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria |  Algeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 10 January 2017 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Zimbabwe | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 14 January 2017 | Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville, Gabon |  Burkina Faso | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Cameroon
References
External links
- Stade Rennais profile (in French)
- Benjamin Moukandjo – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)