Junior Salomon

Junior Salomon (born 8 April 1986) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Plateau United and the Benin national team.

Junior Salomon

Personal information
Full name	Junior Salomon[1]
Date of birth	(1986-04-08) 8 April 1986 (age 39)
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	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	ASPAC Cotonou	44	(3)
2012–2013	ASEC Mimosas	9	(0[2])
2013	USS Kraké
2013–2015	Bayelsa United
2016–	Plateau United
International career‡
2010–	Benin	21	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:53, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

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	Goals
Benin	2010	1	0
	2011	3	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	3	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	5	0
	2016	4	0
	2017	1	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	1	0
	Total	21	0