![]() Tchato in Montpellier in 2023 | |||
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) |
2019–2023 | Montpellier B | 34 | (1) |
2022– | Montpellier | 66 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Cameroon U20 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Cameroon | 5 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 January 2024 |
Enzo Gianni Tchato Mbiayi (born 23 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 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]
On 28 May 2024, it was announced that Tchato had signed a contract extension with Montpellier. [5]
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. [6]
On 11 June 2023, Tchato made his Cameroon debut in a 2–2 friendly draw against Mexico. [7]
Tchato is French and Cameroonian by descent. [8] His father Bill was a Cameroon international, and played for Montpellier as well. [9]
Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montpellier B | 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | CFA 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | CFA 2 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
Montpellier | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 67 | 1 | |||
Career total | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |