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Benoît Assou-Ekotto

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Benoît Assou-Ekotto

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Also known as Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto, Benoit Pierre David Assou-Ekotto

Cameroonian-French footballer (born 1984)

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Key facts

Full name
Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto
Date of birth
( 1984-03-24 ) 24 March 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth
Arras , France
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Left back
1994 2004
Lens
Years
Team
2004 2006
Lens
2006 2015
Tottenham Hotspur
2013 2014
→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
2015 2016
Saint-Étienne
2016 2018
Metz
2009 2014
Cameroon

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Left-Back
Nationality
Cameroon

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Arras
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Participant in
2014 FIFA World Cup
Member of team
FC Metz
Position played
full-back
Country for sport
Cameroon
Mass
70
Image
Assou-ekotto tottenham-arsenal.jpg
Height
178
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Benoît Assou-Ekotto
date of birth
1984-03-24
name in native language
Benoît Assou-Ekotto
birth name
Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto
start of work period
2004-00-00
end of work period
2018-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto (born 24 March 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Assou-Ekotto came up through the youth ranks at Lens where he made his first-team debut in 2004. In 2006, he was signed by Tottenham Hotspur. He became a first-team regular for the Premier League club, totalling 200 appearances across all competitions. He was loaned to Queens Park Rangers in 2013 and released in 2015, after which he joined Saint-Étienne. The final club of his career was Ligue 1 club Metz.

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