Jean Makoun, full name Jean II Makoun, born on 29 May 1983, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He came through at Lille, where he helped the club win the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2004 and took part in Champions League qualification, before moving to Lyon and then to England, where he joined Aston Villa in January 2011 and made his Premier League debut that month. He later played for Olympiacos in Greece. For Cameroon he was a senior international from 2003 to 2015, appearing at the 2006 and 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he played in all of his team's matches, and in the squad named for the 2014 World Cup.
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is a Cameroonian former professional footballer
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is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder
Competed In: Africa Cup of Nations, International career, 2008 tournament
Makoun was named by Otto Pfister in Cameroon's squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.
Competed In: FIFA World Cup, International career, 2010 World Cup
Makoun participated in all of Cameroon's games in their disappointing 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Competed In: Premier League, Aston Villa, league debut
He made his Premier League debut for Aston Villa
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