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{{short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Benjamin Moukandjo
| image = Cameroon-Australia (12).jpg
| caption = Moukandjo with Cameroon at the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
| full_name = Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|11|12}}
| birth_place = [[Douala]], Cameroon
| height = 1.80 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1998–2006
| youthclubs1 = [[Kadji Sports Academy|Kadji SA]]
| years1 = 2007
| clubs1 = [[Kadji Sports Academy|Kadji SA]]
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2007–2009
| clubs2 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]]
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2008–2009
| clubs3 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2008–2009
| clubs4 = → [[L'Entente SSG|L'Entente]] (loan)
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2009–2011
| clubs5 = [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]]
| caps5 = 46
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2011
| clubs6 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2011–2014
| clubs7 = [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
| caps7 = 89
| goals7 = 19
| years8 = 2014–2015
| clubs8 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]]
| caps8 = 31
| goals8 = 8
| years9 = 2015–2017
| clubs9 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
| caps9 = 56
| goals9 = 26
| years10 = 2017–2018
| clubs10 = [[Jiangsu Suning]]
| caps10 = 10
| goals10 = 7
| years11 = 2018
| clubs11 = → [[Beijing Renhe]] (loan)
| caps11 = 18
| goals11 = 7
| years12 = 2019–2020
| clubs12 = [[RC Lens|Lens]]
| caps12 = 4
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2020–2021
| clubs13 = [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]
| caps13 = 2
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2021
| clubs14 = [[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|AEL]]
| caps14 = 10
| goals14 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
| nationalcaps1 = 57
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| club-update = 08:58, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|CMR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017 Gabon]]|}}
}}

'''Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé''' (born 12 November 1988) is a Cameroonian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

==Club career==
Moukandjo began his career in hometown's [[Kadji Sports Academy]], joining the club's youth setup in 1998, aged 10. Nine years later he moved to France, joining [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]. In September 2008, after making appearances only for the reserve team of Rennes, he was loaned out to [[L'Entente SSG]].<ref>[http://www.stade-rennais-online.com/+2233-Pret-officiel-Moukandjo-a+.html Prêt, officiel : Moukandjo à Sannois Saint-Gratien (Loan, official: Moukandjo to Sannois Saint-Gratien)]; Stade Rennais Online, 15 September 2008 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

Moukandjo returned to Rennes in June 2009, but rescinded his link and joined [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] on 31 August 2009.<ref>[http://www.mercato365.com/rennes-moukandjo-a-nimes-129845.shtml Rennes: Moukandjo à Nîmes (Rennes: Moukandjo to Nîmes)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051906/http://www.mercato365.com/rennes-moukandjo-a-nimes-129845.shtml |date=4 March 2016 }}; Mercato 365, 31 August 2009 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> He appeared regularly for the side in [[Ligue 2]].

Later he moved to [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] on 31 January 2011.<ref>[http://www.football.fr/monaco/articles/moukandjo-arrive-a-monaco-aubameyagn-part-a-saint-etienne-77276/?sitemap Moukandjo pour remplacer Aubameyang (Moukandjo to replace Aubameyang)]; Football.fr, 31 January 2011 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

In May 2011, after Monaco's relegation to Ligue 2, Moukandjo was linked with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2011/05/31/benjamin-moukandjo-lined-up-by-liverpool-as-gervinho-alternative-28431/ Benjamin Moukandjo lined up by Liverpool as Gervinho alternative]; [[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]], 31 May 2011</ref> He joined [[AS Nancy Lorraine|Nancy]] on 12 August 2011 by signing a three-season contract.<ref>[http://www.asnl.net/58/toute_l_actualite/actualites/fiche/2331 Moukandjo a choisi Nancy (Moukandjo chooses Nancy)]; Nancy's official website, 12 August 2011 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

On 18 July 2014, Moukandjo moved to Ligue 1 side [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] on a two-year deal.<ref>[http://www.stade-de-reims.com/app/news/4486 Benjamin Moukandjo signe au Stade de Reims (Benjamin Moukandjo sign at the Stade de Reims)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723220426/http://www.stade-de-reims.com/app/news/4486 |date=23 July 2014 }}; Reims's official website, 18 July 2014 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

