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
 Niort
Number 24
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– Niort 115 (3)
National team‡
2008– Benin 29 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Djiman Waidi Koukou (born 14 November 1990 in Porto-Novo) is a Beninese footballer who plays for French club Chamois Niortais F.C. 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 signed with S.C. Beira-Mar in Portugal in late June 2011, on a free transfer.[2] He was immediately loaned to second level club 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 Division d'Honneur side UMS Montélimar for several months and eventually signed as a player for the club, making six appearances.[3] In January 2013 he went on trial with Chamois Niortais F.C. in Ligue 2. After training for fifteen days, he was offered a contract until the end of the season by manager Pascal Gastien.[4]

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". La Nouvelle République. 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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