Bel Durel Avounou (born 25 September 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who last plays as midfielder for TFF First League club Çorum and the Congo national football team.

Durel Avounou
Personal information
Full name Bel Durel Avounou[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Çorum
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2015 CESD La Djiri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Caen B 26 (3)
2017–2020 Caen 14 (0)
2018–2019Orléans (loan) 35 (5)
2020–2022 Le Mans 49 (6)
2022–2023 Ümraniyespor 27 (5)
2023–2024 CFR Cluj 29 (3)
2024– Çorum 1 (0)
International career
2015– Congo 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Club career

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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

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He made his international debut for the Republic of Congo in 2015.[1]

International stats

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As of 23 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Durel Avounou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Football, Durel Avounou signe pour 5 ans au Stade Malherbe de Caen" (in French). ADIAC Congo. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Montpellier vs. Caen 1-0". soccerway. 5 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Transferts : Durel Avounou à Orléans jusqu'en juin 2019" (in French). Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale. 21 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Transferts : Durel Avounou rejoint Le Mans FC" (in French). Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale. 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Hoş Geldin Avounou!" (in Turkish). Ümraniyespor. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ^ Delourme, Par Camille (12 July 2023). "Congo-Kinshasa: Transfert - Désormais au CFR Cluj, Durel Avounou rêve d'Europe" – via AllAfrica.
  8. ^ "CFR 1907 | MULȚUMIM, DUREL AVOUNOU!". cfr1907.ro.
  9. ^ Battar, Fatih (1 August 2024). "Çorum FK Avanou'yu açıkladı" – via corumhakimiyet.net.
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Durel Avounou at Soccerway