Juvhel Tsoumou

Juvhel Tsoumou

Personal information
Full name	Juvhel Fred Tsoumou
Date of birth	(1990-12-27) 27 December 1990
Place of birth	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2001–2003	FSV Zwickau
2003–2006	Eintracht Frankfurt
2006–2007	Blackburn Rovers
2007–2008	Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Eintracht Frankfurt	10	(1)
2008–2010	Eintracht Frankfurt II	29	(5)
2010–2011	Alemannia Aachen	6	(0)
2011–2012	Preston North End	16	(3)
2012	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	11	(2)
2012–2013	TSV Hartberg	28	(6)
2013-2014	FK Senica	12	(1)
2014-	SV Waldhof Mannheim	0	(0)
International career
2008	Germany U18	2	(0)
2008–2009	Germany U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2013

Juvhel Fred Tsoumou (born 27 December 1990) is a footballer who plays as a striker and is currently a free agent. His previous clubs include TSV Hartberg, FSV Zwickau, Eintracht Frankfurt, Blackburn Rovers, Alemannia Aachen and Plymouth Argyle. Born in the Republic of the Congo, he has represented Germany at youth international level.

Club career

Early years

The striker was raised in the Congolese capital Brazzaville where he showed his talent on sand pitches. As a 10-year-old, Tsoumou came with his mother, who was studying economics, to Zwickau, where he began to play in the youth system of FSV Zwickau.

In 2003, Charly Körbel led him to the Eintracht Frankfurt football academy. Here he played until July 2006 before moving to the academy of Blackburn Rovers.

Eintracht Frankfurt

After a season in England he returned to Eintracht because he saw a better future for himself at Frankfurt. On 4 September 2007, due to call-ups for the national youth team, Eintracht manager Friedhelm Funkel gave Tsoumou the chance to train with the first squad. For the Bundesliga match on 10 November 2007 against Borussia Dortmund the striker was in the squad for the first time. Youth Coordinator, Holger Mueller gave an interview on him and compared Tsoumou to Jermaine Jones due to his athleticism and ball-winning ability.

Tsoumou debuted in the Bundesliga on 28 September 2008 against Arminia Bielefeld, when he was substituted in the 74th minute for Nikos Liberopoulos. Since making his debut, Tsoumou move to the reserves where he was able to get more playing time and scored 5 in 29 appearance or spent time on the bench when he joins the first-team squad. On 20 March 2010, Tsuomou scored his first goal for Frankfurt on a 87 minutes to equalise against Bayern Munich but Martin Fenin score a winning goal in a 2–1 win.

Alemannia Aachen

He signed a contract with Alemannia Aachen on 4 August 2010. On 20 August 2010, Tsoumou made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw against Union Berlin. However, Tsoumou, once again, was not able as he spent time on the bench when he joins the first-team squad or move to the reserves.

In 2011 he had trial spell at Sheffield Wednesday.

Preston North End

After a successful trial, Tsoumou signed a two-year deal with Preston North End. On 4 October 2011 he scored his first goal for Preston against Morecambe in the Johnstones Paint Trophy which Preston went on to win 7–6 on penalties after the game had finished 2–2. He scored his first goal in English football against Huddersfield Town with a tap in from Iain Humes cross. He then scored in Preston's next two fixtures against Oldham Athletic and AFC Bournemouth respectively. However under new manager Graham Westley, Tsoumou struggled to get playing time.

He was transfer listed by the club along with six other player in May 2012 in order for Westley to strengthen the Preston squad.

On 3 July 12, his contract was cancelled by mutual consent despite having one-year left on his contract.

Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 31 January 2012, Tsoumou joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on loan along with Alex MacDonald, until the end of the season. His move to Plymouth delighted manager Carl Fletcher . On 4 February 2012, Tsoumou made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw against Southend United. On 31 March 2012, Tsoumou scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Bradford City which was a winning goal. On 5 May 2012 which is the last game of the season, Tsoumou scored Plymouth only goal in the match against Cheltenham Town which Plymouth lost.

TSV Hartburg

On September 13 2012, Tsoumou signed with Austrian club TSV Hartberg.

FK Senica

On 29 August 2013 he signed two-year contract with FK Senica, following a free transfer. However his contract was cancelled and Tsoumou was released as a free agent on 1 January 2014.

SV Waldhof Mannheim

Tsoumou remained unattached until 14 November 2014 when he joined SV Waldhof Mannheim. He made 17 appearances, almost all from the bench, scoring 1 goal. He was released at the end of the 2014–15 Regionalliga season.

SV Wacker Burghausen

Tsoumou joined SV Wacker Burghausen on 3 September 2015.

International career

Juvhel Tsoumou has been capped by Germany at under-18 and under-19 level. He made two appearances for the under-18s against France in March 2008. Tsoumou made his under-19 debut against England in November 2008, replacing Taner Yalçın as a second-half substitute.

External links

• Juvhel Tsoumou career statistics at Soccerbase
• Juvhel Tsoumou profile at Fussballdaten
• Juvhel Tsoumou at eintracht-archiv.de (German)