# Olivier Verdon

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.

## Club career

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. He made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a Ligue 1 match against Olympique Marseille on 19 November 2017. 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. On 2 September, however, he was loaned to KAS Eupen of the Belgian First Division A.
On 4 September 2020, Verdon was loaned to Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for the season.

## International career

Verdon was born in France and is Beninese by his mother. He debuted for the Benin national football team on 24 March 2017, in a 1–0 friendly loss to Mauritania.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 17 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Angoulême | 2014–15 | Championnat National 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Angoulême | 2015–16 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Angoulême | Total | Total | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Bordeaux B | 2015–16 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Bordeaux B | 2016–17 | Championnat National 3 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Bordeaux B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 |
| Bordeaux B | Total | 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 | Bulgarian First League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2024–25 | First League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | Total | Total | 92 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 159 | 11 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 233 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 312 | 19 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup, Hungarian Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearance in Bulgarian Super Cup
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of matches played on 9 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Benin national team | 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| Benin national team | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Benin national team | 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| Benin national team | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Benin national team | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Benin national team | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Benin national team | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34 | 0 |

## Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad
* Bulgarian First League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Bulgarian Supercup: 2021, 2022, 2023
* Bulgarian Cup: 2022–23