Brian Madjo
.jpg) Madjo with Aston Villa in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Djomeni Madjo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marisca Mersch | |||
| 2020–2023 | Racing Union | ||
| 2023–2025 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Metz | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | Metz B | 2 | (2) |
| 2026– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Luxembourg U15 | ||
| 2024 | Luxembourg U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2025– | England U17 | 9 | (4) |
| 2025 | Luxembourg | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:26, 6 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:47, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Brian Djomeni Madjo (born 12 January 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa.
Madjo is a product of the Marisca Mersch and Racing Union academies in Luxembourg. He subsequently moved over the border to French side Metz's academy, where he appeared for both their B and senior sides in National 3 and Ligue 1 before transferring to Aston Villa in 2026.
Born in England and raised in Luxembourg, he initially represented the Luxembourg national team in both youth and senior international matches before switching to his birth nation, subsequently appearing for the England under-17s.
Early life
[edit]Madjo was born on 12 January 2009 in Enfield, England and moved with his family to Boevange-sur-Attert, Luxembourg at a young age.[1] Born to Cameroonian parents, he is the son of Cameroonian footballer Guy Madjo.[2] He obtained Luxembourgish citizenship in March 2025.[1]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]As a youth player, Madjo joined the youth academy of Luxembourgish side Marisca Mersch. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Luxembourgish side Racing Union in 2020.[1] In 2023, he joined the youth academy of French Ligue 1 side Metz. Following an impressive season with Metz's under‑19 side, he signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2025, which ran until June 2028.[3]
Madjo made his professional debut on 17 August 2025, starting and playing 58 minutes in a 0–1 loss against Strasbourg.[4] Hence, he became the club's youngest debutant, aged 16 years and 217 days, breaking previous record of Bernard Zénier in August 1974.[5] He later featured in two matches for Metz's B team in the Championnat National 3, scoring twice in a match against Neuilly-sur-Marne in November.[6]
Aston Villa
[edit]On 12 January 2026, Madjo signed for Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee,[7][8] reported to be up to €12 million.[9]
In March 2026, it was revealed that Aston Villa were in dispute with FIFA which had prevented them from registering Madjo as a player, meaning that he could not feature for their first or youth teams in competitive matches. The disagreement stemmed from FIFA characterising the transfer as an international transfer, due to Madjo's appearances for the Luxembourg national team, whereas Aston Villa considered him English due to being born in London. An international transfer cannot take place until a player is 18 years old, which would mean Madjo would not be able to be registered until January 2027.[10]
In early July 2026, Aston Villa escalated the fight to register Madjo to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, hoping for a ruling to be made in their favour before the deadline for UEFA Champions League squad registration on 2 September.[11] Eligible to play in friendly matches during this time, Madjo made his debut as a substitute in a mid-season match against Elche CF in March 2026.[12] On 21 July 2026, Madjo featured again in a friendly match against Walsall in which he started and scored a brace.[13] On 4 August 2026, Aston Villa's appeal was upheld, and Madjo was deemed eligible to play in competitive matches. In his first competitive match, the 2026 UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain,[14] Madjo scored a 45th-minute equaliser in an eventual 2–1 defeat. This goal made him the youngest player ever to score at the UEFA Super Cup, at 17 years and 212 days, surpassing Patrick Kluivert, at 19 years and 220 days.[15][16]
International career
[edit]After initially representing Luxembourg and earning three caps at senior international level for them during the first half of 2025, Madjo accepted his first call-up to the England under-17 squad in August 2025.[17] The following week, he scored on his debut in a victory over Venezuela U17.[18]
Style of play
[edit]Madjo plays as a forward. Luxembourgish news website Virgule wrote in 2025 that he is a "1.93m tall guy, built like a rock, athletic and technically interesting".[19] Right-footed, he has received comparisons to Belgium international Romelu Lukaku.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 12 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz B | 2025–26 | National 3 Group E | 2 | 2 | – | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Metz | 2025–26[21] | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Aston Villa | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026–27[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Hemmen, Bob (30 August 2026). "L'affaire Brian Madjo: une histoire incomplète sur la «trahison» et un contrat de plusieurs millions". Virgule (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sturmhoffnung Brian Madjo mischt ein besonderes Ranking auf" [Storm hope Brian Madjo shakes up a special ranking] (in German). Luxemburger Wort. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ "Rising star: Luxembourg's 16-year-old Madjo signs pro deal with FC Metz". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ "A star in the making: Luxembourger Brian Madjo, 16, makes Ligue 1 debut for FC Metz". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ "Strasbourg toujours plus jeune !" (in French). Ligue 1. 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Compétition Neuilly Marne SFC vs Metz FC 2" (in French). French Football Federation. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Aston Villa announce Brian Madjo signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "Aston Villa news: Brian Madjo signs from FC Metz". BBC Sport. January 12, 2026.
- ↑ Townley, John (9 January 2026). "Who is Brian Madjo? Villa's £10m 'rare find' is 'more complete' than Lukaku". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ Tanswell, Jacob (5 March 2026). "Aston Villa still in process of registering January signing Brian Madjo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Aston Villa take FIFA to court after wonderkid blocked from playing". The Independent. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Curtis, Leigh (2026-03-27). "Villa avoid double disaster but Emery's big worry clear as reaction said it all". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Townley, John (2026-07-22). "Bescot blitz: 5 takeaways from Villa's Walsall romp as striker steals show". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Madjo appeal upheld". Aston Villa Football Club. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Brian Madjo becomes youngest scorer in Super Cup history". UEFA. 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Fisher, Ben (12 August 2026). "Désiré Doué does the business as PSG edge Aston Villa to lift Super Cup". The Guardian.
- ↑ "England MU17s squad named for September games in Germany". englandfootball.com. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Report: England MU17s 2-1 Venezuela". englandfootball.com. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Avec le joueur du FC Metz Brian Madjo, le Luxembourg tient peut-être une nouvelle perle" [With FC Metz player Brian Madjo, Luxembourg may have a new gem] (in French). Virgule. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ "Brian Madjo, en avance sur son temps" [Brian Madjo, ahead of his time] (in French). Le Quotidien. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ "Brian Madjo | Football Stats | Aston Villa | Season 2025/2026 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ "Brian Madjo | Football Stats | Aston Villa | Age 17 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
External links
[edit]- Brian Madjo at Soccerway
- Brian Madjo at WorldFootball.net
- 2009 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Luxembourgian men's footballers
- Luxembourg men's youth international footballers
- Luxembourg men's international footballers
- English emigrants to Luxembourg
- English people of Cameroonian descent
- Luxembourgian people of Cameroonian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Metz players
- Ligue 1 players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in France
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- Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Championnat National 2 players