| Olivier Verdon | |
| Fullname: | Olivier Jacques Verdon[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Clamart, France |
| Height: | 1.91m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Angoulême |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps2: | 37 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Eupen (loan) |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021– |
| Caps8: | 75 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam1: | Benin |
| Nationalcaps1: | 34 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 January 2024 (UTC) |
Olivier Jacques Verdon (born 5 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad. Born in France, he represents Benin at international level. He has become known for repeated instances of domestic violence, attempted murder, and aggression against partners.[2] [3] [4]
Verdon signed his first professional contract on 27 April 2017 with Ligue 1 club FC Girondins de Bordeaux after successful seasons with their B team.[5] He made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a Ligue 1 match against Olympique Marseille on 19 November 2017.[6] He came on for Igor Lewczuk in the 80th minute of the 1–1 home draw.
On 11 June 2019, after a year with Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Verdon signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés in La Liga.[7] On 2 September, however, he was loaned to KAS Eupen of the Belgian First Division A.[8]
On 4 September 2020, Verdon was loaned to Bulgarian club PFC Ludogorets Razgrad for the season.[9]
Verdon was born in France and is Beninese by his mother.[10] He debuted for the Benin national football team on 24 March 2017, in a 1–0 friendly loss to Mauritania.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Angoulême | 2014–15 | Championnat National 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| Bordeaux B | 2015–16 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Championnat National 3 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||||
| Bordeaux | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sochaux | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Eupen (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 2020–21 | First League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2021–22 | First League | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | First League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | First League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 216 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 283 | 17 | |||
| Benin national team | |||
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 0 | |
Ludogorets Razgrad
(4) 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
(1) 2022–23