Kévin Keben Biakolo (born 26 January 2004) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Watford.
_29.jpg) Keben warming up for Toulouse in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Keben Biakolo | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bertoua, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Toulouse Montaudran | ||
| 2013–2021 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Toulouse II | 19 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Toulouse | 19 | (0) |
| 2024– | Watford | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Cameroon U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editToulouse
editBorn in Bertoua, Cameroon, Keben moved to France at the age of 2 and at 5 started playing football at Toulouse Montaudran. At the age of 10, he joined the youth academy of Toulouse and started working his way up their youth sides.[2] He was promoted to their reserves in 2021, and represented the senior side in a Coupe de France match over Aubagne. On 1 February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Toulouse.[1] On 7 August 2022, he made his professional debut with Toulouse in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with OGC Nice, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute.[3]
Watford
editOn 29 August 2024, Keben signed for EFL Championship club Watford on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4]
International career
editKeben played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 November 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse II | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Toulouse | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Watford | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ a b "Premier contrat professionnel pour le défenseur Kévin Keben". ToulouseFC.
- ^ "À la découverte de Kévin Keben, le nouveau défenseur central professionnel du TFC". lesviolets.com.
- ^ "Toulouse 1–1 Nice, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, résultat et résumé du match (07/08/2022)". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Official: Hornets Sign Keben". www.watfordfc.com. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "CAN U23 : le Gabon s'offre le Cameroun !". www.afrik-foot.com. 25 March 2023.
- ^ Kévin Keben at Soccerway
External links
edit- Kévin Keben at Soccerway
- Kévin Keben – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French