On 5 August 2015, Moukandjo joined [[FC Lorient|Lorient]], also of Ligue 1.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mercato. Benjamin Moukandjo signe à Lorient|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/fc-lorient/mercato-benjamin-moukandjo-signe-lorient-3603853|access-date=29 November 2017|work=Ouest France|date=5 August 2015|language=fr}}</ref> On 8 April 2017, he scored two of Lorient's goals and provided an [[assist (football)|assist]] for [[Sylvain Marveaux]] in their 4–1 league away win over [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/moukandjo-lorient-leave-lyon-stunned.htm |title=Moukandjo, Lorient leave Lyon stunned|date=8 April 2017|work=www.ligue1.com}}</ref>

On 13 July 2017, Moukandjo moved to the Chinese Super League side [[Jiangsu Suning]] on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40607893|title=Cameroon captain Moukandjo joins China's Jiangsu Suning|date=14 July 2017|website=BBC Sport|access-date=28 August 2019|first=Leocadia|last=Bongben}}</ref><ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-07-13/doc-ifyiakwa3985473.shtml 苏宁宣布法甲13球射手加盟 签约2年身披38号] at sina.com 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> On 28 February 2018, Moukandjo was loaned to [[Beijing Renhe]] until 31 December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43226759|title=Cameroon captain Moukandjo joins Chinese side Beijing Renhe on loan|date=28 February 2018|website=BBC Sport|access-date=28 August 2019|first=Oluwashina|last=Okeleji}}</ref><ref>[https://www.sohu.com/a/224589231_463728 人和官宣穆坎乔租借加盟] at sohu.com 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>

In March 2019 he left Jiangsu Suning by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47434242|title=Benjamin Moukandjo: Ex-Cameroon skipper leaves Jiangsu Suning|date=3 March 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=28 August 2019|first=Oluwashina|last=Okeleji}}</ref>

On 11 September 2019, Moukandjo joined Ligue 2 side [[RC Lens|Lens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/nouvelle-recrue-benjamin-moukandjo-mercato-rclens-interview-photos-20190911|title=NOUVELLE RECRUE|publisher=[[RC Lens]]|date=11 September 2019|access-date=12 September 2019|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Okeleji |first1=Oluwashina |title=Benjamin Moukandjo: Ex-Cameroon skipper returns to France with Lens |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49674603 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=14 September 2019 |date=12 September 2019}}</ref>

On 23 January 2020, after his release with Lens, Moukandjo joined Ligue 2 rivals [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] where he played just two games.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 January 2020|title=Official {{!}} Valenciennes welcome Benjamin Moukandjo {{!}} Get French Football News|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/official-valenciennes-welcome-benjamin-moukandjo/|access-date=28 January 2021|website=www.getfootballnewsfrance.com}}</ref>

On 28 January 2021, Moukandjo signed with Greek club [[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|AEL]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 January 2021|title=Le Camerounais Benjamin Moukandjo signe en Grèce|trans-title=Cameroonian Benjamin Moukandjo signs in Greece|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique-foot/20210128-le-camerounais-benjamin-moukandjo-signe-en-grèce|access-date=28 January 2021|website=RFI|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.aelfc.gr/anakoinoseis-menu/item/3633-anakoinosi| title=Ανακοίνωση Λυσης Συμβολαιων| publisher=www.aelfc.gr/| date=14 May 2021| access-date=14 May 2021| archive-date=15 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515215007/http://www.aelfc.gr/anakoinoseis-menu/item/3633-anakoinosi| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International career==
On 4 June 2011, Moukandjo made his debut for the [[Cameroon national football team]], starting in a 0–0 [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] draw against [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]].<ref>[http://www.okabol.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1566 Cameroun-Sénégal: la CAN s'éloigne (0–0) (Cameroon–Senegal: the CAN is far)]; Okabol, 4 June 2011 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> He netted his first international goal on 16 June of the following year, the winner against [[Guinea-Bissau national football team|Guinea-Bissau]].<ref>[http://www.cameroon-info.net/stories/0,35299,@,eliminatoires-can-2013-cameroun-1-guinee-bissau-0.html Eliminatoires CAN 2013: Cameroun 1 – Guinee Bissau 0 (CAN 2013 Qualifications: Cameroon 1 – Guinea-Bissau 0)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085048/http://www.cameroon-info.net/stories/0%2C35299%2C%40%2Celiminatoires-can-2013-cameroun-1-guinee-bissau-0.html |date=19 August 2014 }}; Cameroon-Info, 16 June 2012 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

Moukandjo was selected in Cameroon's squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] and started in all three group matches, against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=296118/played-matches.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617165017/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=296118/played-matches.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 June 2014|title=8 Benjamin MOUKANDJO|access-date=26 January 2015|work=FIFA}}</ref>

At the [[2015 African Cup of Nations]], he scored Cameroon's goal in a 1–1 draw with [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] at the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D|group stage]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30860873|title=Cameroon 1-1 Guinea|access-date=26 January 2015|work=BBC}}</ref>

[[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|Two years later]], he was named Man of the Match in the [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|final]] as Cameroon won the Africa Cup of Nations for the fifth time.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Edwards|first1=Piers|title=How Cameroon's Indomitable Lions roared again|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38883345|access-date=9 February 2017|work=BBC News|date=6 February 2017}}</ref> He was the captain of the Cameroon national team for this tournament.

