Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junior Salomon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 April 1986 | ||
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[2]) |
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.
Born in Abomey, Benin, Salomon began his career with Université Nationale du Bénin FC,[3] before joining ASPAC Cotonou in November 2009.[4] He left Benin in December 2011 and joined top Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.[5]
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.[6] He joined promoted Plateau United ahead of the 2016 season[7] after Bayelsa was relegated.
Salomon was part of the Benin national football team at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Benin | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | 3 | 0 | |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 3 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | 5 | 0 | |
2016 | 4 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 |