Andréas Hountondji

Andréas Hountondji

Personal information
Full name	Andréas William Edwin Hountondji[1]
Date of birth	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth	Montry, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Standard Liège (on loan from Burnley)
Number	77
Youth career
0000–2018	Meaux
2018–2019	Torcy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Caen II	28	(11)
2019–2024	Caen	31	(2)
2022–2023	→ Quevilly-Rouen II (loan)	3	(1)
2022–2023	→ Quevilly-Rouen (loan)	7	(0)
2023	→ Orléans (loan)	15	(6)
2023–2024	→ Rodez (loan)	34	(14)
2024–	Burnley	9	(0)
2025–	→ Standard Liège (loan)	11	(2)
International career^‡
2023–	Benin	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:02, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Andréas William Edwin Hountondji (born 11 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Standard Liège on loan from EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in France, he plays for the Benin national team.

Club career

On 27 June 2019, Hountondji signed his first professional contract with Caen.^[3] He made his professional debut with Caen in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Pau on 3 April 2021.^[4]

On 27 June 2022, Hountondji moved to Quevilly-Rouen on a season-long loan.^[5] On 12 January 2023, he went on a new loan to Orléans.^[6]

In July 2024, Hountondji joined Championship side Burnley.^[7]

On 7 January 2025, Hountondji joined Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège on loan for the remainder of the season.^[8]

International career

Born in France, Hountondji was born to a Beninese father and French mother and holds both nationalities.^[9] He debuted for the Benin national team in a 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Senegal on 17 June 2023.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 March 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Caen	2019–20	Ligue 2	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	6	1	0	0	—		—		6	1
	2021–22	Ligue 2	25	1	1	0	—		—		26	1
	Total		31	2	2	0	0	0	—		33	2
Quevilly-Rouen (loan)	2022–23	Ligue 2	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
Orléans (loan)	2022–23	Championnat National	15	6	—		—		—		15	6
Rodez (loan)	2023–24	Ligue 2	34	14	3	2	—		2[c]	0	39	16
Burnley	2024–25	Championship	9	0	—		1	0	—		10	0
Standard Liège (loan)	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	11	2	—		—		—		11	2
Career total			107	24	6	2	1	0	2	0	116	26

1. Includes Coupe de France
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 25 March 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Benin
	2023	6	0
	2024	7	2
	2025	2	0
Total		15	2

International goals

Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first.^[12][13]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 2024	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Rwanda	2–0	3–0	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	15 October 2024	Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda		1–0	1–2

References

1. "Andréas Hountondji - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
2. Andréas Hountondji at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
3. "Premier contrat stagiaire pour Andreas Hountondji au SM Caen". 27 June 2019.
4. "Caen vs. Pau - 3 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
5. "ANDREAS HOUNTONDJI PRÊTÉ PAR LE SM CAEN (L2)" (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
6. "Andreas Hountondji prêté par le SM Caen !" (in French). US Orléans. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
7. "Burnley sign Caen's Hountondji on four-year deal". BBC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
8. "Andréas HOUNTONDJI en prêt chez les Rouches" [Andréas HOUNTONDJI on loan to the Rouches]. standard.be/fr (in French). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
9. Viwami, Geraud (26 January 2019). "Journal des transferts : Kabirou Koutché arrive en Côte d'ivoire, Caen signe un espoir franco-béninois et Saturnin Allagbé suivi en Angleterre". Football au Bénin – Actualité des écureuils.
10. "Le nouveau Guépard Andréas Hountondji très motivé avant Bénin vs Sénégal". 16 June 2023.
11. "Andréas Hountondji". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
12. "2025 AFCON Qualifiers - Benin 3-0 Rwanda: A Strong Step Towards Qualification, But the Job Isn't Done Yet in Kigali". footboom1.com. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
13. Abayisenga, Eddy (15 October 2024). "50 Pictures: Rwanda stun Benin to register first win at revamped Amahoro". bbkigalifm.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

External links

• Andréas Hountondji at Soccerway
• Andréas Hountondji at National-Football-Teams.com