Khaled Adénon

Khaled Adénon
Personal information
Full name Abdoul Khaled Akiola Adénon
Date of birth (1985-07-29) 29 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Doxa Katokopias
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 ASEC Mimosas 36 (0)
2008–2013 Le Mans 68 (2)
2009–2010 → Bastia (loan) 28 (1)
2010 Le Mans B 1 (0)
2014–2015 Luçon 30 (1)
2015–2019 Amiens 115 (4)
2019–2020 Al-Wehda 1 (0)
2020–2021 Avranches 21 (1)
2021–2023 Doxa Katokopias 60 (1)
2024– Doxa Katokopias 4 (0)
International career‡
2006–[2] Benin 86 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

Abdoul Khaled Akiola Adénon (born 29 July 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club Doxa Katokopias. Born in Ivory Coast, he is a member of the Benin national team.

Club career

Adénon was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He started his career with Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas, moving to France with Le Mans FC in 2008.[3] He made his senior debut with Le Mans in a Ligue 1 match against AS Nancy on 19 October 2008.[4] He joined Ligue 2 side SC Bastia on loan for the 2009–10 season on 3 July 2009.[5] He returned to Le Mans at the end of the loan, and went on to complete 68 Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 appearances for the club.

On 10 June 2012, Adénon was sent off during a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Rwanda for assaulting the referee. That August, FIFA suspended him from all competition for a year.[6]

With Le Mans bankrupt at the end of the 2012–13 Ligue 2 season, Adénon was effectively a free agent when his ban expired, and in July 2014 he joined Vendée Luçon Football.[7] A year later he was signed by Amiens SC.[8] He was a regular in the team which saw back-to-back promotions in 2015–16 and 2016–17.

Despite signing a new two-year deal with Amiens SC in the summer of 2018, Adénon signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda in July 2019, agreeing a two-year contract.[9][10] He left by mutual consent in February 2020.[3]

In July 2020, Adénon returned to France with US Avranches, re-uniting with manager Frédéric Reculeau, who had given him a chance at Luçon.[11]

On 16 August 2021, he signed with Doxa Katokopias in Cyprus.[12]

International career

Adénon represented his homeland at 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

He played on the successful 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team advanced to the quarterfinals.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 June 2016[14]
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adénon goal.
List of international goals scored by Khaled Adénon
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2008 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 15  Angola 1–0 3–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 12 June 2016 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin 48  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ^ "Liste des joueurs".
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (23 July 2023). "Benin - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Khaled Adenon leaves Al Wahda". kick442.com. 28 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Le Mans vs. Nancy 2–0". Soccerway. 19 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Khaled Adenon prêté à Bastia" (in French). RMC Sport. 3 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Fifa bans Benin's Adenon for a year for attack on referee". BBC Sport. 24 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Transfert: Khaled Adénon a un nouveau club !". Football au Bénin – Actualité des écureuils (in French). 6 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Luçon : Adenon rejoint Amiens" (in French). afrik-foot.com. 9 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Transferts : Khaled Adenon (Amiens) signe à Al Wehda en Arabie Saoudite" (in French). L'Équipe. 29 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Official – Amiens sign two players on new deals". Ghana soccernet. 5 July 2018.
  11. ^ "US Avranches. Retour aux sources pour Khaled Adenon" (in French). Ouest France. 9 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Ανακοινωση – Khaled Adenon" (in Greek). Doxa Katokopias. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 | CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2 July 2019.
  14. ^ Khaled Adénon at Soccerway


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