Noëlle Amouzoun (born 2 December 1998) is a Beninese footballer who plays as a defender for French club ES16 and the Benin women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 December 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bembèrèkè, Benin | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ES16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Angers | |||
| ES16 | |||
| International career | |||
| Benin | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editCareer
editIn 2020, Amouzoun signed for French side Angers, becoming the first female Beninese player to play in Europe.[3]
Style of play
editAmouzoun mainly operates as a midfielder and has been described as "like a certain Casemiro. His presence in front of the defense comforts and gives confidence to his partners. Noëlle is a defensive midfielder, but she has incredible dribbling skills. These ball controls and his dribbling reveal a high level. With the ball stuck to her foot, she dribbles past her opponents without any difficulty".[4]
Personal life
editAmouzoun has worked as a youth manager.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Noëlle Amouzoun". Footofeminin.fr.
- ^ "Noëlle Amouzoun : Joueuse et Educatrice" (in French). megasportsmedia.com. 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Noëlle Amouzoun reçoit le soutien" (in French). eketi.info. 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Noëlle Amouzoun, la maîtresse à jouer" (in French). benin-sports.com. 20 January 2020.
- ^ "NOËLLE AMOUZOUN ÉVOLUANT DANS L'HEXAGONE" (in French). footeusesplus-africa.com. 10 March 2023.