Nouihoum Kobenan (born 5 January 1985 in

Parakou Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, and the third-largest city in the country, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin ...

) is a

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ese retired

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player who last played for

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Career

He began his career with

Energie FC Energie FC is a football (soccer), football club based in Seme-Kpodji, Benin. They currently play in the Benin Premier League. In 1997 the club won the Benin Cup. Stadium Currently the team plays at the 3,000 capacity Stade Saint-Louis. Honou ...

and signed in 2005 with

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club

AS Bamako AS Bamako is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the top division in Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de Bamako. Achievements * Malien Cup: 1 :: 2005 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Confederation Cup ...

, he won with the team also in his first season the

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. After two years with

joined in Winter 2007 to League and city rival

Djoliba AC Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters Headquarters (often referred to as HQ) notes th ...

, here won in his first season the league

Malien Première Division Malian may refer to: * Malian, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran with the name * Something of, from, or related to Mali, a country in West Africa * Something of, from, or related to the Malians (Greek tribe) in Ancient Greece * Something of, ...

.Nouhoum Kobena et le Djoliba AC sacrés champions du Mali avant terme
on www.fraternite-info.com In 2012, he moved to Finnish club

International

Koubena began his career for his homeland

in 2006.

Honours

* 2005:

* 2008:

References

External links

* 1985 births Living people Beninese men's footballers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Libya Benin men's international footballers AS Bamako players Expatriate men's footballers in Libya 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Mali Expatriate men's footballers in Mali Djoliba AC players People from Parakou Energie FC players Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players Men's association football midfielders {{Benin-footy-bio-stub