Jean Makoun

Jean Makoun
	Makoun with Olympiacos in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jean II Makoun
Date of birth	29 May 1983 (age 43)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1999	Cotonsport Garoua
2000	Jeunesse Star
2001	Tonnerre Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2008	Lille
2008–2011	Lyon
2011–2013	Aston Villa
2011–2012	→ Olympiacos (loan)
2012–2013	→ Stade Rennais (loan)
2013–2015	Stade Rennais
2015–2017	Antalyaspor
2018–2020	Merit Alsancak Yesilova SK
Total
International career‡
2003–2014	Cameroon
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2014

Jean Makoun (born 29 May 1983) is a former Cameroonian football player.

Career statistics

As of 3 April 2016

Club

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lille	2002–03	Ligue 1	10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2003–04	Ligue 1	32	1	1	1	0	0	33	2
	2004–05	Ligue 1	33	0	2	1	6	0	41	1
	2005–06	Ligue 1	31	5	2	0	9	0	42	5
	2006–07	Ligue 1	33	1	0	0	10	1	43	2
	2007–08	Ligue 1	26	2	1	0	0	0	27	2
	Total		165	9	8	2	25	1	198	12
Lyon	2008–09	Ligue 1	35	6	4	1	8	2	47	9
	2009–10	Ligue 1	28	1	0	0	13	1	41	2
	2010–11	Ligue 1	13	1	1	0	3	0	17	1
	Total		76	8	5	1	24	3	105	12
Aston Villa	2010–11	Premier League	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2011–12	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
Olympiacos (loan)	2011–12	Super League Greece	19	2	4	0	8	0	31	2
Stade Rennes II (loan)	2012–13	Championnat de France Amateur 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Stade Rennes (loan)	2012–13	Ligue 1	28	2	4	0	0	0	32	2
Stade Rennes	2013–14	Ligue 1	30	1	5	1	0	0	35	2
	2014–15	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		31	1	5	1	0	0	36	2
Stade Rennes II	2014–15	Championnat de France amateur 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Antalyaspor	2015–16	Süper Lig	13	2	6	0	0	0	19	2
Career total			344	24	34	4	57	4	435	32

International goals

As of 13 January 2017

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 2008	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Mauritius	4–0	5–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	9 September 2009	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Gabon	1–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	10 October 2009	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Togo	2–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	17 November 2013	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Tunisia	3–1	4–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	17 November 2013	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Tunisia	4–1	4–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Makoun likes to be referred to as Jean II since his father, Jean Sr., is also a footballer, after revealing it at a press conference. Makoun is married and has four children, including Jean III Makoun, who followed his footstep to be a footballer. In April 2011, Makoun was given a compassionate leave by Aston Villa to return to Cameroon after his wife and one of his children were involved in a car crash.

In addition to speaking French, Makoun also speaks English, learning the language from his time at Villa Park. In March 2012, he was fined for parking illegally from his time at Olympiacos.