Benjamin Feindouno (born 17 February 1983) is a Guinean former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its ...

, Feindouno began his career with Hirondelles de Conakry. In 2000 he was scouted by

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where he played his only professional game on 10 May 2003 against

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in the

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, he left in July 2003 to sign with

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where he played for the reserve team. After one year with FC Lorient B he signed with Vendée Poiré sur Vie on 1 July 2004. On 7 August 2007, Feindouno left Vendée Poiré sur Vie and signed with

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. After a successful year with Saint-Lô, in which he scored 14 goals and made 10 assists in the fifth tier, he signed a contract with fourth-tier side Vendée Luçon on 24 October 2008. In January 2009 he left Vendée Luçon to sign with

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Personal life

Benjamin is the brother of midfielders

Simon Feindouno Simon Feindouno (born 15 August 1985) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward. He is capable of playing as an attacking midfielder, winger, or striker. Career Born in Conakry, Guinea, Feindouno began his professional car ...

and

Pascal Feindouno Pascal Feindouno (born 27 February 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. In his prime, he was widely recognised as one of the best footballers to come out of Guinea. He scored 30 goals in 85 appearances betwe ...

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Benjamin Feindouno
at Foot-National * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feindouno, Benjamin 1983 births Living people Footballers from Conakry Men's association football forwards Guinean men's footballers FC Lorient players Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players AS Beauvais Oise players Luçon FC players FC Saint-Lô Manche players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France