Jean Makoun

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

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="7"|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|||
|rowspan="4"|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|||
|rowspan="3"|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|||
|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||
|rowspan="3"|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|||
|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||

### International goals

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

## Honours

**Lille**
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004

**Olympiacos**
- Super League Greece: 2011–12
- Greek Cup: 2011–12

**Cameroon**
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2008

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Jean Makoun
- **image**: Makoun2012.JPG
- **image size**: 250px
- **caption**: Makoun with Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos in 2012
- **fullname**: Jean II Makoun
- **birth place**: Yaoundé, Cameroon
- **position**: Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, Midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1997–1999
- **youthyears2**: 2000
- **youthyears3**: 2001
- **youthclubs1**: Cotonsport Garoua
- **youthclubs2**: Jeunesse Star
- **youthclubs3**: Tonnerre Yaoundé
- **years1**: 2001–2008
- **clubs1**: Lille OSC, Lille
- **caps1**: 165
- **goals1**: 9
- **years2**: 2008–2011
- **clubs2**: Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
- **caps2**: 76
- **goals2**: 8
- **years3**: 2011–2013
- **clubs3**: Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa
- **caps3**: 9
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2011–2012
- **clubs4**: → Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos  (loan)
- **caps4**: 23
- **goals4**: 2
- **years5**: 2012–2013
- **clubs5**: → Stade Rennais F.C., Stade Rennais  (loan)
- **caps5**: 28
- **goals5**: 2
- **years6**: 2013–2015
- **clubs6**: Stade Rennais F.C., Stade Rennais
- **caps6**: 59
- **goals6**: 3
- **years7**: 2015–2017
- **clubs7**: Antalyaspor
- **caps7**: 33
- **goals7**: 4
- **years8**: 2018–2020
- **clubs8**: Merit Alsancak Yesilova SK
- **caps8**: 25
- **goals8**: 6
- **totalcaps**: 418
- **totalgoals**: 34
- **nationalyears1**: 2003–2014
- **nationalteam1**: Cameroon national football team, Cameroon
- **nationalcaps1**: 68
- **nationalgoals1**: 10
- **pcupdate**: 27 August 2017
- **ntupdate**: 27 August 2014