Jean-Mattéo Bahoya

French footballer (born 2005)

Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
Personal information
Full name	Jean-Mattéo Bahoya Négoce
Date of birth	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth	Montfermeil, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	19
Youth career
2011–2012	FE Trélazé
2012–2014	ES Andard Brain
2014–2022	Angers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Angers II	9	(4)
2023–2024	Angers	29	(5)
2024–	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	(0)
International career^‡
2022–	France U18	6	(0)
2023–	France U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023

Jean-Mattéo Bahoya Négoce (born 7 May 2005) is a French-Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Club career

Bahoya is a youth product of Foyer Espérance Trélazé, and ES Andard Brain, before moving to the youth academy of Angers in 2014. He was the top scorer for the U17s with Angers, with 30 goals in 25 matches.^[1] On 16 May 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Angers until 2025.^[2] He was called up to their senior team for the first time in August 2022.^[3] He made his professional and senior debut with Angers in a 0–0 (5–4) penalty shootout win over Strasbourg on 6 January 2023.^[4]

On 25 January 2024, Bahoya signed a 5.5-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.^[5]

International career

Born in France, Bahoya holds French and Cameroonian nationalities.^[6]^[7] He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U18s in November 2022.^[8]

References

^ "Meilleur buteur des U17 nationaux, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya bientôt professionnel ?". ouest-france.fr.
^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Jean-Matteo Bahoya (Angers)". L'Équipe.
^ "Football. Angers-SCO : sans Boufal, Abdelli ni Sima face à Nantes, mais avec le jeune Bahoya". ouest-france.fr.
^ "Strasbourg 0-0 Angers, Coupe de France, résultat et résumé du match (06/01/2023)". L'Équipe.
^ "Bahoya wird ein Adlerträger" [Bahoya becomes an eagle bearer] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ Esanji, Isaac (16 June 2022). "Jean-Matteo Bahoya : Premier contrat professionnel pour le Camerounais à Angers".
^ https://www.angers-sco.fr/joueur/mohamed-ali-cho/
^ "Équipe de France (U18) : La liste de Bernard Diomède". Foot National. 10 November 2022.