Paris Maghoma
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paris Maghoma
| image =
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| fullname = Edmond-Paris Maghoma{{WorldFootball.net|id=edmond-paris-maghoma}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|5|8}}
| birth_place = Enfield, England
| position = Central midfielder
| currentclub = Brentford
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020
| youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur
| youthyears2 = 2020–2022
| youthclubs2 = Brentford
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Brentford
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = → AFC Wimbledon (loan)
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = → Bolton Wanderers (loan)
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 8
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = England U15
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = England U16
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam3 = England U18
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = England U19
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2020
| nationalteam5 = England U20
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 20:44, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
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Edmond-Paris Maghoma (born 8 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for {{English football updater|Brentfor}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Paris Maghoma Player Profile |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/under-23/players/paris-maghoma/ |access-date=16 January 2020 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Meet our first year scholars... |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/meet-our-first-year-scholars/ |access-date=16 January 2020 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}} Maghoma made two appearances and scored one goal during the U21 team's 2018–19 EFL Trophy campaign. He departed White Hart Lane in January 2020.
= Brentford =
On 16 January 2020, Maghoma signed an 18-month contract with the B team of Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web |title=Paris Maghoma signs for Brentford B |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/january/paris-maghoma-signs-for-brentford-b/ |access-date=16 January 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} In what remained of the 2019–20 season, he made 10 appearances and scored one goal.{{Cite web |title=Brentford B in Focus: Parish Maghoma |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/august/brentford-b-in-focus-parish-maghoma/ |access-date=17 August 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Paris Maghoma signs new contract |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/june/paris-maghoma-signs-new-contract/ |access-date=28 June 2021 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} At the end of an injury hit 2020–21 season, he signed a new one-year contract, with the option of a further year. Maghoma returned fit for the 2021–22 pre-season and with the first team now playing Premier League football,{{Cite web |title=Cambridge United 1 Brentford B 3 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/july/match-report-for-cambridge-united-vs-brentford-on-23-jul-21/ |access-date=24 July 2021 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} a midfield injury crisis saw him win a number of first team call-ups between October and December 2021.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Jay |title=The Brentford B team prospects pushing hard for first-team action |url=https://theathletic.com/2920642/2021/10/29/brentford-b-team-prospects-pushing-hard-for-first-team-action/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 November 2021 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}{{Soccerway|id=455768|accessdate=9 November 2021}} On 10 January 2022, it was announced that he had signed a new {{frac|3|1|2}}-year contract.{{Cite web |title=Paris Maghoma signs new long-term contract |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/january/paris-maghoma-signs-new-long-term-contract/ |access-date=10 January 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Match Report: Brentford B win London Senior Cup on penalties |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/april/match-report-brentford-b-v-hendon/ |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}
In July 2022, Maghoma joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web |title=Paris Maghoma joins AFC Wimbledon on loan |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/july/paris-maghoma-joins-afc-wimbledon-on-loan/ |access-date=18 July 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} 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. Following 24 appearances, Maghoma was sidelined by an ankle injury suffered in training in mid-December,{{Cite web |title=Johnnie: We stuck together |url=https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2022/december/johnnie-we-stuck-together/ |access-date=26 December 2022 |website=www.afcwimbledon.co.uk |language=en-gb}} which led to his recall from the loan on 5 January 2023.{{Cite web |title=Maghoma returns to Brentford |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/paris-maghoma-returns-to-brentford-from-afc-wimbledon |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} 18 days later, he joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web |title=Maghoma makes MK Dons loan switch |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/paris-maghoma-mk-dons-loan |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64374935|title=Maghoma joins MK Dons on loan from Brentford|work=BBC Sport }}
On 31 July 2023, he moved on loan to Bolton Wanderers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66366133|title=Paris Maghoma: Bolton Wanderers sign Brentford midfielder on season-long loan|date=31 July 2023 |via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
International career
Maghoma was capped by England at U15, U16, U18, U19 and U20 levels.{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-19's 2010–20 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU19pg2.html |access-date=16 January 2020 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}{{Cite web |title=Marcus and Halil net as Josh Dasilva and Mads Bech Sorensen secure Under-21 European Championship Qualification |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/october/international-round-up-20201014/ |access-date=14 October 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}
Personal life
Maghoma grew up in Finchley and attended Finchley Catholic High School. He is of DR Congo descent and his brothers Jacques and Christian are both footballers.{{Cite web |last=Gold |first=Alasdair |date=23 May 2019 |title=The 9 Spurs academy stars fans should watch out for next season |url=https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/9-young-spurs-academy-stars-16318218 |access-date=16 January 2020 |website=footballlondon}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 2 April 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|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21
|2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=108653|season=2018|accessdate=16 January 2020}} |colspan="7"|― | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan=4|Brentford
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=108653|season=2024|accessdate=4 December 2024}}
|Premier League |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan)
|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=108653|season=2022|accessdate=18 July 2022}} |18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
|20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan)
|2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=108653|season=2023|accessdate=5 August 2023}} |League One |37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7{{Efn|Four appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs}} | 0 | 50 | 9 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!83 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 106 | 11 |
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Honours
Brentford B
- London Senior Cup: 2021–22
Individual
- Tournoi Européen de Baisieux Player of the Tournament: 2018{{Cite web |last=Gold |first=Alasdair |date=30 July 2018 |title=Why Reo Griffiths has left Spurs and why Marcus Edwards wants to go |url=https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/reo-griffiths-marcus-edwards-spurs-14967234 |access-date=16 January 2020 |website=footballlondon}}
References
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External links
- {{UEFA player|250102490}}
- [https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/teams/profile/paris-maghoma Paris Maghoma] at Brentford FC
- {{Premier League player|23946}}
{{Brentford F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:21st-century Black British people
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield
Category:People from Enfield, London
Category:English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:AFC Wimbledon players
Category:English Football League players
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players