Olivier Verdon

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Olivier Verdon
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Verdon with PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Olivier Jacques Verdon [1]
Date of birth (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 28)
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
0000–2014 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 67 (5)
International career‡
2017– Benin 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 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 PFC 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

International

As of matches played on 16 August 2019 [12]
Benin national team
YearAppsGoals
201740
201840
2019120
Total200

Honours

Club

Ludogorets Razgrad

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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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