Kévin Keben
Keben warming up for Toulouse in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kévin Keben Biakolo
Date of birth (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004
Place of birth Bertoua, Cameroon
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 25
Youth career
2009–2013 Toulouse Montaudran
2013–2021 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Toulouse II 19 (1)
2022– Toulouse 11 (0)
International career‡
2023– Cameroon U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Kévin Keben Biakolo (born 26 January 2004) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Marcelino CF.

Club career

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.[2] 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.[1] 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.[3]

International career

Keben played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Premier contrat professionnel pour le défenseur Kévin Keben". ToulouseFC.
  2. ↑ "À la découverte de Kévin Keben, le nouveau défenseur central professionnel du TFC". lesviolets.com.
  3. ↑ "Toulouse 1–1 Nice, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, résultat et résumé du match (07/08/2022)". L'Équipe.
  4. ↑ "CAN U23 : le Gabon s'offre le Cameroun !". www.afrik-foot.com. 25 March 2023.
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