Paris Maghoma

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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
–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
2020–2022 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Brentford 7 (0)
2022–2023AFC Wimbledon (loan) 18 (0)
2023Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 20 (1)
2023–2024Bolton 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 21:36, 26 February 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.

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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+12-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 26 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19 [23] 2 [a] 121
Brentford 2022–23 [14] Premier League 00000000
2023–24 [24] Premier League00000000
2024–25 [25] Premier League70101090
Total7010100090
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23 [14] League Two 18030102 [a] 0240
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2022–23 [14] League One 201000000201
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2023–24 [24] League One37841207 [b] 0509
Career total829814011110511
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Four appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Brentford B

Individual

References

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  2. "Paris Maghoma – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Paris Maghoma Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "Meet our first year scholars..." Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 "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.