Mohamed-Ali Cho

Mohamed-Ali Cho (born 19 January 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Angers. Born in France and raised in England, Cho previously represented England as a youth international before switching his allegiance to France.

Mohamed-Ali Cho
Personal information
Full name Mohamed-Ali Cho
Date of birth (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Angers
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2011 Chantilly
2011–2015 Paris Saint-Germain
2015–2020 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Angers II 1 (0)
2020– Angers 49 (2)
National team‡
2019 England U16 2 (0)
2022– France U19 3 (2)
2021– France U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Early life

Cho was born in France to an Ivorian father and a French mother of Moroccan origins and moved to England at one week old, where his family worked in London.[1] He spent his childhood moving between England and France several times. Cho briefly returned to France at age 6 to play in Chantilly's and then PSG's academy, before returning to England at age 11.[2]

Club career

A youth product of Paris Saint-Germain and Everton, Cho signed his first professional contract with Angers on 2 May 2020.[3] In doing so, he became the second youngest player to sign a professional contract in France (behind Eduardo Camavinga).[4] Angers planned to initially use him in the reserve teams, but he quickly became part of the first team.[5] He made his professional debut with Angers in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Bordeaux on 30 August 2020.[6] He was one of the 10 youngest players to play in the top European leagues during the season.[7] He started his first match for Angers in the cup on 11 February 2021, in a 2–1 win against Rennes.[8] He made his first league start on 17 April 2021 against Rennes.[9]

International career

Born in France, raised in England, and of Ivorian and Moroccan descent, Cho is eligible for all four national teams. He was a youth international for England with two caps for the England U16s.[3][10] He has also played for the England U15s.[11] In early 2021, Cho said that he hadn't decided on who to represent internationally, stating: "I am well aware of the options I have and we will see later".[12] He switched to represent the France U21s in April 2021.[13]

Career statistics
As of 13 March 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Angers II 2020–21 National 2 10———10
Angers 2020–21 Ligue 1 21020——230
2021–22 Ligue 1 23210——242
Total 442300000472
Career total 452300000482

References
  1. "PSG's Mbappe may feel old when facing new Angers prodigy Cho". USA TODAY.
  2. "Mohamed-Ali Cho: Everton must have regrets over record-breaking Ligue 1 golden boy". Everton News. 11 December 2020.
  3. "Mohamed-Ali Cho signe pro !". Angers SCO. 2 May 2020.
  4. "Mohamed-Ali Cho, round 1". sofoot.com (in French). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. "Mohamed-Ali Cho, a generation 2004 player in Ligue 1 next season?".
  6. "Angers SCO vs. Bordeaux - 30 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  7. Watson, Ian (15 January 2021). "Ex-Everton and Chelsea kids among 10 youngest players in Euro leagues".
  8. "ANGERS SCO VS. RENNES 2 - 1". Soccerway.
  9. "Compositions d'Angers-Rennes: Jérémy Doku et Mohamed-Ali Cho titulaires". L'ÉQUIPE.
  10. "England 3 - 3 Republic of Ireland | 2019 - U16 Mens Friendlies | 999945880 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  11. Lantheaume, Romain (31 August 2020). "Angers : Mohamed-Ali Cho, un record en L1, et un avenir avec le Maroc ?". Afrik-Foot.
  12. "Angers : Mohamed-Ali Cho met le Maroc et la Côte d'Ivoire en salle d'attente". Afrik-Foot. 15 February 2021.
  13. https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/angers-sco/angers-sco-mohamed-ali-cho-selectionne-en-equipe-de-france-espoirs-f2e6033c-3d70-11ec-b459-d871606fc8ec
  14. "M. Cho". Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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