Olivier Verdon

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Olivier Verdon
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Verdon with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Olivier Jacques Verdon [1]
Date of birth (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Clamart, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 24
Youth career
–2014 Angoulême
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Angoulême 32 (2)
2016–2018 Bordeaux B 37 (4)
2017–2018 Bordeaux 1 (0)
2018–2019 Sochaux 30 (2)
2019–2021 Alavés 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Eupen (loan) 22 (0)
2020–2021 → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) 19 (0)
2021– Ludogorets Razgrad 89 (7)
International career‡
2017– Benin 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Olivier Jacques Verdon (born 5 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad. Born in France, he represents Benin at international level. He has become known for repeated instances of domestic violence, attempted murder, and aggression against partners. [2] [3] [4]

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Club career

Verdon signed his first professional contract on 27 April 2017 with Ligue 1 club FC Girondins de Bordeaux after successful seasons with their B team. [5] He made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a Ligue 1 match against Olympique Marseille on 19 November 2017. [6] He came on for Igor Lewczuk in the 80th minute of the 1–1 home draw.

On 11 June 2019, after a year with Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Verdon signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés in La Liga. [7] On 2 September, however, he was loaned to KAS Eupen of the Belgian First Division A. [8]

On 4 September 2020, Verdon was loaned to Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for the season. [9]

International career

Verdon was born in France and is Beninese by his mother. [10] He debuted for the Benin national football team on 24 March 2017, in a 1–0 friendly loss to Mauritania. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Angoulême 2014–15 Championnat National 3 21100——211
2015–16 Championnat National 311100——111
Total32200——322
Bordeaux B 2015–16Championnat National 360———60
2016–17 Championnat National 3210———210
2017–18 Championnat National 3104———104
Total374———374
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 1000—0010
Sochaux 2018–19 Ligue 2 30200—00302
Eupen (loan) 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 22020——240
Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 190407 [b] 0—300
Ludogorets Razgrad 2021–22 Bulgarian First League2233013 [c] 01 [d] 0393
2022–23 Bulgarian First League2513014 [e] 11 [d] 0432
2023–24 Bulgarian First League2722014 [f] 11 [d] 1444
2024–25 First League1511011 [g] 000271
Total897905222115210
Career total230151505922130718
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup, Hungarian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance in Bulgarian Super Cup
  5. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of matches played on 9 September 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Benin national team 201750
201840
2019120
202010
202140
202250
202330
Total340

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

References

  1. ↑ "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "L'ancien joueur de Sochaux Olivier Verdon de nouveau accusé de violences conjugales". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Vidéo. "J'ai sauté par la fenêtre pour lui échapper" : le témoignage de l'ex-petite-amie d'Olivier Verdon". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Le footballeur Olivier Verdon de nouveau accusé de violences conjugales". www.20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Olivier Verdon, nouveau professionnel bordelais". 27 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 Conforama - Season 2017/2018 - Week 13 - Girondins de Bordeaux / Olympique de Marseille". www.ligue1.com.
  7. ↑ "Olivier Verdon reforzará la zaga del Deportivo Alavés" [Olivier Verdon bolsters the defensive line of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Olivier Verdon sale cedido al K.A.S Eupen" [Olivier Verdon leaves on loan at K.A.S Eupen] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Olivier Verdon, cedido al PFC Ludogorets" [Olivier Verdon, loaned to PFC Ludogorets] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Olivier Verdon avec le Bénin". 27 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mauritania vs. Benin - Football Match Report - March 24, 2017 - ESPN". ESPNFC.com.
  12. ↑ Olivier Verdon at National-Football-Teams.com
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