Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe

French footballer (born 2000)

Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe
Dina Ebimbe with Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe
Date of birth (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2012 AAS Sarcelles
2012–2018 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 24 (2)
2019–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Le Havre (loan) 25 (3)
2020–2021 → Dijon (loan) 30 (1)
2022–2023 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 19 (3)
2023– Eintracht Frankfurt 26 (4)
International career
2019 France U20 3 (4)
2020 France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe (born 21 November 2000), also known as Éric Dina Ebimbe and Junior Dina Ebimbe, is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[2]

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Developed in the Paris Saint-Germain Academy, Dina Ebimbe signed his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on 2 July 2018.[3] He spent the 2018–19 season with the reserve team.

On 5 July 2019, Le Havre announced that Dina Ebimbe had joined the Ligue 2 side on loan.[4] Three weeks later on 26 July, he made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw against Ajaccio.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2019, in a 3–0 win against Caen.[6] On 6 July 2020, Dijon announced the loan signing of Dina Ebimbe with an option to buy.[7] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Angers on 22 August.[8] On 9 June 2021, Dijon exercised the option-to-buy in Dina Ebimbe's loan deal. However, Paris Saint-Germain exercised their right to veto Dijon's purchase. Dijon received a transfer fee in compensation.[9]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Dina Ebimbe returned to Paris Saint-Germain. He participated in pre-season, and went on to make his professional debut for the club in 1–0 Trophée des Champions loss to Lille on 1 August 2021.[10] Dina Ebimbe made his Ligue 1 debut for PSG in a 2–1 win over Troyes on 7 August.[11]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 21 August 2022, Dina Ebimbe extended his contract with PSG until June 2024 and joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy,[12] made mandatory should the club survive relegation.[13] On 30 May 2023, following the conclusion of 2022–23 season, Eintracht Frankfurt announced that Dina Ebimbe had joined the club on a permanent basis until June 2027.[14]

International career

Dina Ebimbe is a France youth international. He has represented his nation at under-20 and under-21 level.

Personal life

Born in France, Dina Ebimbe is of Cameroonian descent.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2018–19 National 2 24 2 — — — 24 2
Le Havre (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 25 3 0 0 — 0 0 25 3
Dijon (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 Ligue 1 10 0 2 0 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 14 0
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 19 3 4 0 6[b] 0 — 29 3
Eintracht Frankfurt 2023–24 Bundesliga 13 3 3 2 5[d] 2 — 21 7
Career total 121 12 9 2 12 2 1 0 143 16
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe signs first professional contract". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ "PSG : Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe prêté deux ans au Havre". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Ajaccio vs. Le Havre - 26 July 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Caen vs. Le Havre - 30 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ^ "ÉRIC JUNIOR DINA EBIMBE, PREMIER RENFORT DU DFCO". Dijon FCO. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Dijon 0 – 1 Angers Lineups". en.as.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "ÉRIC JUNIOR DINA EBIMBE DE RETOUR AU PSG" [ÉRIC JUNIOR DINA EBIMBE BACK AT PSG] (in French). Dijon FCO. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ^ Opoczynski, David (1 August 2021). "Trophée des champions : le PSG avec Kimpembe et Dina Ebimbe" [Champions' trophy: PSG with Kimpembe and Dina Ebimbe]. Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. ^ Troude, Théo (7 August 2021). "Ligue 1 : revivez la victoire inaugurale du PSG à Troyes" [Ligue 1: relive the inaugural victory of PSG at Troyes]. Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Dina Ebimbe extends contract and is loaned to Frankfurt". Paris Saint-Germain. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  13. ^ "PSG: Dina Ebimbe prolongé et prêté à Francfort". RMC Sport (in French). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  14. ^ "PSG : LE CLUB ANNONCE UN TRANSFERT ! (OFFICIEL)". Onze Mondial (in French). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. ^ Ikouam, Valéry Gweha. "PSG: Dina-Ebimbe dans le groupe contre Nantes | Allez les Lions" (in French).
  16. ^ Whitehead, Luke Bosher and Jacob. "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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