Enzo Tchato
{{Short description|Footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Enzo Tchato
| image = Enzo Tchato 2023.jpg
| caption = Tchato in Montpellier in 2023
| full_name = Enzo Gianni Tchato Mbiayi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|11|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montpellier, France
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Montpellier
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021
| youthclubs1 = Montpellier
| years1 = 2019–2023
| clubs1 = Montpellier B
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Montpellier
| caps2 = 66
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = Cameroon U20
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023–
| nationalteam2 = Cameroon
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 25 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 27 January 2024
}}
Enzo Gianni Tchato Mbiayi (born 23 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{French football updater|Montpellier}} club Montpellier. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
Club career
On 3 April 2022, Tchato made his professional debut for Montpellier as a substitute in a 2–1 Ligue 1 defeat at home to Brest.{{Cite web |date=3 April 2022 |title=Montpellier vs, Brest |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/03/france/ligue-1/montpellier-herault-sport-club/stade-brestois-29/3526196/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Soccerway}} On 23 May, he signed his first professional contract with the club.{{Cite web |last1=Queneutte |first1=Bertrand |date=23 May 2022 |title=Enzo Tchato s'engage avec son club formateur de Montpellier |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/enzo-tchato-s-engage-avec-son-club-formateur-de-montpellier-1653309368 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=France Bleu |language=fr}} His first league start came in a 3–2 home victory over Troyes on 7 August.{{Cite web |last=Esanji |first=Isaac |date=8 August 2022 |title=Montpellier : Enzo Tchato, qui frappe à la porte des Lions Indomptable, a vécu sa première titularisation en Ligue 1 |url=https://actucameroun.com/2022/08/08/montpellier-enzo-tchato-qui-frappe-a-la-porte-des-lions-indomptable-a-vecu-sa-premiere-titularisation-en-ligue-1/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Actu Cameroun |language=fr}} On 13 August, Tchato scored his first professional goal in a 5–2 league defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain.{{Cite web |date=13 August 2022 |title=PSG 5–2 MHSC |url=https://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/2022-2023/equipe-pro/psg-5-2-mhsc |access-date=13 August 2022 |publisher=Montpellier HSC |language=Fr}}
On 28 May 2024, it was announced that Tchato had signed a contract extension with Montpellier.{{Cite web |date=28 May 2024 |title=Cameroon international Enzo Tchato extends Montpellier contract – Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2024/cameroon-international-enzo-tchato-extends-montpellier-contract/ |access-date=1 June 2024 |language=en-US}}
International career
In January 2021, Tchato was called up to the Cameroon U20 national team for a training camp. In February, he participated in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania, where his team reached the quarter-finals. At the tournament, Tchato was one of the "revelations" of the Cameroonian team.{{Cite web |last=Ben Berkane |first=Hanif |date=24 March 2021 |title=Montpellier, Cameroun : Enzo Tchato sur les traces de son père |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a2571580543071725198-montpellier-cameroun-enzo-tchato-sur-les-traces-de-son-pere |access-date=8 August 2022 |website={{Interlanguage link|Foot Mercato|lt=Foot Mercato|fr|Foot Mercato}} |language=fr}}
On 11 June 2023, Tchato made his Cameroon debut in a 2–2 friendly draw against Mexico.{{Cite web |date=11 June 2023 |title=Premier sélection d'Enzo Tchato avec le Cameroun face au Mexique |url=https://football-addict.com/fr/article/montpellier-hsc/premier-selection-d-enzo-tchato-avec-le-cameroun-face-au-mexique/6485954f5e1fa8351a0747a2 |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=Football-Addict.com |language=Fr}}
Personal life
Tchato is French and Cameroonian by descent.{{Cite web |title=Enzo TCHATO MBIAYI |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/enzo-tchato-mbiayi-22623/ |access-date=8 November 2023 |website=unfp.org}} His father Bill was a Cameroon international, and played for Montpellier as well.{{Cite web |date=23 May 2022 |title=Enzo Tchato passe professionnel |url=https://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/2021-2022/equipe-pro/enzo-tchato-passe-professionnel |access-date=8 August 2022 |publisher=Montpellier HSC |language=fr}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coupe de France !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Montpellier B
|10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|CFA 2 |3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|CFA 2 |20 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|CFA 2 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Montpellier
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Ligue 1 |21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 67 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 2 |
=International=
{{Updated|matches played on 27 January 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Cameroon
|2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 5 | 0 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Soccerway|574641}}
{{Montpellier HSC squad}}
{{Cameroon squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tchato, Enzo}}
Category:Footballers from Montpellier
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Cameroonian men's footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:Cameroon men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen
Category:Cameroon men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Montpellier HSC players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players