Harold Moukoudi

Harold Moukoudi
Moukoudi with Cameroon at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Harold Desty Moukoudi
Date of birth (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Bondy, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 2
Youth career
2003–2006 US Nogent
2006–2009 Chantilly
2009–2010 Le Havre
2010–2012 Chantilly
2012–2015 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Le Havre B 44 (0)
2016–2019 Le Havre 59 (6)
2019–2022 Saint-Étienne 61 (3)
2020 → Middlesbrough (loan) 8 (0)
2022– AEK Athens 44 (4)
International career‡
2012–2013 France U16 10 (1)
2014 France U17 1 (0)
2014 France U18 3 (0)
2018 France U20 4 (0)
2019– Cameroon 17 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Cameroon
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:20, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Harold Desty Moukoudi (born 27 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club AEK Athens. Born in France, he represents Cameroon at international level.

Early life

Moukoudi was born in Bondy, the same commune that Kylian Mbappé hails from. His parents were born in Douala, Cameroon. He acquired French nationality on 17 January 2000 through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[1]

Club career

AEK Athens

On 17 August 2022, following his decision to leave Saint-Étienne, Moukoudi travelled to Athens to discuss a possible move to AEK.[2] One day later, the Greek club officially announced the signing of Moukoudi on a free transfer, until the summer of 2026.[3]

On 14 May 2023, AEK celebrated their 13th championship, after a comfortable 4–0 home win over Volos.[4] Ten days later, Moukoudi scored in the Greek Cup final, which saw AEK prevail over PAOK with a 2–0 win and seal their first double since 1978 and third overall, despite playing with ten players from the sixth minute.[5]

In early July, Lens offered a sum between €8 and €10 million, but the greek club turned it down.[6]

International career

Due to his dual nationality, Moukoudi was originally eligible to play for both the Cameroonian and French national teams. He is a former youth international for France.[7] He debuted for the senior Cameroon national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Tunisia on 12 October 2019.[8]

Moukoudi competes for his first international competition at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Cameroonian players selected to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

As of match played on 7 April 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre B 2014–15 CFA 2 7 0 — — — — 7 0
2015–16 14 0 — — — — 14 0
2016–17 CFA 23 0 — — — — 23 0
Total 44 0 — — — — 44 0
Le Havre 2016–17 Ligue 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2017–18 35 4 1 0 2 0 — — 38 4
2018–19 17 2 0 0 2 0 — — 19 2
Total 59 6 2 0 4 0 — — 65 6
Saint-Étienne 2019–20 Ligue 1 11 0 2 0 1 0 3[c] 0 — 17 0
2020–21 26 3 0 0 — — — 26 3
2021–22 24 0 0 0 — — 2[d] 0 26 0
Total 61 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 69 3
Middlesbrough (loan) 2019–20 Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 — — 8 0
AEK Athens 2022–23 Super League Greece 27 2 3 1 — — — 30 3
2023–24 10 1 0 0 — 9[e] 0 — 19 1
Total 37 3 3 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 49 4
Career total 209 12 7 1 5 0 12 0 2 0 235 13
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Greek Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Saint-Étienne

AEK Athens

Cameroon

Individual

References

  1. ^ "JORF n° 0014 du 18 janvier 2000 - Légifrance" (pdf). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 882. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Ο Αρόλντ Μουκουντί έρχεται στην Αθήνα για τις τελικές συζητήσεις" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ "ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Επίσημα κιτρινόμαυρος ο Μουκουντί" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ΑΕΚ - Βόλος 4-0: Έκσταση από 80.000 οπαδούς στην OPAP Arena! Η Ένωση πρωταθλήτρια για 13η φορά στην ιστορία της" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 14 May 2023.
  5. ^ "ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΟΚ 2-0: Ασύγκριτη! Η Ένωση κατέκτησε ένα ιστορικό νταμπλ, σάρωσε τους Θεσσαλονικείς με 10 παίκτες από το 6'" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 24 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Η ΑΕΚ δεν συζήτησε καν πρόταση +8 εκατομμύριων της Λανς για Μουκουντί" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "EXCLU - Harold Moukoudi : " J'ai toujours eu deux personnalités "". Onze Mondial. 3 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Tunisia vs. Cameroon - 12 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  9. ^ Harold Moukoudi at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ^ AfricaNews. "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place | Africanews". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης - Μπακαμπού (vid) | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 November 2023.