Junior Tchamadeu
Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu (born 22 December 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | 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 | 4 | (0) | 
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:59, 7 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
    
    Colchester United
    
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]
Stoke City
    
On 1 September 2023, Tchamadeu signed for EFL Championship side Stoke City for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.[11]
Career statistics
    
- As of match played 7 October 2023
 
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2020–21[12] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 
| 2021–22[13] | League Two | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[14] | League Two | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 5 | |
| 2023–24[15] | 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[15] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 86 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 6 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
 
Honours
    
Individual
- EFL League Two Young Player of the Season: 2022–23[16]
 - EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2022–23[17]
 - PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 League Two[18]
 - EFL League Two Apprentice of the Season: 2021–22[9]
 - EFL Young Player of the Month: January 2023[10]
 
References
    
- "EFL Club List of Registered Players as at 15th May 2021" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
 - "Junior Tchamadeu". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
 - "Junior Tchamadeu – Defender". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
 - Waldron, Jonathan (7 December 2020). "Colchester United debutant Junior Tchamadeu impressed". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
 - "Colchester United 2–1 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
 - "Colchester United: New deals for Tommy Smith, Junior Tchamadeu & Brendan Wiredu". BBC Sport. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
 - "Colchester United 1–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
 - "Colchester United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
 - "Junior Wins EFL Award". www.cu-fc.com. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
 - "Junior Wins EFL Young Player Award". www.cu-fc.com. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
 - "Tchamadeu checks in with Potters". Stoke City. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
 - "Games played by Junior Tchamadeu in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
 - "Games played by Junior Tchamadeu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
 - "Junior Tchamadeu". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
 - "Games played by Junior Tchamadeu in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
 - "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
 - "EFL Team of the Season line-ups revealed". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
 - "Erling Haaland: Manchester City forward wins PFA men's Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
 
External links
    
- Junior Tchamadeu at Soccerbase