Paris Maghoma

Edmond-Paris Maghoma (born 8 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy and was capped by England at youth level.

Paris Maghoma
Personal information
Full name Edmond-Paris Maghoma[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
(on loan from Brentford)
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
2020–2022 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Brentford 0 (0)
2022–2023 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 18 (0)
2023 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 20 (1)
2023– → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 8 (1)
International career
England U15
England U16
2018–2019 England U18 6 (1)
2019 England U19 6 (0)
2020 England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:07, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

A central midfielder, Maghoma began his career in the academy at Tottenham Hotspur.[3] 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.[3][4] Maghoma made two appearances and scored one goal during the U21 team's 2018–19 EFL Trophy campaign.[3] He departed White Hart Lane in January 2020.[5]

Brentford

On 16 January 2020, Maghoma signed an 18-month contract the B team at Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee.[5] In what remained of the 2019–20 season, he made 10 appearances and scored one goal.[6] 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.[7] At the end of an injury hit 2020–21 season, he signed a new one-year contract, with the option of a further year.[7] Maghoma returned fit for the 2021–22 pre-season and with the first team now playing Premier League football,[8] a midfield injury crisis saw him win a number of first team call-ups between October and December 2021.[9][10] On 10 January 2022, it was announced that he had signed a new 3+1⁄2-year contract.[11] 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.[12]

In July 2022, Maghoma joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[13] 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.[14] Following 24 appearances,[14] Maghoma was sidelined by an ankle injury suffered in training in mid-December,[15] which led to his recall from the loan on 5 January 2023.[16] 18 days later, he joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[17][18]

On 31 July 2023, he moved on loan to Bolton Wanderers.[19]

International career

Maghoma was capped by England at U15, U16, U18, U19 and U20 levels.[3][20][21]

Personal life

Maghoma grew up in Finchley and attended Finchley Catholic High School.[3] He is of DR Congo descent and his brothers Jacques and Christian are both footballers.[1][22]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19[23] ―2[lower-alpha 1]121
Brentford 2022–23[14] Premier League 0000000000
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[14] League Two 18030102[lower-alpha 1]0240
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2022–23[14] League One 201000000201
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2023–24[24] League One 8100201[lower-alpha 1]0111
Career total 462303051573
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Brentford B

Individual

  • Tournoi Européen de Baisieux Player of the Tournament: 2018[25]

References
  1. Paris Maghoma at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Paris Maghoma – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. "Paris Maghoma Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "Meet our first year scholars..." Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. "Paris Maghoma signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. "Brentford B in Focus: Parish Maghoma". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. "Paris Maghoma signs new contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. "Cambridge United 1 Brentford B 3". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. Harris, Jay. "The Brentford B team prospects pushing hard for first-team action". The Athletic. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  10. Paris Maghoma at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  11. "Paris Maghoma signs new long-term contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  12. "Match Report: Brentford B win London Senior Cup on penalties". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  13. "Paris Maghoma joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  15. "Johnnie: We stuck together". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  16. "Maghoma returns to Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  17. "Maghoma makes MK Dons loan switch". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  18. "Maghoma joins MK Dons on loan from Brentford". BBC Sport.
  19. "Bolton sign Brentford midfielder Maghoma on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. "England Matches – Under-19's 2010–20". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  21. "Marcus and Halil net as Josh Dasilva and Mads Bech Sorensen secure Under-21 European Championship Qualification". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  22. Gold, Alasdair (23 May 2019). "The 9 Spurs academy stars fans should watch out for next season". footballlondon. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  23. "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  24. "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  25. Gold, Alasdair (30 July 2018). "Why Reo Griffiths has left Spurs and why Marcus Edwards wants to go". footballlondon. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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