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Beninese footballer

Junior Salomon
Personal information
Full name	Junior Salomon
Date of birth	(1986-04-08) 8 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Abomey, Benin
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Plateau United
Number	28
Youth career
2006–2009	Universite du Benin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	ASPAC Cotonou	44	(3)
2012–2013	ASEC Mimosas	9	(0)
2013	USS Kraké
2013–2015	Bayelsa United
2016–	Plateau United
International career
2010–	Benin	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:53, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Junior Salomon (born 8 April 1986) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Plateau United and the Benin national team.

Club career

Born in Abomey, Benin, Salomon began his career with Université Nationale du Bénin FC, before joining ASPAC Cotonou in November 2009. He left Benin in December 2011 and joined top Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.

He then returned to Benin in 2013 to play for USS Kraké, briefly before being transferred to former Nigerian champions Bayelsa United in March of the same year. He joined promoted Plateau United ahead of the 2016 season after Bayelsa was relegated.

International career

Salomon was part of the Benin national football team at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 16 August 2020

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Benin	2010	1
	2011	3
	2012	1
	2013	3
	2014	0
	2015	5
	2016	4
	2017	1
	2018	2
	2019	1
	Total	21

References

"Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Salomon Junior - Profil * asec.ci Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today
^ "Junior Salomon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
Rentrée sportive à Sol Béni La réaction des athlètes Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
"Salomon player of the week". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
"Bayelsa captain agrees terms with Plateau United". africanfootball.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
FootballSquads - Benin - African Cup of Nations 2010

v t e Benin squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Djidonou 2 Salomon 3 Adénon 4 Koukou 5 Chrysostome 6 Johnson 7 Boco 8 Omotoyossi 9 Aoudou 10 Kobéna 11 Ogunbiyi 12 Singbo 13 Angan 14 Poté 15 Adanhoumé 16 Chitou 17 Sessègnon 18 Tchomogo 19 Ahouéya 20 Séka 21 Adou 22 Amoussou 23 Imorou Coach: Dussuyer

v t e Benin squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Farnolle 2 Barazé 3 Adénon 4 Anaane 5 Salomon 6 Verdon 7 Djigla 8 Adéoti 9 Mounié 10 Poté 11 Imorou 12 Kiki 13 Adiléhou 14 Soukou 15 D'Almeida 16 Allagbé 17 Sessègnon (c) 18 Séïbou 19 Azankpo 20 Dossou 21 Kossi 22 Fassinou 23 Kakpo Coach: Dussuyer

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