Harold Moukoudi

Harold Moukoudi
	Moukoudi with Cameroon at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name	Harold Desty Moukoudi
Date of birth	27 November 1997 (age 27)
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
2015–2017	Le Havre B
2016–2019	Le Havre
2019–2022	Saint-Étienne
2020	→ Middlesbrough (loan)
2022–	AEK Athens
International career‡
2012–2013	France U16
2014	France U17
2014	France U18
2018	France U20
2019–	Cameroon
Medal record
Representing Cameroon
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 14 December 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
Club	Season	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	CFA 2	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	Super League Greece	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

^ Includes Coupe de France, Greek Cup
^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Saint-Étienne

Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20^[10]

AEK Athens

Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2021^[11]

Individual

Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23^[12]

References

^ "JORF n° 0014 du 18 janvier 2000 - Légifrance" (pdf). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 882. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Ο Αρόλντ Μουκουντί έρχεται στην Αθήνα για τις τελικές συζητήσεις" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 17 August 2022.
^ "ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Επίσημα κιτρινόμαυρος ο Μουκουντί" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 17 August 2022.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Η ΑΕΚ δεν συζήτησε καν πρόταση +8 εκατομμύριων της Λανς για Μουκουντί" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 3 July 2023.
^ "EXCLU - Harold Moukoudi : " J'ai toujours eu deux personnalités "". Onze Mondial. 3 December 2018.
^ "Tunisia vs. Cameroon - 12 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
^ Harold Moukoudi at Soccerway
^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ AfricaNews. "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place | Africanews". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "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.

External links

Harold Moukoudi at Soccerway
Harold Moukoudi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Harold Moukoudi at the French Football Federation (in French)
Harold Moukoudi at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

[10] Includes Coupe de France, Greek Cup

[11] Includes Coupe de la Ligue

[12] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[13] Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

[14] Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

[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

[15] "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[16] AfricaNews. "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place | Africanews". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[17] "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.

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