Béni Makouana (born 28 September 2002) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club LNZ Cherkasy, on loan from Polissya Zhytomyr, and the Congo national team.
Club career
During the early part of his career in his native Congo, Makouana won the 2018 Coupe du Congo with the Diables Noirs.[2] He then went on to join Académie SOAR in Guinea in 2019.[2]
On 19 October 2020, he signed for Montpellier in France for a reported transfer fee of €800,000. He was handed the number 28 jersey at the club, and initially began training with the reserve side.[3] On 8 August 2021, Makouana made his professional debut for Montpellier as he came on as a late substitute in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille.[4]
In March 2025, Makouana joined LNZ Cherkasy on loan from fellow Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr.[5]
International career
Makouana made his debut for the Congo national team on 11 October 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Liberia in Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[6]
Personal life
Béni is the grandson of former footballers Gabard and Bolida Makouana, who both played for CARA Brazzaville in the 1960s and 70s.[2]
Honours
Diables Noirs
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month: October 2023[7]
References
- ^ "Béni Makouana". Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "TRANSFERT : Béni Makouana, de l'ombre à Montpellier" [TRANSFER: Béni Makouana, from the shadows to Montpellier]. La Semaine Africaine (in French). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Beni Makouana, nouvelle recrue du MHSC" [Beni Makouana, new recruit of MHSC] (in French). Montpellier HSC. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Montpellier vs. Marseille - 8 August 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Бені Макуана – новачок ЛНЗ" [Beni Makuana – LNZ newcomer]. fc-lnz.com (in Ukrainian). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Congo vs. Liberia". National-Football-Teams.com. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Макуана та Калітвінцев — найкращі у жовтні!".
External links
- Béni Makouana at Soccerway
- Béni Makouana at National-Football-Teams.com
- Béni Makouana – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
- Béni Makouana at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)