Flavien Enzo Boyomo

Flavien Enzo Thiedort Boyomo (born 7 October 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Segunda División club Real Valladolid.

Flavien Enzo Boyomo
Personal information
Full name Flavien Enzo Thiedort Boyomo[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Valladolid
Youth career
Toulouse
2016–2020 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Albacete 93 (2)
2023– Valladolid 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 March 2023

Club career

Early career

Boyomo played in the youth sector of home-town club Toulouse, before joining Blackburn Rovers' Academy in 2016.[2][3] He progressed through the English club's youth setup, but ultimately left in June 2020, after failing to agree new terms.[4]

Albacete

After leaving Blackburn, in August 2020 Boyomo joined Spanish club Albacete Balompié, being initially assigned to their reserve team in Tercera División.[5] He made his first team debut on 26 September 2020, starting in a 0–1 away league loss against CF Fuenlabrada.[6]

Boyomo scored his first professional goal on 25 October 2020, netting the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of Rayo Vallecano.[7] On 23 December, he renewed his contract until 2024.[8][9]

During the 2022-23 season, he was Albacete's fourth player for total game time, having collected 39 appearances (38 of which as a starter) and one goal.[3]

Valladolid

On 7 July 2023, Boyomo joined Segunda División side Real Valladolid for a reported fee of 1.2 million euros plus add-ons,[3] signing a four-year contract with the newly relegated club.[3][10]

International career

In March 2023, Boyomo received his first call-up to the Cameroonian senior national team by head coach Rigobert Song for both the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Namibia.[11][12]

Personal life

Born in Toulouse, Boyomo is Cameroonian by descent.[2][3][13]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players as at 18th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Getting to Know: Flavien Enzo Boyomo". Blackburn Rovers FC. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. Domínguez, Jesús (7 July 2023). "Boyomo se convierte en el primer fichaje". Diario AS (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. "Rovers confirm Retain List". Blackburn Rovers FC. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. "Los jóvenes del Alba toman protagonismo" [The youngsters of Alba take protagonism] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. "El Fuenla vence y convence" [Fuenla win and convince] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. "El Albacete saca máxima efectividad a la estrategia" [Albacete make the most out of strategy] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. "#Boyomo2024" (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. "Boyomo renueva con el Albacete" [Boyomo renews with Albacete] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  10. "Boyomo 2027" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  11. Yomba, Steve Wilfried (3 March 2023). "Lions indomptables: Rigobert Song présélectionne 34 joueurs avec Baleba". Camerfoot-Infos (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  12. "ELIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES COTE D'IVOIRE 2024 : LA LISTE DES LIONS INDOMPTABLES POUR LA DOUBLE CONFRONTATION AVEC LES BRAVE WORRIORS DE NAMIBIE". Fédération Camerounaise de Football (in French). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  13. Akouete, Isidore (8 July 2021). "Flavien Enzo Boyomo : Le Franco-Camerounais courtisé par le Stade Brestois" (in French). Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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