Edwin Ouon (born 26 January 1981) is a Rwandan former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. He was regarded as one of the best centre backs in the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

league, having won the 'Defender of the year' prize in the 2008–09 season.

Club career

Ouon was born in

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, France. In 2008, he signed for

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

. In the 2011–12 season he was one of the key players helping the team win the

. The 2012–13 season started very well for Ouon and he participated in

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Honours

AEL Limassol *

: 2011–12

References

External links

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Steaua interest in Ouon

Profile at aelfc.com
1981 births Living people French people of Rwandan descent Footballers from Aubervilliers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Rwandan men's footballers French men's footballers Rwanda men's international footballers Rwandan expatriate men's footballers Cypriot First Division players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Super League Greece players Tercera División players Red Star FC players Cagliari Calcio players Royal Antwerp F.C. players K.V. Oostende players Beerschot A.C. players Aris Limassol FC players AEL Limassol players Levadiakos F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century French sportsmen {{Rwanda-footy-bio-stub