Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jovon Willesley Makama [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 February 2004||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Derby County | ||
2020–2021 | Lincoln City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2025 | Lincoln City | 79 | (9) |
2021–2022 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 23 | (8) |
2022–2023 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2025– | Norwich City | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:33, 30 August 2025 (UTC) |
Jovon Willesley Makama (born 1 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Norwich City.
On 17 May 2021, Makama signed his first professional contract with Lincoln City. [3] Following his season at Gainsborough Trinity he committed his long-term future at Lincoln. [4] He would make his Lincoln City debut against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup on 9 August 2022. [5] His first Lincoln goal was scored during his Brackley loan spell, playing against Barnsley in the EFL Trophy on 30 August 2022. [6]
In October 2024, Makama committed his future to the Imps by signing a new 3–year deal. [7] [8] Makama would switch to a wide right position in March 2025, which would see him named EFL League One Player of the Month and EFL Young Player of the Month after scoring five goals and getting three assists, including his first professional hat-trick against Bristol Rovers. [9] [10] [11] [12] He would miss the final five games of the season with a hamstring injury. [13] He was voted the clubs Young Player of the Season following the final game of the season. [14]
On 11 August 2021, he joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan with Lincoln City teammate Hayden Cann for the season. [15]
On 12 August 2022, Makama joined Brackley Town on loan for the season. [16] He was recalled from his loan on 4 January 2023. [17]
An hour before the opening day of the 2025–26 season, Lincoln confirmed they had accepted a bid from an unnamed Championship club and he would be left out of the match day squad. [18] On 4 August 2025, Makama joined Norwich City on a three-year contract with a two-year option for a fee of £1.2m, which was a club record fee for Lincoln City. [19] [20] He made his debut on the opening day of the Championship season, coming off the bench in a 2–1 home defeat against Millwall. [21]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lincoln City | 2021–22 [22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022–23 [23] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
2023–24 [24] | League One | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [a] | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
2024–25 [25] | League One | 38 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 [a] | 0 | 45 | 11 | |
Total | 79 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 97 | 15 | ||
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2021–22 [26] | Northern Premier League | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
Brackley Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Norwich City | 2025–26 [27] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 109 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 130 | 23 |
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