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Christian Makoun

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Makoun and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Christian Makoun
Makoun with Levski Sofia in 2025
Personal information
Full name Christian Frederick Bayoi Makoun Reyes
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Valencia, Venezuela
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2018 Zamora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Zamora 32 (1)
2018–2019 → Juventus U23 (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Inter Miami 30 (2)
2020 → Fort Lauderdale CF (loan) 3 (0)
2022 Charlotte FC 13 (0)
2022–2023 New England Revolution 17 (0)
2024 Anorthosis Famagusta 13 (2)
2024– Levski Sofia 50 (4)
International career‡
2017 Venezuela U17 9 (1)
2017–2018 Venezuela U20 14 (3)
2022– Venezuela 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025

Christian Frederick Bayoi Makoun Reyes (born 5 March 2000) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as both a defensive midfielder and defender for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia and the Venezuelan national team.[2]

Club career

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A product of Zamora, Makoun made his debut with the club on 27 July 2016, in a Copa Venezuela match[3] where they beat Atlético Socopó 4–2.[4] On 20 July 2018, he joined Juventus Academy on loan with an option to join permanently.[5]

On 6 August 2019, Makoun joined Inter Miami for their debut campaign,[6] making his debut on 1 March 2020, in a 1–0 defeat against LAFC.[7] On September 5, he was loaned to the affiliate team Fort Lauderdale.[8] After recovering from COVID and establishing himself in both Fort Lauderdale's & Inter Miami's squads,[9]in 2021, he was confirmed in the squad for Inter Miami's second season.[10] He was transferred to Charlotte on 10 January 2022,[11] for the first spot in the MLS Allocation Ranking.[12] On 4 August, he was transferred to New England Revolution for General Allocation Money for the 2022 & 2023 season.[13]

On 1 January 2024, Makoun returned to Europe, joining Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.[14] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 February against Omonia in a 3–1 defeat.[15] On 7 August, he joined Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, signing a three-year contract.[16]

International career

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Makoun was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]

Personal life

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He also holds Belgian citizenship through his Belgian-based Cameroonian father.[18] His father, also named Christian Makoun, was a youth international footballer for Cameroon[19] and played during his career for Caïman Douala, Deportivo Pesquero, Club Atlético Huracán, FC Jūrmala, FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit and Belgian clubs Cercle Brugge and Rhodienne-De Hoek.[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 August 2025[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zamora 2016 Primera División 0 0 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2017 Primera División 9 0 5 0 2[b] 0 — 16 0
2018 Primera División 13 0 0 0 2[c] 0 — 15 0
2019 Primera División 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
Total 32 1 9 0 4 0 — 45 1
Juventus U23 2018–19 Serie C 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Inter Miami 2020 MLS 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2021 MLS 26 2 0 0 — — 26 2
Total 30 2 0 0 — — 30 2
Fort Lauderdale CF 2020 USL League One 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Charlotte FC 2022 MLS 13 0 2 0 — — 15 0
New England Revolution 2022 MLS 8 0 – — — 8 0
2023 MLS 9 0 2 0 — 1[d] 0 12 0
Total 17 0 2 0 — 1 0 20 0
Anorthosis Famagusta 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 13 2 2 0 — — 15 2
Levski Sofia 2024–25 First League 26 3 3 0 — — 29 3
2025–26 First League 16 1 0 0 7[e] 0 1[f] 0 24 1
Total 42 4 3 0 7 0 1 0 53 4
Career total 150 9 18 0 11 0 2 0 181 8
  1. ^ Includes Copa Venezuela, US Open Cup, Cypriot Cup, and Bulgarian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup

International

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As of match played 4 September 2025[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Venezuela 2022 6 0
2023 3 0
2024 4 0
2025 2 0
Total 15 0

Honours

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Zamora

Levski Sofia

Venezuela U20

References

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  1. ^ "Christian Makoun". New England Revolution. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ @anorthosisfc (1 January 2024). "Anorthosis Famagusta announces its agreement in principle with the footballer Christian Makoun" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  3. ^ Zamora FC (27 July 2016). "Today Zamora finished the game with Christian Makoun and Ronaldo Corrales". Instagram. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Copa Venezuela results, scorers and fixtures". www.soccerassociation.com. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  5. ^ Reyes, Ivan (20 July 2018). "Venezolano Christian Makoun jugará con la academia juvenil de la Juventus". Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  6. ^ Inter Miami CF (6 August 2019). "Venezuelan U-20 team captain Christian Makoun joins La Familia". X (formerly known as twitter). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  7. ^ Venegas, Mauricio (3 March 2020). "The World Reacts to Inter Miami CF's MLS Debut". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  8. ^ Tengo Sangre Vinotinto (5 September 2020). "¡Christian Makoun cedido al Fort Lauderdale!". facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  9. ^ Panizo, Franco (20 August 2021). "Christian Makoun quietly establishing himself as important player for Inter Miami". Miami Total Futbol. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  10. ^ Venegas, Mauricio (25 February 2021). "Inter Miami CF Confirms Squad Numbers for 2021 Season". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Charlotte FC Acquires Defender Christian Makoun from Inter Miami CF in Exchange for No. 1 MLS Allocation Ranking Spot". Charlotte Football Club. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  12. ^ MLS (7 June 2022). "MLS Allocation Order and Process". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  13. ^ New England Revolution (4 August 2022). "Revolution acquire defender Christian Makoun from Charlotte FC". Revolution Soccer. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  14. ^ Copero En Linea (1 January 2024). "¡OFICIAL: Christian Makoun es nuevo jugador del Anorthosis FC!". Instagram (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  15. ^ Sánchez, Mario Alberto (9 February 2024). "¡PRIMER TANTO EN CHIPRE!" [First goal in Cyprus!]. X (formerly known as twitter) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  16. ^ Coronel, Christian (1 August 2024). "Christian Makoun se convirtió en nuevo jugador del Levski búlgaro". Noticia al Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Vinotinto sub-20 eligió a sus 21 chamos para el Mundial". Meridiano (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Christian Makoun obtuvo la ciudadanía europea" (in Spanish). Zamora Fútbol Club. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Inter Miami expected to sign Venezuelan teen who played for Juventus U19 team". Miami Herald. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Christian Makoun nieuwe aanwinst Dilbeek" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  21. ^ Christian Makoun at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  22. ^ Christian Makoun at National-Football-Teams.com
  23. ^ "Zamora se tituló por primera vez en la Copa Venezuela - lavinotinto.com". 27 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Levski Sofia crowned Bulgarian champions to end Ludogorets's long reign". reuters.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
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