Mohamed-Ali Cho
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed-Ali Cho | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Stains, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Angers | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Chantilly | ||
2011–2015 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2015–2020 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | Angers II | 1 | (0) |
2020– | Angers | 44 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | France U21 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2021 |
Mohamed-Ali Cho (born 19 January 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Angers. Born in France and raised in England, Cho previously represented England as a youth international before switching his allegiance to France.
Early life[]
Cho was born in France to an Ivorian father and a French mother of Moroccan origins and moved to England at one week old, where his family worked in London.[1] He spent his childhood moving between England and France several times. Cho briefly returned to France at age 6 to play in Chantilly's and then PSG's academy, before returning to England at age 11.[2]
Club career[]
A youth product of Paris Saint-Germain and Everton, Cho signed his first professional contract with Angers on 2 May 2020.[3] In doing so, he became the second youngest player to sign a professional contract in France (behind Eduardo Camavinga).[4] Angers planned to initially use him in the reserve teams, but he quickly became part of the first team.[5] He made his professional debut with Angers in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Bordeaux on 30 August 2020.[6] He was one of the 10 youngest players to play in the top European leagues during the season.[7] He started his first match for Angers in the cup on 11 February 2021, in a 2–1 win against Rennes.[8] He made his first league start on 17 April 2021 against Rennes.[9]
International career[]
Born in France, raised in England, and of Ivorian and Moroccan descent, Cho is eligible for all four national teams. He was a youth international for England with two caps for the England U16s.[3][10] He has also played for the England U15s.[11] In early 2021, Cho said that he hadn't decided on who to represent internationally, stating: "I am well aware of the options I have and we will see later".[12] He switched to represent the France U21s in April 2021.[13]
Career statistics[]
- As of 13 March 2022[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Angers II | 2020–21 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Angers | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
Total | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
Career total | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
References[]
- ^ "PSG's Mbappe may feel old when facing new Angers prodigy Cho". USA TODAY.
- ^ "Mohamed-Ali Cho: Everton must have regrets over record-breaking Ligue 1 golden boy". Everton News. 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Mohamed-Ali Cho signe pro !". Angers SCO. 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Mohamed-Ali Cho, round 1". sofoot.com (in French). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Mohamed-Ali Cho, a generation 2004 player in Ligue 1 next season?".
- ^ "Angers SCO vs. Bordeaux - 30 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ Watson, Ian (15 January 2021). "Ex-Everton and Chelsea kids among 10 youngest players in Euro leagues".
- ^ "ANGERS SCO VS. RENNES 2 - 1". Soccerway.
- ^ "Compositions d'Angers-Rennes: Jérémy Doku et Mohamed-Ali Cho titulaires". L'ÉQUIPE.
- ^ "England 3 - 3 Republic of Ireland | 2019 - U16 Mens Friendlies | 999945880 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ Lantheaume, Romain (31 August 2020). "Angers : Mohamed-Ali Cho, un record en L1, et un avenir avec le Maroc ?". Afrik-Foot.
- ^ "Angers : Mohamed-Ali Cho met le Maroc et la Côte d'Ivoire en salle d'attente". Afrik-Foot. 15 February 2021.
- ^ https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/angers-sco/angers-sco-mohamed-ali-cho-selectionne-en-equipe-de-france-espoirs-f2e6033c-3d70-11ec-b459-d871606fc8ec
- ^ "M. Cho". Retrieved 30 August 2021.
External links[]
- Mohamed-Ali Cho at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis
- Association football forwards
- French footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- French emigrants to England
- English people of Ivorian descent
- French people of Ivorian descent
- English people of Moroccan descent
- French people of Moroccan descent
- Angers SCO players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players