Durel Avounou
Congolese footballer (born 1997)
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Bel Durel Avounou (born 25 September 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Israeli club Bnei Sakhnin and the Congo national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bel Durel Avounou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | CESD La Djiri | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Caen B | 26 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Caen | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Orléans (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Le Mans | 49 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Ümraniyespor | 27 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | CFR Cluj | 29 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Çorum | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | Bnei Sakhnin | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Congo | 23 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:18, 6 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Brazzaville, Avounou began his career with CESD La Djiri before signing a five-year contract with French team Caen in 2015.[2] He made his senior debut on 5 August 2017 in the Ligue 1 first-round game at Montpellier.[3] He spent the 2018–19 season on loan with Ligue 2 side Orléans.[4]
At the end of his Caen contract, Avounou joined Le Mans, signing a one-year contract with the option of an additional year in June 2020.[5]
On 10 June 2022, Avounou signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year, with Ümraniyespor in Turkey.[6]
In July 2023 he signed for Romanian club CFR Cluj.[7] He left the club in July 2024.[8]
In August 2024 he signed for TFF First League club Çorum.[9]
International career
He made his international debut for the Republic of Congo in 2015.[1]
International stats
- As of 23 March 2023[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
