![]() Atangana in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Valentin Atangana Edoa | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 August 2005||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | FCF La Neuvillette-Jamin | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2022 | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Reims II | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Reims | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | France U17 | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | France U18 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | France U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 |
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.
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]
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]
Atangana Edoa 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]
France U17
![]() Atangana in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Valentin Atangana Edoa | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 August 2005||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | FCF La Neuvillette-Jamin | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2022 | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Reims II | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Reims | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | France U17 | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | France U18 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | France U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 |
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.
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]
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]
Atangana Edoa 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]
France U17