Junior Salomon (born 8 April 1986) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Plateau United and the Benin national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Salomon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Abomey, Benin | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plateau United | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Universite du Benin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | ASPAC Cotonou | 44 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | ASEC Mimosas | 9 | (0[2]) |
| 2013 | USS Kraké | ||
| 2013–2015 | Bayelsa United | ||
| 2016– | Plateau United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Benin | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:53, 15 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Abomey, Benin, Salomon began his career with Université Nationale du Bénin FC,[3] before joining ASPAC Cotonou in November 2009.[citation needed] He left Benin in December 2011 and joined top Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.[4]
He then returned to Benin in 2013 to play for USS Kraké, briefly before being transferred to former Nigerian champions Bayelsa United in March of the same year.[5] He joined promoted Plateau United ahead of the 2016 season[6] after Bayelsa was relegated.
International career
editSalomon was part of the Benin national football team at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.[7]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of matches played on 16 August 2020[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Salomon Junior - Profil * asec.ci Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today
- ^ a b "Junior Salomon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Rentrée sportive à Sol Béni La réaction des athlètes Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Salomon player of the week". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "Bayelsa captain agrees terms with Plateau United". africanfootball.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ FootballSquads - Benin - African Cup of Nations 2010
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