Valentin Atangana
_23.jpg) Atangana in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Valentin Atangana Edoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 August 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Reims | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | FCF La Neuvillette-Jamin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Reims | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Reims II | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Reims | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U19 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | France U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | France U21 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Valentin Atangana Edoa (born 25 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Reims. Born in Cameroon, he is a youth international for France.
Club career
[edit]Atangana is a youth product of FCF La Neuvillette-Jamin, before moving to the academy of Reims in 2015. He began his senior career with the Reims reserves in 2021, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 7 May 2022.[3] He made his professional debut with Reims as a late substitute in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win over Troyes on 12 February 2023.[4]
Atangana extended his contract with Reims on 3 October 2023.[5]
International career
[edit]Born in Cameroon, Atangana moved to France at a young age and was naturalized.[3] He played for the France U17 in the tournament winning campaign at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]
Style of playing
[edit]Atangana is a flexible player who primarily plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also operate as a central midfielder or right-back as needed. He is a strong leader who fights defensively and helps other players shine.[2]
Honours
[edit]France U17
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ Valentin Atangana at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Megatalente Jahrgang 2005 (18): Valentin Atangana Edoa » abseits.at".
- ^ a b Esanji, Isaac (7 May 2022). "Atangana Edoa : La promesse camerounaise passe pro au Stade de Reims".
- ^ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Valentin Atangana prolonge jusqu'en 2026 !". www.stade-de-reims.com Reims (in French). 3 October 2023.
- ^ "France-Netherlands | Under-17 2022". UEFA.com.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Valentin Atangana at Soccerway
- Valentin Atangana at WorldFootball.net
- Valentin Atangana at Ligue 1
- FFF profile
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian emigrants to France
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Yaoundé
- Men's association football midfielders
- France men's youth international footballers
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Stade de Reims players
- 21st-century French sportsmen