Marcel Dandjinou

Marcel Dandjinou
Personal information
Full name Marcel Soukè Dandjinou
Date of birth (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998
Place of birth Ganvié, Benin
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kruger United
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 ESAE 11 (0)
2021-2025 JDR Stars 82 (0)
2025- Kruger United 18 (0)
International career‡
2022- Benin 22 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 April 2026

Marcel Soukè Dandjinou (born 26 June 1998) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for JDR Stars.

Career

ESAE

In 2016, Dandjinou signed for Beninese side ESAE FC, helping them win the 2019 Benin Cup, their first major trophy.[1][2][3][4][5]

JDR Stars

Before the second half of 2020–21, he signed for JDR Stars in South Africa.[6][7][8][9][10][11] On 17 March 2021, he debuted for JDR Stars during a 2–1 win over Cape Town Spurs.[12]

Kruger United

In 2025, as JDR Stars became defunct, he signed for Kruger United as a free agent on the one year short-term contract.

References

  1. ↑ "Marcel Dandjinou, l'inévitable ascension". bjfoot.com.
  2. ↑ "Marcel Dandjinou, l'ange gardien". bjfoot.com.
  3. ↑ "Marcel Dandjinou " aborder ce match avec beaucoup d'envie "". bjfoot.com.
  4. ↑ "Au bout du suspens, Marcel Dandjinou héroïque, Esae historique !". bjfoot.com.
  5. ↑ "Marcel Dandjinou, capitaine d'Esae FC : "le peuple peut continuer à croire en nous"". ortb.bj.
  6. ↑ "'22-year old' JDR goalkeeper causes stare on social media with his age". citizen.co.za.
  7. ↑ "Marcel Dandjinou: "Montrer de quoi je suis capable en Afrique du Sud"". football365.fr.
  8. ↑ "Marcel Dandjinou: "On aurait tort de ne pas y croire"". sportnewsafrica.com.
  9. ↑ "Bjfoot Awards 2021- Prix Yesssoufou Sèmiou : Dandjinou, Damilola et Douyèmé nommés". bjfoot.com.
  10. ↑ "A Look At PSL Players Who Booked AFCON Ticket". snl24.com.
  11. ↑ "The international Marcel Dandjinouvisits the foals of Mathias Degueno". megasportsmedia.com.
  12. ↑ "Hammer Boys punish wasteful Spurs". Cape Town Spurs FC. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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