Paris Maghoma

Paris Maghoma

Personal information
Full name	Edmond-Paris Maghoma [1]
Date of birth	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Enfield, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brentford
Number	32
Youth career
0000–2020	Tottenham Hotspur
2020–2022	Brentford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Brentford	5	(0)
2022–2023	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)	18	(0)
2023	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	20	(1)
2023–2024	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	37	(8)
International career
	England U15
	England U16
2018–2019	England U18	6	(1)
2019	England U19	6	(0)
2020	England U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Edmond-Paris Maghoma (born 8 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy and was capped by England at youth level.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

A central midfielder, Maghoma began his career in the academy at Tottenham Hotspur. ^[3] He progressed to sign a scholarship deal at the end of the 2016–17 season and progressed through the club's U18 team to the Development Squad. ^{[3] [4]} Maghoma made two appearances and scored one goal during the U21 team's 2018–19 EFL Trophy campaign. ^[3] He departed White Hart Lane in January 2020. ^[5]

Brentford

On 16 January 2020, Maghoma signed an 18-month contract with the B team of Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee. ^[5] In what remained of the 2019–20 season, he made 10 appearances and scored one goal. ^[6] Maghoma was included in the first team group for the 2020–21 pre-season and was an unused substitute on the opening day of the regular season. ^[7] At the end of an injury hit 2020–21 season, he signed a new one-year contract, with the option of a further year. ^[7] Maghoma returned fit for the 2021–22 pre-season and with the first team now playing Premier League football, ^[8] a midfield injury crisis saw him win a number of first team call-ups between October and December 2021. ^{[9] [10]} On 10 January 2022, it was announced that he had signed a new 3+1⁄2-year contract. ^[11] Maghoma was a part of the B team's 2021–22 London Senior Cup-winning squad and was promoted into the first team squad at the end of the campaign. ^[12]

In July 2022, Maghoma joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season. ^[13] He made the first competitive appearance of his career on the opening day of the season, with a start in a 2–0 victory over Gillingham. ^[14] Following 24 appearances, ^[14] Maghoma was sidelined by an ankle injury suffered in training in mid-December, ^[15] which led to his recall from the loan on 5 January 2023. ^[16] 18 days later, he joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. ^{[17] [18]}

On 31 July 2023, he moved on loan to Bolton Wanderers. ^[19]

International career

Maghoma was capped by England at U15, U16, U18, U19 and U20 levels. ^{[3] [20] [21]}

Personal life

Maghoma grew up in Finchley and attended Finchley Catholic High School. ^[3] He is of DR Congo descent and his brothers Jacques and Christian are both footballers. ^{[1] [22]}

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur U21	2018–19 [23]	―							2 [a]	1	2	1
Brentford	2022–23 [14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25 [25]	Premier League	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
AFC Wimbledon (loan)	2022–23 [14]	League Two	18	0	3	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	24	0
Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	2022–23 [14]	League One	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
Bolton Wanderers (loan)	2023–24 [24]	League One	37	8	4	1	2	0	7 [b]	0	50	9
Career total			80	9	7	1	4	0	11	1	102	11

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
2. Four appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Brentford B

• London Senior Cup: 2021–22 ^[12]

Individual

• Tournoi Européen de Baisieux Player of the Tournament: 2018 ^[26]

References

1. Paris Maghoma at WorldFootball.net
2. "Paris Maghoma – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
3. "Paris Maghoma Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
4. "Meet our first year scholars..." Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
5. "Paris Maghoma signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
6. "Brentford B in Focus: Parish Maghoma". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
7. "Paris Maghoma signs new contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
8. "Cambridge United 1 Brentford B 3". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
9. Harris, Jay. "The Brentford B team prospects pushing hard for first-team action" . The Athletic. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
10. Paris Maghoma at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
11. "Paris Maghoma signs new long-term contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
12. "Match Report: Brentford B win London Senior Cup on penalties". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
13. "Paris Maghoma joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
14. "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
15. "Johnnie: We stuck together". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
16. "Maghoma returns to Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
17. "Maghoma makes MK Dons loan switch". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
18. "Maghoma joins MK Dons on loan from Brentford". BBC Sport.
19. "Paris Maghoma: Bolton Wanderers sign Brentford midfielder on season-long loan". 31 July 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
20. "England Matches – Under-19's 2010–20". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
21. "Marcus and Halil net as Josh Dasilva and Mads Bech Sorensen secure Under-21 European Championship Qualification". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
22. Gold, Alasdair (23 May 2019). "The 9 Spurs academy stars fans should watch out for next season". footballlondon. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
23. "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
24. "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
25. "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
26. Gold, Alasdair (30 July 2018). "Why Reo Griffiths has left Spurs and why Marcus Edwards wants to go". footballlondon. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

External links

• Paris Maghoma – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Paris Maghoma at Brentford FC
• Paris Maghoma at Premier League