Brian Madjo
Footballer (born 2009)
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Brian Djomeni Madjo (born 12 January 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa. He has represented Luxembourg and England at youth levels.
| 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 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marisca Mersch | |||
| –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‡ | |||
| 2024 | Luxembourg U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2025 | Luxembourg | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U17 | 9 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:44, 7 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:47, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Madjo was born on 12 January 2009 in Enfield, England and moved with his family to Luxembourg at a young age. Born to Cameroonian parents, he is the son of Cameroonian footballer Guy Madjo.[1]
Club career
Early career
As a youth player, Madjo joined the youth academy of Luxembourgian side Marisca Mersch. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Luxembourgian side Racing Union. 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 runs until June 2028.[2]
Madjo made his professional debut on 17 August 2025, starting and playing 58 minutes in a 0–1 loss against Strasbourg.[3] Hence, he became the club's youngest debutant, aged 16 years and 217 days, breaking previous record of Bernard Zénier in August 1974.[4] 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.[5]
Aston Villa
On 12 January 2026, Madjo signed for Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee,[6][7] reported to be up to €12 million.[8]
In March 2026, it was revealed that Aston Villa were in dispute with FIFA which had preventing them from registering Madjo as a player, meaning that he could not feature for their first or youth teams. 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.[9]
International career
Despite earning three caps at senior international level for Luxembourg during the first half of 2025, Madjo received his first call-up to the England U17 squad in August 2025.[10] The following week, he scored on his debut in a victory over Venezuela U17.[11]
Style of play
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 6 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |