Valentin Atangana
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File:Atangana asse sr.png Atangana with Reims in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Valentin Atangana Edoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 August 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Ahli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | FCF La Neuvillette-Jamin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Reims | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Reims II | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Reims | 56 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025- | Al-Ahli | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | France U19 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | France U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | France U21 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Valentin Atangana Edoa (born 25 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli. Born in Cameroon, he is a youth international for France.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Atangana is a youth product of FCF La Neuvillette-Jamin, before moving to the academy of Reims in 2015. He began his senior career with the Reims reserves in 2021, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 7 May 2022.[3] He made his professional debut with Reims as a late substitute in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win over Troyes on 12 February 2023.[4]
Atangana extended his contract with Reims on 3 October 2023.[5]
On 6 September 2025, Atangana joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli for €25 million.[6]
International career
[edit | edit source]Born in Cameroon, Atangana moved to France at a young age and was naturalized.[3] He played for the France U17 in the tournament winning campaign at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]
Style of playing
[edit | edit source]Atangana is a flexible player who primarily plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also operate as a central midfielder or right-back as needed. He is a strong leader who fights defensively and helps other players shine.[2]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 28 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims II | 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 63 | 1 | |||
| Al-Ahli | 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 82 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, King's Cup
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- ^ Appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Honours
[edit | edit source]Reims
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2024–25[8]
France U17
France U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2024[9]
Individual
References
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- ^ https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Mercato-reims-officialise-le-depart-de-valentin-atangana-a-al-ahli/1591175
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Valentin Atangana at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Valentin Atangana at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Valentin Atangana at Ligue 1
- Valentin Atangana at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian emigrants to France
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Yaoundé
- Men's association football midfielders
- France men's youth international footballers
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Stade de Reims players
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- 21st-century French sportsmen