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Aurélien Tchouaméni
Tchouaméni with France in 2026
Personal information
Full name Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni
Date of birth (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 14
Youth career
2006–2011 SJ D'Artigues
2011–2018 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Bordeaux II 16 (3)
2018–2020 Bordeaux 25 (0)
2020–2022 Monaco 74 (5)
2022– Real Madrid 132 (4)
International career‡
2015–2016 France U16 11 (0)
2016–2017 France U17 14 (0)
2017–2018 France U18 11 (1)
2018 France U19 7 (0)
2019 France U20 5 (0)
2021 France U21 4 (0)
2021– France 50 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2022 Qatar
UEFA Nations League
Winner2021 Italy
Third place2025 Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:19, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:10, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni (French pronunciation: [oʁeljɛ̃ dʒani tʃuameni, tʃwa-]; born 27 January 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team.

Tchouaméni began his senior career with Bordeaux before joining Monaco in 2020. He developed into one of the leading midfielders in Ligue 1 before signing for Real Madrid in 2022. With Madrid, he has won several domestic and international honours, including La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, the Copa del Rey and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Tchouaméni made his senior debut for the France national team in 2021. He won the UEFA Nations League in the 2020–21 season and was part of the France side that finished runners-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He also represented France at UEFA Euro 2024 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where they finished fourth.

Early life

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Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni[2] was born on 27 January 2000[3] in Rouen, Seine-Maritime,[4] and was raised in Bordeaux, Gironde.[5] He is of Cameroonian descent.[6] He acquired French nationality on 19 December 2000 through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.[7]

Club career

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Bordeaux

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Tchouaméni playing for Bordeaux in 2018

Tchouaméni made his first-team debut for Bordeaux in a 1–0 UEFA Europa League away win against Latvian side Ventspils in the second qualifying round on 26 July 2018, starting the match and playing 89 minutes.[8] He scored his first goal of his senior club career on 9 August, netting the final goal in Bordeaux's 3–1 Europa League away victory over Mariupol.[9]

Monaco

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On 29 January 2020, Tchouaméni signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.[10] After almost a year playing for the club, he registered his first league goal, netting the second goal in a 3–1 win against Marseille on 23 January 2021.[11] On 14 May 2022, he delivered an assist for his captain Wissam Ben Yedder and, thus, participated in the ninth win in a row for his side.[12]

Real Madrid

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Tchouaméni with Real Madrid in 2025

On 11 June 2022, La Liga club Real Madrid announced that Tchouaméni joined the club, signing a six-year contract with the club.[13][14] The transfer fee was reported to be €80 million, which could rise to €100 million due to additional fees.[15]

Tchouaméni made his official debut for the club on 10 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup to win his first career club trophy.[16] On 30 September 2023, he scored his first goal for Los Blancos, a header in a 3–0 league away win over Girona.[17]

On 7 May 2026, Tchouaméni and teammate Federico Valverde got into a fight after a training session.[18] Valverde reportedly needed stitches and was brought to the hospital after getting cut during the altercation. Further on, after striking his head, Valverde experienced partial memory loss and was discovered by his teammates on the ground, drenched in blood and half-conscious.[19] After the altercation, Real Madrid initiated a disciplinary investigation. The process concluded in both players extending mutual apologies to each other. As a result, the club imposed a fine of €500 thousand on each player and formally concluded the internal inquiry.[20]

International career

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Tchouaméni playing for France at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

On 26 August 2021, Tchouaméni received his first call up to the France senior squad.[21] On 1 September, he made his international debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Bosnia and Herzegovina replacing Thomas Lemar in the 46th minute.[22] On 25 March 2022, Tchouaméni scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly against Ivory Coast.[23]

In November 2022, Tchouaméni was named in France's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[24] On 10 December, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 2–1 victory over England in the quarter-finals.[25]

On 18 December 2022, Tchouaméni started in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final. He was one of two French players to miss in the penalty shootout as France lost to Argentina at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar.[26]

On 14 May 2026, Tchouaméni was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[27]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 November 2026[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux II 2017–18 National 3 163————163
Bordeaux 2018–19 Ligue 1 10000009[c]1—191
2019–20 Ligue 1 1501020——180
Total 250102091—371
Monaco 2019–20 Ligue 1 30————30
2020–21 Ligue 1 36261———423
2021–22 Ligue 1 35341—11[d]1—505
Total 745102—111—958
Real Madrid 2022–23 La Liga 33040—10[e]03[f]0500
2023–24 La Liga 27310—8[e]02[g]0383
2024–25 La Liga 32052—11[e]010[h]0582
2025–26 La Liga 33110—13[e]12[g]0492
2026–27 La Liga 7000—2[e]00090
Total 1324112—4411702047
Career total 247122242064317035319
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. 1 2 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  8. ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup, six appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 14 July 2026[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202170
2022142
202381
202490
202550
202670
Total503
As of match played 14 July 2026
France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tchouaméni goal[29]
List of international goals scored by Aurélien Tchouaméni
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
125 March 2022Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France8 Ivory Coast2–12–1Friendly[30]
210 December 2022Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar19 England1–02–12022 FIFA World Cup[31]
37 September 2023Parc des Princes, Paris, France26 Republic of Ireland1–02–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[32]

