Durel Avounou

Congolese footballer (born 1997)

Durel AvounouPersonal information

Full name|  Bel Durel Avounou[1]
Date of birth|  (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth|  Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Height|  1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  CFR Cluj
Number|  29
Youth career
0000–2015|  CESD La Djiri
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2015–2020|  Caen B|  26|  (3)
2017–2020|  Caen|  14|  (0)
2018–2019|  → Orléans (loan)|  35|  (5)
2020–2022|  Le Mans|  49|  (6)
2022–2023|  Ümraniyespor|  27|  (5)
2023–|  CFR Cluj|  12|  (3)
International career‡
2015–|  Congo|  23|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Bel Durel Avounou (born 25 September 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Congo national football team.

## Club career[edit]

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]

## International career[edit]

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

### International stats[edit]

As of 23 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year  National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

Durel Avounou at Soccerway

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CFR Cluj - current squad

* 2 Juričić
* 3 Morgan
* 4 Manea
* 6 Ajeti
* 7 Krasniqi
* 8 Filip
* 10 Deac
* 17 Otele
* 18 Nortey
* 19 Mogoș
* 21 Mihai
* 22 Konoplyanka
* 24 Zejnullahu
* 27 Ilie
* 29 Avounou
* 30 Bîrligea
* 34 Bălgrădean
* 40 Cvek
* 42 Boben
* 44 Krešić
* 45 Camora (c)
* 73 Muhar
* 76 Lucaci
* 77 Tachtsidis
* 81 Gondiu
* 82 Fică
* 89 Hindrich
* 90 Sava
* Head coach: Mandorlini

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