In September 2018 he retired from international duty,<ref name = "retired">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45619393|title=Moukandjo: Nations Cup winning captain retires from Cameroon duty|date=23 September 2018|website=BBC Sport|access-date=28 August 2019|first=Njie|last=Enow}}</ref> having scored eight goals in 57 appearances.<ref>{{NFT player|pid=43474|access-date=24 September 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite news|title=Benjamin Moukandjo|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur30127.html|access-date=12 November 2015|work=L'Equipe}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/moukandjo-bile-benjamin Ligue 1 profile]; Ligue 1. Retrieved on 11 June 2014 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[Greek Football Cup]].}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]]
|[[2007–08 Championnat de France amateur|2007–08]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Championnat de France amateur|CFA]]
|12||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||2
|-
|[[2008–09 Championnat de France amateur|2008–09]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!14!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!14!!2
|-
|[[L'Entente SSG|L'Entente]]
|[[2008–09 Championnat National|2008–09]]
|[[Championnat National|National]]
|11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]]
|[[2009–10 Ligue 2|2009–10]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Ligue 2]]
|31||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||34||3
|-
|[[2010–11 Ligue 2|2010–11]]
|15||5||5||2||colspan="2"|—||20||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!46!!8!!8!!2!!0!!0!!54!!10
|-
|[[AS Monaco|Monaco]]
|[[2010–11 AS Monaco FC season|2010–11]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|16||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||18||3
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[AS Nancy Lorraine|Nancy]]
|[[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
|27||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||28||5
|-
|[[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]]
|35||5||4||4||colspan="2"|—||39||9
|-
|[[2013–14 Ligue 2|2013–14]]
|Ligue 2
|27||9||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!89!!19!!5!!4!!0!!0!!94!!23
|-
|[[Stade de Reims|Reims]]
|[[2014–15 Stade de Reims season|2014–15]]
|Ligue 1
|31||8||1||0||colspan="2"|—||32||8
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
|[[2015–16 FC Lorient season|2015–16]]
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
|31||13||3||0||colspan="2"|—||34||13
|-
|[[2016–17 FC Lorient season|2016–17]]
|25||13||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||13
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!26!!3!!0!!0!!0!!59!!26
|-
|[[Jiangsu Suning]]
|[[2017 Chinese Super League|2017]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Chinese Super League]]
|10||7||1||1||colspan="2"|—||11||8
|-
|[[Beijing Renhe]] (loan) 
|[[2018 Chinese Super League|2018]]
|18||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||19||7
|-
|[[RC Lens|Lens]]
|rowspan="2"|[[2019–20 Ligue 2|2019–20]]
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2
|3||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||4||1
|-
|[[Valenciennes]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|AEL]]
|[[2020–21 Super League Greece|2020–21]]
|[[Super League Greece]]
|10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!306!!80!!24!!8!!0!!0!!329!!88
|}

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===International===
:''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moukandjo goal.''<ref>{{Soccerway|benjamin-moukandjo-bile/95237}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Benjamin Moukandjo
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 16 June 2012 || [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon || {{fb|GNB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 17 November 2013 || Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon || {{fb|TUN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || 24 January 2015 || [[Estadio de Malabo]], [[Malabo]], Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|GUI}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D|2015 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 30 March 2015 || [[Rajamangala Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand || {{fb|THA}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|3–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || 3 September 2016 || [[Limbe Stadium]], [[Limbe, Cameroon|Limbe]], Cameroon || {{fb|GAM}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group M|2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 9 October 2016 || [[Stade Mustapha Tchaker]], [[Blida]], Algeria || {{fb|ALG}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|7 || 10 January 2017 || Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon || {{fb|ZIM}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|8 || 14 January 2017 || [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Libreville]], Gabon || {{fb|Burkina Faso}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|2017 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Cameroon'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|2017]]<ref name = "retired"/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.stade-rennais-online.com/Benjamin-Moukandjo.html Stade Rennais profile] {{in lang|fr}}
*{{LFP|moukandjo-bile-benjamin}}

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