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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Valentin Atangana Edoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 August 2005||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Reims | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | FCF La Neuvillette-Jamin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2022 | Reims | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Reims II | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Reims | 56 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | France U17 | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | France U18 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | France U19 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | France U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | France U21 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 |
Valentin Atangana Edoa (born 25 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Reims. Born in Cameroon, he is a youth international for France.
Atangana is a youth product of FCF La Neuvillette-Jamin, before moving to the academy of Reims in 2015. He began his senior career with the Reims reserves in 2021, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 7 May 2022. [3] He made his professional debut with Reims as a late substitute in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win over Troyes on 12 February 2023. [4]
Atangana extended his contract with Reims on 3 October 2023. [5]
Born in Cameroon, Atangana moved to France at a young age and was naturalized. [3] He played for the France U17 in the tournament winning campaign at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [6]
Atangana is a flexible player who primarily plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also operate as a central midfielder or right-back as needed. He is a strong leader who fights defensively and helps other players shine. [2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reims II | 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | CFA 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 56 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 63 | 1 | |||
Career total | 78 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 1 |
Reims
France U17
France U19
Individual