Christian Makoun

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.

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

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

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

International career Makoun was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Personal life He also holds Belgian citizenship through his Belgian-based Cameroonian father. His father, also named Christian Makoun, was a youth international footballer for Cameroon 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.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours Zamora Copa Venezuela: 2019

Levski Sofia Bulgarian First League: 2025–26

Venezuela U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2017