Maxime Agueh (born 1 April 1978) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in France, he represented the Benin national team internationally.

Club career

Born in

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...

, Agueh began his career with

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played i ...

. On 1 July 1998, he signed for Luton Town F.C. where he played one year. In July 1999 he moved to Jupiler League club FC Denderleeuw EH where he stayed for two years In summer 2001 Agueh returned to France, signing with

Saint-Marcellin Saint-Marcellin is a soft French cheese made from cow's milk. Named after the small town of Saint-Marcellin ( Isère), it is produced in a geographical area corresponding to part of the former Dauphiné province (now included in the Rhône-Alpes ...

. He played one season here and signed with

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

club ASOA Valence. After three years with Valence, he signed 2005 for Acharnaikos F.C. In Greece played eight games in the

Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...

and signed in July 2006 with RFC Tournai for his second time in Belgium and played eleven games in the Jupiler League in the 2006–07 season. On 1 July 2007, after the end of the season, he signed with

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligu ...

club FC Gueugnon.

International career

Agueh was part of the Benin national team's

2004 African Nations Cup The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's foo ...

team, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to qualify for the next round. He played his first game in 2003 against

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...

Personal life

His father Gabriel Kuessivi Agueh is Minister of Finance in Benin.Conseil des Ministres du 11/03/2009
on www.sonangnon.net

References

External links

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Profile on www.LFP.fr
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agueh, Maxime 1978 births Living people Citizens of Benin through descent French sportspeople of Beninese descent Footballers from Lille Beninese footballers French footballers Association football goalkeepers Benin international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players ASOA Valence players FC Gueugnon players Lille OSC players F.C.V. Dender E.H. players Acharnaikos F.C. players Beninese expatriate footballers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Black French sportspeople