Jean Jules

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Jean Jules
Personal information
Full name Jean Jules Sepp Mvondo
Date of birth (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Aris
Number 30
Youth career
2014–2016 Aspire Academy
2016–2017 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Rayo Vallecano B 37 (1)
2018–2022 Albacete 31 (1)
2019UCAM Murcia (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 25 (0)
2021–2022Górnik Zabrze (loan) 16 (0)
2022–2023 Górnik Zabrze 27 (0)
2023–2025 Aris 26 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2025

Jean Jules Sepp Mvondo (born 23 April 1998), known as Jean Jules, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Aris. [1] [2]

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Career

Born in Yaoundé, Jean Jules joined Rayo Vallecano's youth setup in 2016, from Aspire Academy's Senegal branch. [3] [4] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 27 November of that year, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against FC Villanueva del Pardillo. [5]

On 19 November 2017 Jean Jules scored his first senior goal, netting his team's first in a 3–4 away loss against CD Móstoles URJC. [6] The following 9 July, he signed for Albacete Balompié and was initially assigned to the B-side also in the fourth division. [7]

Jean Jules made his professional debut on 17 August 2018, replacing Eugeni in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña in the Segunda División. [8] The following 15 January, he extended his contract until 2021 and was immediately loaned to Segunda División B side UCAM Murcia CF. [9]

On 12 July 2019, Jean Jules was loaned to freshly relegated side CF Rayo Majadahonda, for one year. [10]

On 1 September 2021, he was loaned out again for one year, this time joining Polish side Górnik Zabrze. [11] On 23 June 2022, he was bought out by Górnik and joined the team permanently on a two-year deal. [12]

On 12 July 2023, Super League Greece club Aris announced the signing of Jean Jules on a three-year contract. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 July 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albacete 2018–19 Segunda División 201030
2020–21 28100281
2021–22 Segunda División B 100010
Total31110321
UCAM Murcia (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 9090
Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 25020270
Górnik Zabrze (loan) 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 16040200
Górnik Zabrze 2022–23 27030300
Aris 2023–24 Superleague Greece 2203040290
2024–25 401050
Total2604040340
Career total134114040001521

References

  1. Ο αποχαιρετισμός του Ζουλ (photo)
  2. Τέλος ο Ζουλ από τον Άρη, συμφωνία για λύση της συνεργασίας
  3. "Anuario VAVEL Rayo Vallecano 2017: Jean Jules, el joven que abre puertas a base de constancia" [VAVEL annuary Rayo Vallecano 2017: Jean Jules, the youngster who opens doors through consistency] (in Spanish). Vavel. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. "Découverte : Aspire Academy déniche (aussi) Abdel Mfouatah". camfoot.com (in French). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. "RAYO VALLECANO B 1–1 VVA. PARDILLO | Empate a polémicas" [RAYO VALLECANO B 1–1 VVA. PARDILLO | Draw through controversies] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. "MÓSTOLES URJC 4–3 RAYO B | Homenaje al fútbol" [MÓSTOLES URJC 4–3 RAYO B | Honour to football] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. "El Alba apuesta por su cantera para esta pretemporada" [Alba bet on their youth setup for this season] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. "Manaj salva al Albacete con polémica ante un buen Dépor" [Manaj saves Albacete with controverse against a good Dépor] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. "Jean Jules, cedido al UCAM tras ampliar contrato hasta 2021" [Jean Jules, loaned to UCAM after extending his contract until 2021] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. "Jean Jules, cedido al CF Rayo Majadahonda" [Jean Jules, loaned to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. "Kolejne wzmocnienie! Jean Jules Mvondo w Górniku!" [Another reinforcement! Jean Jules Mvondo in Górnik!] (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  12. "Jean Jules Mvondo definitywnie w Górniku!" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 23 June 2022.
  13. "Ο Jean Jules Mvondo στον ΑΡΗ!" (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 12 July 2023.