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 represented Luxembourg in both youth and senior international matches between 2024-25 before changing his FIFA association to his birth nation of England, he subsequently appeared for the England under-17s.
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Madjo with Aston Villa in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | |||
| –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 | Luxembourg | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U17 | 9 | (4) |
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* 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) | |||
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.
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 Luxembourgish side Marisca Mersch. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Luxembourgish 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 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.[9]
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.[10] Eigible 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.[11] On 21 July 2026, Madjo featured again in a friendly match against Walsall in which he started and scored a brace.[12] On 4 August 2026, Aston Villa's appeal was upheld, and Madjo was deemed eligible to play in competitive matches.[13]
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 under-17 squad in August 2025.[14] The following week, he scored on his debut in a victory over Venezuela U17.[15]
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 B | 2025–26 | National 3 Group E | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 6 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |