Junior Tchamadeu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Junior Tchamadeu

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname = Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf |title=EFL Club List of Registered Players as at 15th May 2021|publisher=EFL.com|access-date=11 August 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|12|22|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.coludata.co.uk/player/1032 |title=Junior Tchamadeu |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=7 December 2020 }}

| birth_place = Barking, London, England

| height =

| position = Full back

| currentclub = Stoke City

| clubnumber = 22

| youthyears1 = 2013–2020

| youthclubs1 = Charlton Athletic

| youthyears2 = 2020

| youthclubs2 = Colchester United

| years1 = 2020–2023

| clubs1 = Colchester United

| caps1 = 82

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2023–

| clubs2 = Stoke City

| caps2 = 56

| goals2 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2023–

| nationalteam1 = Cameroon

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 08:23, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 22:50, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

}}

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu (born 22 December 2003) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right back for {{English football updater|StokeCty}} club Stoke City. Born in England, he plays for the Cameroon national team.

Career

=Colchester United=

Tchamadeu was born in Barking, London,{{cite web |title=Junior Tchamadeu – Defender |url=https://www.cu-fc.com/fixtures/first-team/defender/junior-tchamadeu/ |publisher=Colchester United FC |access-date=31 July 2021}} and attended Gascoigne Primary School and All Saints Catholic School.{{cite web |title=Gascoigne Primary |url=https://twitter.com/GascoigneSchool/status/1456935843491368962 |via=Twitter |access-date=25 May 2024}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Ranson |first1=Jacob |title=School sport: All Saints Catholic School land county trophy |url=https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/sport/20920594.school-sport-saints-catholic-school-land-county-trophy/ |website=Barking & Dagenham Post |date=16 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2024}} He joined the Charlton Athletic academy at the age of ten but was released at 16. After trials with Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur Tchamadeu joined League Two side Colchester United on a scholarship.{{cite news |last1=Froston |first1=Nancy |title=Junior Tchamadeu: The starlet proving why Colchester put so much faith in youth |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4527128/2023/06/09/junior-tchamadeu-colchester-united-youth/ |access-date=25 May 2024}}{{cite news |last=Waldron |first=Jonathan |date=7 December 2020 |title=Colchester United debutant Junior Tchamadeu impressed |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/18924934.colchester-united-teenager-junior-tchamadeu-impressed-debut/ |newspaper=Daily Gazette |location=Colchester |accessdate=7 December 2020 }} He became Colchester United's youngest ever starting debutant at 16-years and 349 days on 5 December 2020 when he was named in the starting eleven for Colchester's 2–1 victory against Grimsby Town.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55111796 |title=Colchester United 2–1 Grimsby Town |date=5 December 2020 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=7 December 2020 }}

On 5 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract extension with the club.{{cite web |title=Colchester United: New deals for Tommy Smith, Junior Tchamadeu & Brendan Wiredu |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57728583 |work=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021}} On 19 October 2021, he was sent off for the first time in his career for violent conduct following an altercation with Bristol Rovers' Trevor Clarke.{{cite web |title=Colchester United 1–1 Bristol Rovers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58879815 |work=BBC Sport |date=19 October 2021 |access-date=30 October 2021}} On 26 March 2022, Tchamadeu scored a first career senior goal with a 95th minute winner against Tranmere Rovers securing a vital win to move Colchester closer to safety.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60803518|title=Colchester United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers|work=BBC Sport|date=26 March 2022|accessdate=25 April 2022}} At the end of the 2021–22 season, Tchamadeu won the EFL League Two Apprentice of the Season award at the 2022 EFL Awards. {{cite web|url=https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2022/april/junior-tchamadeu-wins-efl-award/|title=Junior Wins EFL Award|website=www.cu-fc.com|date=25 April 2022|accessdate=25 April 2022}} He was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2023 having featured in every minute played as they took thirteen points from six matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2023/march/junior-tchamadeu/|title=Junior Wins EFL Young Player Award|website=cu-fc.com|date=8 March 2023|accessdate=14 March 2023}} In 2022–23 Tchamadeu made 46 appearances, scoring five goals as Colchester avoided relegation finishing in 20th position. At the end of the season Tchamadeu was named Colchester's Player of the Year.{{cite web |title=Junior Scoops Player of the Year Awards |url=https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2023/may/player-of-the-year-award-winners/ |website=Colchester United |access-date=25 May 2024}} Following his success with Colchester, Tchamadeu was linked with a move to Championship clubs in the summer of 2023.{{cite web |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |title=Colchester United's Junior Tchamadeu linked with move to Stoke City |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23635186.colchester-uniteds-junior-tchamadeu-linked-move-stoke-city/ |website=Gazette News |date=5 July 2023 |access-date=25 May 2024}}

=Stoke City=

Tchamadeu signed for EFL Championship side Stoke City on 1 September 2023 for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.{{cite web |title=Tchamadeu checks in with Potters |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/september/01/tchamadeu-checks-in-with-potters/ |website=Stoke City |date=September 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}} Tchamadeu's first season with Stoke was disrupted as after playing for Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations he suffered a ankle injury on his return.{{cite web |title=Stoke City injury latest and squad analysis ahead of West Brom home clash |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-injury-news-tchamadeu-9200658 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=2 April 2024 |access-date=25 May 2024}} He made 15 appearances for Stoke in 2023–24 as the team successfully avoided relegation.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Pete |title=Pete Smith's Stoke City end of season player ratings for 35-man squad |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-season-player-ratings-9272394 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=9 May 2024 |access-date=17 May 2024}}{{cite news |title=Southampton 0–1 Stoke City |work=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68862287 |access-date=17 May 2024}} He scored his first goal for Stoke on 29 March 2025 in a 3–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers.{{cite web |title=toke City 3–1 Queens Park Rangers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c8e7z7z154rt |website=BBC Sport |access-date=25 May 2025}} In the 2024–25 season Tchamadeu was a regular starter under three different managers, playing 45 times as Stoke avoided relegation on the final day.{{cite web |title=Stoke City end of season player ratings from sustained excellence to won't be seen again |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-season-player-ratings-10172075 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=24 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Derby County 0–0 Stoke City: Both teams survive after goalless draw |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/derby-county-vs-stoke-city/509886 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=24 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Derby County 0–0 Stoke City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cddelqp53ygt |website=BBC Sport |access-date=24 May 2025}}

International career

In November 2023, Tchamadeu was called up to the Cameroon national team by Rigobert Song.{{cite web |title=International call-up for Stoke City summer signing after switch of allegiance |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-junior-tchamadeu-cameroon-8889466 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=7 November 2023 |access-date=7 November 2023}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|FA Cup !colspan=2\|League Cup !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=5\|Colchester United \|2020–21{{soccerbase season\|136718\|2020\|accessdate=7 December 2020}} \|League Two \|11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
2021–22{{soccerbase season\|136718\|2021\|accessdate=7 September 2021}} \|League Two \|26	1	2	0	0	0	5{{efn\|name=EFLT\|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}	0	33	1
2022–23{{Cite web \|title=Junior Tchamadeu\|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=136718&season_id=155 \|access-date=2023-05-01 \|website=soccerbase.com}} \|League Two \|41	5	1	0	2	0	2{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	0	46	5
2023–24{{Soccerbase season\|id=136718\|season=2023}} \|League Two \|4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total !82	6	3	0	3	0	7	0	95	6
rowspan=3\|Stoke City \|2023–24 \|Championship \|15	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	15	0
2024–25{{Soccerbase season\|id=136718\|season=2024}} \|Championship \|41	1	2	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	45	1
colspan="2"\|Total !56	1	2	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—\|\|60	1
colspan="3"\|Career Total !138	7	5	0	5	0	7	0	155	7

=International=

Source:{{NFT player|id=92960}}

colspan=2\|Total	5	0
class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan=2\|Cameroon \|2023	2	0
2024	3	0

Honours

Individual

EFL League Two Young Player of the Season: 2022–23{{Cite web |date=23 April 2023 |title=Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2023/april/middlesbroughs-chuba-akpom-takes-sky-bet-championship-player-of-the-season/ |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=English Football League}}
EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2022–23{{Cite web |date=23 April 2023 |title=EFL Team of the Season line-ups revealed |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2023/april/efl-team-of-the-season-line-ups-revealed/ |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=English Football League}}
PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 League Two{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66650723 |title=Erling Haaland: Manchester City forward wins PFA men's Player of the Year award |work=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023}}
EFL League Two Apprentice of the Season: 2021–22
EFL Young Player of the Month: January 2023
Colchester United Player of the Year: 2022–23{{cite web |last1=Waldron |first1=Jonathan |title=Colchester United youngster Junior Tchamadeu scoops awards |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23508354.colchester-united-youngster-junior-tchamadeu-scoops-awards/ |website=Daily Gazette |date=9 May 2023 |access-date=25 May 2024}}