Harold Moukoudi
Footballer (born 1997)
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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.
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Moukoudi with Cameroon at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Harold Desty Moukoudi | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bondy, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 79 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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
Saint-Étienne
At the end of the contract in June 2019, he signed on 29 March 2019 in favour of AS Saint-Étienne.[2] Moukoudi takes his first steps under the on 10 August 2019, the first day of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season against the Dijon FCO. He is in central defense alongside Loïc Perrin and participates in the Les Verts's victory over the score of two goals to one.
On 31 January 2020 he was loaned to Middlesbrough. He is remembered by Saint-Étienne as early as July, in order to compete in the Coupe de France final against PSG.[3] Moukoudi established himself in the Les Verts workforce as a reliable defence value in the following year. But the 2021-2022 season of the former Le Havre is a nightmare that he competes in 26 games under the green jersey, and wins no victory.[4] The latter were relegated to Ligue 2 after a loss in return against Auxerre.[5]
AEK Athens
On 17 August 2022, following his decision to leave Saint-Étienne, Moukoudi travelled to Athens to discuss a possible move to AEK.[6] One day later, the Greek club officially announced the signing of Moukoudi on a free transfer, until the summer of 2026.[7]
On 14 May 2023, AEK celebrated their 13th championship, after a comfortable 4–0 home win over Volos.[8] 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.[9]
In early July, Lens offered a sum between €8 and €10 million, but the Greek club turned it down.[10]
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.[11] He debuted for the senior Cameroon national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Tunisia on 12 October 2019.[12]
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 23 February 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre B | 2014–15 | Championnat National 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Championnat National 2 | 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 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 1 | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 248 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 295 | 19 | ||
- 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
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Saint-Étienne
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20[14]
AEK Athens
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2021[15]
