Djiman Koukou

Djiman Koukou
Personal information
Full name Djiman Waidi Koukou
Date of birth (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Place of birth Porto-Novo, Benin
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lens
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Requins 50 (7)
2007–2009 Soleil 37 (5)
2009–2010 Évian 15 (0)
2010–2011 Créteil 33 (1)
2011–2013 Beira-Mar 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Belenenses (loan) 18 (0)
2012–2013 Montélimar 6 (0)
2013–2016 Niort 117 (3)
2016– Lens 0 (0)
National team‡
2008– Benin 31 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 13 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Djiman Waidi Koukou (born 14 November 1990 in Porto-Novo) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays for French club RC Lens as a midfielder.

Club career

In his country, Koukou played for Requins de l'Atlantique FC and Soleil FC. On 5 July 2009, he signed with Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C. in France,[1] going on to play two seasons in the third division.

After a successful year with US Créteil-Lusitanos, Koukou joined Portuguese club S.C. Beira-Mar in late June 2011, on a free transfer.[2] He was immediately loaned to Segunda Liga team C.F. Os Belenenses, appearing in slightly more than half of the games during his first and only campaign.

Koukou failed to break into the first team with the Aveiro side, and returned to France in the summer of 2012. He trained with amateurs UMS Montélimar for several months, and eventually signed in February 2013.[3]

In January 2013, Koukou went on trial with Chamois Niortais F.C. from Ligue 2. After training for fifteen days, he was offered a contract until the end of the season by manager Pascal Gastien,[4] and went on to compete with the side in three-and-a-half second level seasons whilst playing 125 matches across all competitions.

International career

Koukou made his debut for Benin in 2008, being selected for that year's Africa Cup of Nations. He gained his first cap on 7 September, in a 3–2 home win against Angola for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Evian TGFc: Avec Djiman Koukou, Aussems va-t-il partir de la tête de la DTN? (Evian TGFc: With Djiman Koukou, will Aussems lead the way in DTN?); Sky Rock, 5 July 2009 (French)
  2. ↑ "Koukou na rampa de lançamento" [Koukou poised for move] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Koukou, le revoilou" (in French). La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Alexandre Chochois (31 January 2013). "Niort: Djiman Koukou de retour en France" [Niort: Djiman Koukou returns to France]. Foot National. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Benin – Angola 3:2 (1:1); FIFA.com, 7 September 2008
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