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Keben warming up for Toulouse in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Keben Biakolo | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bertoua, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Toulouse Montaudran | ||
| 2013–2021 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Toulouse II | 19 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Toulouse | 19 | (0) |
| 2024– | Watford | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Cameroon U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Kévin Keben Biakolo (born 26 January 2004) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Watford.
Club career
Toulouse
Born in Bertoua, Cameroon, Keben moved to France at the age of 2 and at 5 started playing football at Toulouse Montaudran. At the age of 10, he joined the youth academy of Toulouse and started working his way up their youth sides. He was promoted to their reserves in 2021, and represented the senior side in a Coupe de France match over Aubagne. On 1 February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Toulouse. On 7 August 2022, he made his professional debut with Toulouse in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with OGC Nice, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute.
Watford
On 29 August 2024, Keben signed for EFL Championship club Watford on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
International career
Keben played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse II | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Toulouse | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Watford | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ a b "Premier contrat professionnel pour le défenseur Kévin Keben". ToulouseFC.
- ^ "À la découverte de Kévin Keben, le nouveau défenseur central professionnel du TFC". lesviolets.com.
- ^ "Toulouse 1–1 Nice, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, résultat et résumé du match (07/08/2022)". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Official: Hornets Sign Keben". www.watfordfc.com. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "CAN U23 : le Gabon s'offre le Cameroun !". www.afrik-foot.com. 25 March 2023.
- ^ Kévin Keben at Soccerway
External links
- Kévin Keben at Soccerway
- Kévin Keben – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)