| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1983-02-17) 17 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Date of death | 2025 | ||
| Place of death | La Roche-sur-Yon, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Hirondelles de Conakry | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Beauvais Oise | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Lorient B | ||
| 2004–2007 | Vendée Poiré sur Vie | ||
| 2007–2008 | Saint-Lô | ||
| 2008–2009 | Vendée Luçon | ||
| 2009–2012 | La Roche VF | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Benjamin Feindouno (born 17 February 1983 – 2025) was a Guinean professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Born in Conakry, Feindouno began his career with Hirondelles de Conakry. In 2000 he was scouted by Beauvais Oise where he played his only professional game on 10 May 2003 against Metz in the Ligue 2,[2] he left in July 2003 to sign with Lorient where he played for the reserve team.[3] After one year with Lorient B he signed with Vendée Poiré sur Vie on 1 July 2004.
On 7 August 2007, Feindouno left Vendée Poiré sur Vie and signed with Saint-Lô.[4] After a successful year with Saint-Lô, in which he scored 14 goals and made 10 assists in the fifth tier, he signed a contract with fourth-tier side Vendée Luçon on 24 October 2008.[5] In January 2009 he left Vendée Luçon to sign with La Roche VF.[5][6][7]
Personal life and death
Benjamin was the brother of midfielders Simon Feindouno and Pascal Feindouno.[8]
He was found dead in his home in La Roche-sur-Yon on 26 August 2025 with his body in "an advanced state of decomposition".[9][10]
References
- ^ Benjamin Feindouno at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Benjamin Feindouno – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- ^ "Joueurs de football". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Benjamin FEINDOUNO signe au FC Saint-Lô
- ^ a b Le Tutour, Michel (24 October 2008). "Football : Benjamin Feindouno dans l'attente de se relancer". La Roche sur Yon (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ RECRUTEMENT SAISON 2009/10 Archived 30 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Football : La Roche VF, la montée sinon rien". Ouest France (in French). 26 August 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Guinea - P. Feindouno - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Benjamin Feindouno, le frère de Pascal Feindouno, retrouvé mort avec son corps en état de décomposition" [Benjamin Feindouno, brother of Pascal Feindouno, found dead with his body in a state of decomposition]. RMC Sport (in French). 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Martinez, Sacha (1 September 2025). "Un footballeur vendéen, frère d'un ancien joueur de Ligue 1, retrouvé mort à son domicile en Vendée" [A footballer from Vendée, brother of a former Ligue 1 player, found dead at his home in Vendée]. Ouest France (in French). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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