Honours

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Monaco

Real Madrid

France

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Tchouaméni". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Aurélien Tchouaméni: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aurélien Tchouaméni". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Exclu – Aurélien Tchouaméni (1/2) : " J'étais le premier fan de mon papa "". Onze Mondial (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mercato: un jeune Camerounais de 17ans signe au Fc Bordeaux". 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "JORF n° 0296 du 22 décembre 2000 – Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 97. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ventspils vs. Bordeaux – 26 July 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mariopul vs. Bordeaux – 9 August 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Aurélien Tchouaméni quitte Bordeaux et signe à Monaco jusqu'en 2024 (officiel)". L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "AS Monaco 3–1 OM". Ligue 1. 23 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  12. ↑ ""Captain Wissam" et l'AS Monaco font leur festival face à Brest" (in French). AS Monaco FC. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Official Announcement: Tchouaméni". Real Madrid CF. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Official Statement". AS Monaco FC. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Aurelien Tchouameni: Real Madrid sign midfielder from Monaco". BBC Sport. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  16. ↑ Bysouth, Alex (10 August 2022). "Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Karim Benzema scores 324th goal for Real in Super Cup win". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Girona 0–3 Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham on target as visitors go top of La Liga". BBC. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Real Madrid's Federico Valverde taken to hospital after second Aurélien Tchouaméni fight - sources". ESPN.com. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Díaz, José Félix; López, Sergio (7 May 2026). "How the Valverde-Tchouaméni fight unfolded: accusations, punch, Fede in a wheelchair". AS USA. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial". Real Madrid CF. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus" (in French). French Football Federation. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  22. ↑ McAleer, Ben (13 October 2021). "The rise of the Monaco and France midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "France 2–1 Ivory Coast: Tchouameni completes late turnaround for Les Bleus". BeSoccer. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  24. ↑ "Bleus : une liste de 25 pour la Coupe du monde avec Giroud, Mandanda et Saliba" [A 25-player list for the World Cup with Giroud, Mandanda and Saliba]. L'Équipe (in French). 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  25. ↑ "Watch: France star Tchouameni smashes long-range strike past England in World Cup quarter-final". Goal. 10 December 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  26. ↑ "World Cup final: How Argentina won penalty shootout". CNN Sports. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  27. ↑ "France World Cup squad: Camavinga, Kolo Muani miss out". 14 May 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "A. Tchouaméni: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  29. 1 2 "Aurélien Tchouaméni" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "France 2–1 Ivory Coast: Match: Summary". Soccerway. Sportsight. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "England 1–2 France: Match: Summary". Soccerway. Sportsight. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  32. ↑ "France 2–0 Ireland: Match: Summary". Soccerway. Sportsight. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  33. ↑ "PSG beat Monaco to win French Cup". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  34. ↑ "Real Madrid crowned champions after Barca's defeat at Girona". BBC Sport. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  35. ↑ "Real Madrid 2–1 Osasuna: Rodrygo scores twice as Madrid win Copa del Rey". BBC. 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  36. ↑ "Real Madrid win back their Super Cup crown (4–1)". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  37. ↑ "Champions League: Real Madrid beat Dortmund for 15th title". espn.co.uk. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  38. ↑ "Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Five-star Madrid triumph in Helsinki". UEFA. 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  39. ↑ Sutcliffe, Steven (14 August 2024). "Real Madrid 2–0 Atalanta". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  40. ↑ "Vinicius and Valverde dazzle as five-star Madrid conquer". FIFA. 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  41. ↑ "Real Madrid 3–0 Pachuca: Kylian Mbappé scores in intercontinentalscores in Intercontinental Cup final". BBC Sport. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  42. ↑ "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  43. ↑ "Ligue des Nations : la France décroche la troisième place en battant l'Allemagne". France 24 (in French). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  44. ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  45. ↑ "Trophées UNFP : Tchouaméni (Monaco) élu meilleur espoir" [Trophées UNFP : Tchouaméni (Monaco) elected best hope]. Le Figaro (in French). 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  46. ↑ "Trophées UNFP : cinq Parisiens, deux Lillois et deux Lyonnais dans l'équipe type" [Trophées UNFP : five Parisiens, two Lillois and two Lyonnais in the typical team]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  47. ↑ "L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1 aux trophées UNFP avec un trio d'attaque Terrier-Ben Yedder-Mbappé" [The typical team of the Ligue 1 season at the UNFP trophies with an attacking trio Terrier-Ben Yedder-Mbappé]. L'Équipe (in French). 15 May 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  48. ↑ "La Liga Team of the Season". EA Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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