Cédric Hountondji

Following his move to Bandırmaspor, Hountondji's current-season form is up 367% on last season (Season 6→28), while his Rating eased 30→12. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 77).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Bandırmaspor · 8th	11	0	0	6.78	12	28
2024/25	Angers · 14th	13	0	0	6.6	30	6
2023/24	Angers · 2nd	32	0	1	6.96	44	46
2022/23	Angers · 20th	36	0	0	6.68	57	30
2021/22	Clermont Foot · 17th	23	1	0	6.73	57	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Benin · international

Side	Apps	G
Benin	25	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

C. Hountondji is a 32-year-old central defender at Bandırmaspor, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 28, top 16% of 1. Lig centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.4, ranking 196th of 224 in the 1. Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (41.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hountondji.

Judged on this season alone, Hountondji graded 28 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 58 centre-backs in the 1. Lig, on 4 clean sheets and 3.31 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 51st of 58 of the 58 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. At 32 Hountondji is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2021/22

Current potential51st of 58 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 11 apps Current season9th of 58 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 11 apps 9th-best centre-back in the 1. Lig 196th in the 1. Lig · potential 51st-highest potential centre-back in the 1. Lig

14.4

Ratingi

51st of 58 centre-backs

28.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.31

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bandırmaspor finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.31

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.4, Hountondji carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Lig of 58 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.3%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.31

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %84

Cards / 900.127

Foul involvement / 900.891

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Hountondji sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hountondji's projected Rating — 14.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions10

Blocks3

Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

BandırmasporJul 2025 – now

AngersJul 2022 – Jul 2025

Clermont Footuntil Jul 2022

Levski SofiaMar 2019 – Jul 2022Free

New York City FCJan 2018 – Mar 2019Free

GGazelec FC Ajacciountil Jan 2018

Auxerre(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jan 2018

Chateauroux(on loan)Aug 2014 – Aug 2015

Rennesuntil Aug 2014

About C. Hountondji

Cédric Hountondji is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Bandırmaspor, born on January 19, 1994 in Toulouse, standing 194 cm tall. He is from Benin. Bandırmaspor currently sit 10th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, C. Hountondji has made 11 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 707 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

C. Hountondji's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Bandırmaspor face Bursaspor away in the 1. Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Hountondji at 14.4 with a Season form score of 28.2, ranking 196th of 224 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, C. Hountondji has totalled 322 club appearances with 5 goals and 2 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 37 appearances for Clermont Foot.

C. Hountondji's career has also included time at Angers, Clermont Foot, Levski Sofia, New York City FC, GGazelec FC Ajaccio, Auxerre, Chateauroux and Rennes.

On the international stage, C. Hountondji has represented Benin — 25 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Bandırmaspor finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

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