Junior Salomon

Junior Salomon
Personal information
Full name	Junior Salomon
Date of birth	8 April 1986 (age 38)
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
2009–2011	ASPAC Cotonou
2012–2013	ASEC Mimosas
2013	USS Kraké
2013–2015	Bayelsa United
2016–	Plateau United
International career‡
2010–	Benin
	*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.

Club career

Born in Abomey, Benin, Salomon began his career with Université Nationale du Bénin FC,^[3] before joining ASPAC Cotonou in November 2009.^{[citation needed]} He left Benin in December 2011 and joined top Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.^[4]

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.^[5] He joined promoted Plateau United ahead of the 2016 season^[6] after Bayelsa was relegated.

International career

Salomon was part of the Benin national football team at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.^[7]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 16 August 2020^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Benin	2010	1
	2011	3
	2012	1
	2013	3
	2014	0
	2015	5
	2016	4
	2017	1
	2018	2
	2019	1
	Total	21

References

^ "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ Salomon Junior - Profil * asec.ci Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today
^ ^a ^b "Junior Salomon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ Rentrée sportive à Sol Béni La réaction des athlètes Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Salomon player of the week". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
^ "Bayelsa captain agrees terms with Plateau United". africanfootball.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ FootballSquads - Benin - African Cup of Nations 2010

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[1] "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[2] Salomon Junior - Profil * asec.ci Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today

[nft-3] "Junior Salomon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[4] Rentrée sportive à Sol Béni La réaction des athlètes Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Salomon player of the week". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

[6] "Bayelsa captain agrees terms with Plateau United". africanfootball.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[7] FootballSquads - Benin - African Cup of Nations 2010

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