St. Pauli secures striker Hotondji from England!

St. Pauli secures striker Hotondji from England!

St Pauli, Deutschland - FC St. Pauli reported an exciting transfer today: 22-year-old center forward Andréas Hountondji changes loan from FC Burnley to the Kiezkickers for one year. This obligation takes place only a few weeks after Morgan Guilavogui left the club and has returned to Lens. Hountondji has played at Standard Liège in Belgium in the past six months and will now try to strengthen FC St. Pauli's offensive.

Hountondji, who measures a proud 1.90 meters, brings in addition to his physical presence, but also an impressive track record. The Jeune talented players completed four goals and two templates in 18 missions for Liège. There are also 72 second division games, from which he scored 16 goals and five assists. Its market value is currently 2.5 million euros, which makes the transfer for St. Pauli an interesting business when you consider that Burnley committed it to him in 2024 for 4 million euros.

strong characteristics and international experience

coach Alexander Blessin described Hountondji as a player who has excellent timing, a strong conclusion, impressive header strength and high assertiveness. Sports director Andreas Bornemann also emphasizes his physical constitution, his pace and force, which should benefit the team in the coming months.

The player himself was positive about the move to St. Pauli and emphasized how impressed he was from the conversations with the sports director and the coach. Hountondji is not only interesting for German football, but also has international experience - he has already completed 14 caps for Benin and has French citizenship. Born in Montry near Paris, he shows great flexibility in the storm and mostly played in the center.

another piece of the puzzle in the squad

with Hountondji, FC St. Pauli is well positioned to stay competitive in the coming season. The club has already signed Joel Fujita von Saint Truiden from the Jupiler League and shows that he has a good hand for talents who can provide a breath of fresh air in the second division. It remains to be seen whether Hountondji can lead the goal scorer list in the coming season, but the signs are good.

For the fans, the tension remains as he will fit into the team and show his skills. The upcoming games will show whether the newcomer can significantly strengthen the team. FC St. Pauli is facing an exciting season.

For more information about Hountondji, you can visit this [page] (https://www.transfermarkt.us/andreas-hountondji/national team/ player/704155).