Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 December 2003||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Charlton Athletic | ||
2020 | Colchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2023 | Colchester United | 82 | (6) |
2023– | Stoke City | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Cameroon | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:52, 18 November 2023 (UTC) |
Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu (born 22 December 2003) is a Cameroon professional footballer who plays as a right back for EFL Championship club Stoke City. Born in England, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
Born in England, [3] Tchamadeu joined League Two side Colchester United from Charlton Athletic in 2020. [4] He became Colchester United's youngest ever starting debutant on 5 December 2020 when he was named in the starting eleven for Colchester's 2–1 victory against Grimsby Town. [5] He was aged 16-years and 349 days old. [2] On 5 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract extension with the club. [6]
On 19 October 2021, he was sent off for the first time in his career for violent conduct following an altercation with Bristol Rovers' Trevor Clarke. [7] On 26 March 2022, Tchamadeu scored a first career senior goal with a 95th minute winner against Tranmere Rovers securing a vital win to move Colchester closer to safety. [8] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Tchamadeu won the EFL League Two Apprentice of the Season award at the 2022 EFL Awards. [9] He was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2023 having featured in every minute played as they took thirteen points from six matches. [10]
On 1 September 2023, Tchamadeu signed for EFL Championship side Stoke City for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. [11]
In November 2023, Tchamadeu was called up to the Cameroon national team by Rigobert Song. [12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Colchester United | 2020–21 [13] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2021–22 [14] | League Two | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2022–23 [15] | League Two | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 46 | 5 | |
2023–24 [16] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 82 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 6 | ||
Stoke City | 2023–24 [16] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Career Total | 96 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 109 | 6 |
Source: [17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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