Personal information | |||
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Full name | Enzo Gianni Tchato Mbiayi | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Montpellier, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Montpellier | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Montpellier B | 33 | (1) |
2022– | Montpellier | 22 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Cameroon U20 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:47, 23 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023 |
Enzo Gianni Tchato Mbiayi (born 23 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
On 3 April 2022, Tchato made his professional debut for Montpellier as a substitute in a 2–1 Ligue 1 defeat at home to Brest. [1] [2] On 23 May, he signed his first professional contract with the club. [2] His first league start came in a 3–2 home victory over Troyes on 7 August. [3] On 13 August, Tchato scored his first professional goal in a 5–2 league defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain. [4]
In January 2021, Tchato was called up to the Cameroon U20 national team for a training camp. In February, he participated in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania, where his team reached the quarter-finals. At the tournament, Tchato was one of the "revelations" of the Cameroonian team. [5]
On 11 June 2023, Tchato made his Cameroon debut in a 2–2 friendly draw against Mexico. [6]
Tchato is French and Cameroonian by descent. [7] His father Bill was a Cameroon international, and played for Montpellier as well. [8]
Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Caen, Valence, Nice, Montpellier, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Qatar SC, Al-Khor and Strasbourg and Sapins. Tchato represented Cameroon at international level, making 46 appearances over an eight-year period, scoring one goal.
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