Person
Brian Madjo
From Wikipedia
Brian Djomeni Madjo (born 12 January 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa.
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.
Born in England and raised in Luxembourg, he initially represented the Luxembourg national team in both youth and senior international matches before switching to his birth nation, subsequently appearing for the England under-17s.
Early life
Madjo was born on 12 January 2009 in Enfield, England and moved with his family to Boevange-sur-Attert, Luxembourg at a young age. Born to Cameroonian parents, he is the son of Cameroonian footballer Guy Madjo. He obtained Luxembourgish citizenship in March 2025.
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 2020. 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 ran until June 2028.
Madjo made his professional debut on 17 August 2025, starting and playing 58 minutes in a 0–1 loss against Strasbourg. Hence, he became the club's youngest debutant, aged 16 years and 217 days, breaking previous record of Bernard Zénier in August 1974. 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.
Aston Villa
On 12 January 2026, Madjo signed for Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, reported to be up to €12 million.
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.
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. Eligible 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. On 21 July 2026, Madjo featured again in a friendly match against Walsall in which he started and scored a brace. On 4 August 2026, Aston Villa's appeal was upheld, and Madjo was deemed eligible to play in competitive matches. In his first competitive match, the 2026 UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain, Madjo scored a 45th-minute equaliser in an eventual 2–1 defeat. This goal made him the youngest player ever to score at the UEFA Super Cup, at 17 years and 212 days, surpassing Patrick Kluivert, at 19 years and 220 days.
International career
After initially representing Luxembourg and earning three caps at senior international level for them during the first half of 2025, Madjo accepted his first call-up to the England under-17 squad in August 2025. The following week, he scored on his debut in a victory over Venezuela U17.
Style of play
Madjo plays as a forward. Luxembourgish news website Virgule wrote in 2025 that he is a "1.93m tall guy, built like a rock, athletic and technically interesting". Right-footed, he has received comparisons to Belgium international Romelu Lukaku.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 12 August 2026
International
As of match played 6 June 2025
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
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