| General |
| Benoît Assou-Ekotto | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto | |
| Date of birth: | 24 March 1984 | |
| Place of birth: | Arras,  France
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| Height: | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position: | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Metz
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| Number | 32 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994–2004 | Lens
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 2006–2015 2013–2014 2015–2016 2016– |
Lens Tottenham Hotspur → Queens Park Rangers (loan) Saint-Étienne Metz
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67 (4) 155 (4) 31 (0) 28 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2009–2014 |  Cameroon
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24 (0) |
Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto (born 24 March 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Metz in Ligue 1.
He began his career at Lens, and in 2006 he was signed by Tottenham Hotspur. He became a first-team regular for the Premier League side, totalling 200 appearances across all competitions. He was loaned to Queens Park Rangers in 2013, and released in 2015, resuming his career at Saint-Étienne.
Born in France, he played internationally for the Cameroon national team, representing them at two FIFA World Cups.
External links[]
Benoît Assou-Ekotto profile at Soccerbase- (French) Profile and Pictures of Assou-Ekotto
- (French) Assou-Ekotto: a gold player by Sitercl.com
- (French) Benoît Assou-Ekotto career statistics
| FC Metz squad - 2025–26 |
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1 Oberhauser · 2 Bronn (c) · 3 Udol · 4 Niakaté · 5 Jemerson · 6 N'Doram · 7 Niane · 8 Traoré · 9 de Préville · 10 Boulaya · 11 Nguette · 13 Candé · 14 Pajot · 15 Sarr · 16 Oukidja · 17 Delaine · 18 Centonze · 19 Maïga · 23 Kouyaté · 24 Joseph · 26 Yade · 27 Kana-Biyik · 28 Cabit · 29 Lacroix · 30 Caillard · 32 Amadou · 34 Mafouta · 40 Ba · Manager: Frédéric Antonetti |
| Cameroon
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Cameroonian competitions · Cameroonian coaches · Cameroonian players · Cameroonian stadiums · Cameroonian clubs |
| Cameroon – 2010 FIFA World Cup |
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Manager: |
| Cameroon – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Feudjou
2. Assou-Ekotto
3. N'Koulou
4. Djeugoué
5. Nounkeu
6. Song
7. N'Guémo
8. Moukandjo
9. Eto'o (c)
10. Aboubakar
11. Makoun
12. Bedimo
13. Choupo-Moting
14. Chedjou
15. Webó
16. Itandje
17. Mbia
18. Enoh
19. Olinga
20. Salli
21. Matip
22. Nyom
23. N'Djock
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