Béni Makouana (born 28 September 2002) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Jablonec, on loan from Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr, and the Congo national team.
 Makouana with Montpellier in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Jablonec (on loan from Polissya Zhytomyr) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | CSO Espoir | ||
| 2015 | AC Mbila Sport | ||
| 2016 | Ajax de Ouenzé | ||
| 2017 | JS Poto-Poto | ||
| 2019–2020 | Académie SOAR | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Diables Noirs | ||
| 2020–2023 | Montpellier | 31 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Montpellier B | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Polissya Zhytomyr | 25 | (4) |
| 2025 | → LNZ Cherkasy (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Jablonec (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Congo | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:40, 29 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editDuring the early part of his career in his native Congo, Makouana won the 2018 Coupe du Congo with the Diables Noirs.[2] He then went on to join Académie SOAR in Guinea in 2019.[2]
On 19 October 2020, he signed for Montpellier in France for a reported transfer fee of €800,000. He was handed the number 28 jersey at the club, and initially began training with the reserve side.[3] On 8 August 2021, Makouana made his professional debut for Montpellier as he came on as a late substitute in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille.[4]
In March 2025, Makouana joined LNZ Cherkasy on loan from fellow Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr.[5]
On 9 September 2025, Makouana joined Czech First League club Jablonec on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[6]
International career
editMakouana made his debut for the Congo national team on 11 October 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Liberia in Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[7]
Personal life
editBéni is the grandson of former footballers Gabard and Bolida Makouana, who both played for CARA Brazzaville in the 1960s and 70s.[2]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Béni Makouana". Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "TRANSFERT : Béni Makouana, de l'ombre à Montpellier" [TRANSFER: Béni Makouana, from the shadows to Montpellier]. La Semaine Africaine (in French). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ↑ "Beni Makouana, nouvelle recrue du MHSC" [Beni Makouana, new recruit of MHSC] (in French). Montpellier HSC. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ↑ "Montpellier vs. Marseille - 8 August 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ↑ "Бені Макуана – новачок ЛНЗ" [Beni Makuana – LNZ newcomer]. fc-lnz.com (in Ukrainian). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ Sedlák, Jan (9 September 2025). "Konžan Beni Makouana přichází do Jablonce na hostování s opcí" [Congolese Beni Makouana joins Jablonec on loan with option]. Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Congo vs. Liberia". National-Football-Teams.com. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ "Макуана та Калітвінцев — найкращі у жовтні!".
External links
edit- Béni Makouana at Soccerway
- Béni Makouana at National-Football-Teams.com
- Béni Makouana – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
- Béni Makouana at UAF (in Ukrainian)
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