Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé (born 12 November 1988) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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 Rennes. In September 2008, after making appearances only for the reserve team of Rennes, he was loaned out to L'Entente SSG.Prêt, officiel : Moukandjo à Sannois Saint-Gratien (Loan, official: Moukandjo to Sannois Saint-Gratien); Stade Rennais Online, 15 September 2008
Moukandjo returned to Rennes in June 2009, but rescinded his link and joined Nîmes on 31 August 2009.Rennes: Moukandjo à Nîmes (Rennes: Moukandjo to Nîmes) ; Mercato 365, 31 August 2009 He appeared regularly for the side in Ligue 2.
Later he moved to Monaco on 31 January 2011.Moukandjo pour remplacer Aubameyang (Moukandjo to replace Aubameyang); Football.fr, 31 January 2011
In May 2011, after Monaco's relegation to Ligue 2, Moukandjo was linked with Liverpool.Benjamin Moukandjo lined up by Liverpool as Gervinho alternative; Metro, 31 May 2011 He joined Nancy on 12 August 2011 by signing a three-season contract.Moukandjo a choisi Nancy (Moukandjo chooses Nancy); Nancy's official website, 12 August 2011
On 18 July 2014, Moukandjo moved to Ligue 1 side Reims on a two-year deal.Benjamin Moukandjo signe au Stade de Reims (Benjamin Moukandjo sign at the Stade de Reims) ; Reims's official website, 18 July 2014
On 5 August 2015, Moukandjo joined Lorient, also of Ligue 1. 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 Lyon.
On 13 July 2017, Moukandjo moved to the Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a two-year deal.苏宁宣布法甲13球射手加盟 签约2年身披38号 at sina.com 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017 On 28 February 2018, Moukandjo was loaned to Beijing Renhe until 31 December 2018.人和官宣穆坎乔租借加盟 at sohu.com 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018
In March 2019 he left Jiangsu Suning by mutual consent.
On 11 September 2019, Moukandjo joined Ligue 2 side Lens.
On 23 January 2020, after his release with Lens, Moukandjo joined Ligue 2 rivals Valenciennes where he played just two games.
On 28 January 2021, Moukandjo signed with Greek club AEL.
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.Cameroun-Sénégal: la CAN s'éloigne (0–0) (Cameroon–Senegal: the CAN is far) ; Okabol, 4 June 2011 He netted his first international goal on 16 June of the following year, the winner against Guinea-Bissau.Eliminatoires CAN 2013: Cameroun 1 – Guinee Bissau 0 (CAN 2013 Qualifications: Cameroon 1 – Guinea-Bissau 0) ; Cameroon-Info, 16 June 2012
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.
At the 2015 African Cup of Nations, he scored Cameroon's goal in a 1–1 draw with Guinea at the group stage.
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. He was the captain of the Cameroon national team for this tournament.
In September 2018 he retired from international duty, having scored eight goals in 57 appearances.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionLigue 1 profile; Ligue 1. Retrieved on 11 June 2014 ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRennes B2007–08CFA122———1222008–09CFA20———20Total142———142L'Entente2008–09National110———110Nîmes2009–10Ligue 23132010—3432010–11Ligue 21553220—207Total4685230—5410Monaco2010–11Ligue 1163———163Nancy2011–12Ligue 12751010—2952012–13Ligue 13553311—3992013–14Ligue 22790000—279Total89194321—9523Reims2014–15Ligue 13180010—328Lorient2015–16Ligue 131133000—34132016–17Ligue 125130000202713Total56263000206126Jiangsu Suning2017Chinese Super League10711——118Beijing Renhe (loan) 2018Chinese Super League18710——197Lens2019–20Ligue 2301100—41Valenciennes2019–20Ligue 220———20AEL2020–21Super League Greece10010——110Career total30680167612033088
International Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moukandjo goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Benjamin MoukandjoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 16 June 2012 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 1–0 1–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2 17 November 2013 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 2–0 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification3 24 January 2015 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 1–0 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations4 30 March 2015 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 1–2 3–2 Friendly5 3 September 2016 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon 1–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification6 9 October 2016 Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification7 10 January 2017 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 1–1 1–1 Friendly8 14 January 2017 Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville, Gabon 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Honours Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations: 2017
References
External links
Stade Rennais profile