Flavien Enzo Thiédort Boyomo (born 7 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Osasuna. Born in France, he represents the Cameroon national team.

Early life

Born in Toulouse, Boyomo is Cameroonian by descent.[2][3][4] He acquired French nationality on 30 May 2003, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[5]

Club career

Early career

Boyomo played in the youth sector of home-town club Toulouse, before joining Blackburn Rovers' Academy in 2016.[2][3] He progressed through the English club's youth setup, but ultimately left in June 2020, after failing to agree new terms.[6]

Albacete

After leaving Blackburn, in August 2020 Boyomo joined Spanish club Albacete Balompié, being initially assigned to their reserve team in Tercera División.[7] He made his first team debut on 26 September 2020, starting in a 1–0 away league loss against CF Fuenlabrada.[8]

Boyomo scored his first professional goal on 25 October 2020, netting the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of Rayo Vallecano.[9] On 23 December, he renewed his contract until 2024.[10][11]

During the 2022-23 season, he was Albacete's fourth player for total game time, having collected 39 appearances (38 of which as a starter) and one goal.[3]

Valladolid

On 7 July 2023, Boyomo joined Segunda División side Real Valladolid for a reported fee of 1.2 million euros plus add-ons,[3] signing a four-year contract with the newly relegated club.[3][12] He was a first-choice during the campaign, as the club achieved promotion to La Liga.

Boyomo made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 19 August 2024, starting in a 1–0 home win over RCD Espanyol.

Osasuna

On 29 August 2024, Boyomo signed a five-year contract with CA Osasuna in the top tier, for a fee of €5 million plus a 500,000 add-on and a 10% over the profit of a future transfer.[13]

International career

In March 2023, Boyomo received his first call-up to the Cameroonian senior national team by head coach Rigobert Song for both the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Namibia.[14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 January 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goals Apps
Albacete 2020-21 Segunda División 31 1 1 0 — 32 1
2021-22 Primera Federación 25 0 2 0 2[a] 0 29 0
2022-23 Segunda División 37 1 0 0 2[b] 0 39 1
Total 93 2 3 0 4 0 100 2
Valladolid 2023-24 Segunda División 38 1 1 0 — 39 1
2024-25 La Liga 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 41 1 1 0 — 42 1
Osasuna 2024-25 La Liga 15 1 1 0 — 16 1
Career total 149 4 5 0 4 0 158 4
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Primera División RFEF play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División Promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players as at 18th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Getting to Know: Flavien Enzo Boyomo". Blackburn Rovers FC. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Domínguez, Jesús (7 July 2023). "Boyomo se convierte en el primer fichaje". Diario AS (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ Akouete, Isidore (8 July 2021). "Flavien Enzo Boyomo : Le Franco-Camerounais courtisé par le Stade Brestois" (in French). Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "JORF n° 0125 du 31 mai 2003 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 9298. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Rovers confirm Retain List". Blackburn Rovers FC. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Los jóvenes del Alba toman protagonismo" [The youngsters of Alba take protagonism] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  8. ^ "El Fuenla vence y convence" [Fuenla win and convince] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  9. ^ "El Albacete saca máxima efectividad a la estrategia" [Albacete make the most out of strategy] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. ^ "#Boyomo2024" (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Boyomo renueva con el Albacete" [Boyomo renews with Albacete] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Boyomo 2027" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Boyomo, nuevo jugador de Osasuna" [Boyomo, new player of Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ^ Yomba, Steve Wilfried (3 March 2023). "Lions indomptables: Rigobert Song présélectionne 34 joueurs avec Baleba". Camerfoot-Infos (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  15. ^ "ELIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES COTE D'IVOIRE 2024 : LA LISTE DES LIONS INDOMPTABLES POUR LA DOUBLE CONFRONTATION AVEC LES BRAVE WORRIORS DE NAMIBIE". Fédération Camerounaise de Football (in French). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  16. ^ Flavien Enzo Boyomo at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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