Jean-Eudes Aholou

Jean-Eudes Aholou
Personal information
Full name Jean Eudes Pascal Armand Aholou[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Yopougon, Ivory Coast
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Angers
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Lille B 49 (4)
2015–2017 Orléans 52 (5)
2017–2018 Strasbourg 50 (5)
2018–2022 Monaco 19 (0)
2019–2020Saint-Étienne (loan) 11 (1)
2020–2022Strasbourg (loan) 52 (3)
2022–2024 Strasbourg 30 (3)
2024 Strasbourg B 1 (0)
2024– Angers 1 (0)
International career
2011 Ivory Coast U17 4 (0)
2016 Ivory Coast U23 5 (0)
2018– Ivory Coast 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Jean-Eudes Pascal Armand Aholou (born 20 March 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Angers and the Ivory Coast national team.[2][3]

Club career

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Aholou started his career with Lille, he was with Lille between 2012 and 2015 but didn't play a match; though he was on the bench seven times in all competitions.[2] He did, however, feature 49 times for Lille B and scored 4 goals; he played 20 times in his last season with Lille B as they were relegated to Championnat de France Amateur 2.[2]

In 2015, Aholou joined Championnat National club Orléans.[4] He scored twice in 32 matches in his debut season as Orléans won promotion to Ligue 2.[2] In France's second tier, Aholou participated in 20 encounters and scored 3 goals.[2]

On 16 January 2017, Aholou joined Ligue 2 team Strasbourg, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[5]

On 25 July 2018, Aholou joined Monaco on a five-year deal.[6] On 16 July 2021, he returned to Strasbourg on a second loan with an option to buy, after spending the 2020–21 season at Strasbourg as well.[7]

International career

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Aholou has represented Ivory Coast at U17 and U23 level.[2] He played in all four of Ivory Coast's matches at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.[2] Four years later, Aholou debuted for the U23s in the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[2] He also played for the U23s in a 5–1 friendly loss against France U21.[8]

Aholou is of Togolese descent through his father, but chose to represent Ivory Coast at an international level. He made his debut against Togo in a 2–2 friendly tie on 24 March 2018.[9]

Personal life

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Aholou's father was a Togolese footballer who played, and then settled in the Ivory Coast. He is the brother of the Togolese international footballer Roger Aholou.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 August 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille B 2012–13 CFA 5 0 5 0
2013–14 CFA 24 3 24 3
2014–15 CFA 20 1 20 1
Total 49 4 49 4
Orléans 2015–16 National 32 2 1 0 1 0 34 2
2016–17 Ligue 2 20 3 0 0 2 0 22 3
Total 52 5 1 0 3 0 56 5
Strasbourg 2016–17 Ligue 2 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 35 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 40 5
Total 50 5 5 0 2 0 57 5
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 21 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 23 0
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 11 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 17 1
Strasbourg (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 27 2 1 0 28 2
2021–22 Ligue 1 25 1 1 0 26 1
Strasbourg 2022–23 Ligue 1 30 3 0 0 30 3
2023–24 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 82 6 4 0 86 6
Strasbourg B 2023–24 National 3 1 0 1 0
Angers 2024–25 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 265 21 10 0 5 0 7 0 1 0 288 21

  1. ^ Includes the Coupe de France.
  2. ^ Includes the Coupe de la Ligue.
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Europa League and CAF Champions League.
  4. ^ Includes the Trophée des Champions.

Honours

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Saint-Étienne

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jean-Eudes Aholou at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Jean-Eudes Aholou est Stéphanois". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Officiel : Jean-Eudes Aholou est orléanais!". US Orléans. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Jean-Eudes Aholou signe au Racing". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Jean-Eudes Aholou joins AS Monaco". Monaco. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ "JEAN-EUDES AHOLOU DE RETOUR AU RACING" (in French). Strasbourg. 16 July 2021.
  8. ^ "FRANCE Espoirs – COTE D'IVOIRE Espoirs : Large victoire pour les Bleuets. (5–1)". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: la première sélection spéciale de Jean-Eudes Aholou". 25 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Elim CDM 2022 - Togo : « Un moment de fierté » pour Roger Aholou | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.