Junior Salomon

Junior Salomon (born 8 April 1986) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Plateau United and the Benin national team.

Junior Salomon
Personal information
Full name Junior Salomon[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-08) 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)
*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

Born in Abomey, Benin, Salomon began his career with Université Nationale du Bénin FC,[3] before joining ASPAC Cotonou in November 2009.[4] He left Benin in December 2011 and joined top Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.[5]

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.[6] He joined promoted Plateau United ahead of the 2016 season[7] after Bayelsa was relegated.

International career

Salomon was part of the Benin national football team at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 16 August 2020[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Benin 201010
201130
201210
201330
201400
201550
201640
201710
201820
201910
Total210

References
  1. "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. Salomon Junior - Profil * asec.ci Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today
  3. "Junior Salomon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. Junior Salomon at FootballDatabase.eu
  5. Rentrée sportive à Sol Béni La réaction des athlètes Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Salomon player of the week". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  7. "Bayelsa captain agrees terms with Plateau United". africanfootball.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. FootballSquads - Benin - African Cup of Nations 2010
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