Jean-Eudes Pascal Armand Aholou (born 20 March 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Umm Salal and the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career Aholou started his career with Lille, he was with Lille between 2012 and 2015 but didn't play a match; though he was on the bench seven times in all competitions. He did, however, feature 49 times for Lille B and scored 4 goals; he played 20 times in his last season with Lille B as they were relegated to Championnat de France Amateur 2.
In 2015, Aholou joined Championnat National club Orléans. He scored twice in 32 matches in his debut season as Orléans won promotion to Ligue 2. In France's second tier, Aholou participated in 20 encounters and scored 3 goals.
On 16 January 2017, Aholou joined Ligue 2 team Strasbourg, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.
On 25 July 2018, Aholou joined Monaco on a five-year deal. On 16 July 2021, he returned to Strasbourg on a second loan with an option to buy, after spending the 2020–21 season at Strasbourg as well.
International career Aholou has represented Ivory Coast at the U17 and U23 levels. He played in all four of Ivory Coast's matches at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. Four years later, Aholou debuted for the U23s in the 2015 Toulon Tournament. He also played for the U23s in a 5–1 friendly loss against France U21.
Aholou is of Togolese descent through his father, but chose to represent Ivory Coast at an international level. He made his debut against Togo in a 2–2 friendly tie on 24 March 2018.
Personal life Aholou's father was a Togolese footballer who played, and then settled in the Ivory Coast. He is the brother of the Togolese international footballer Roger Aholou.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupIncludes the Coupe de France.League cupIncludes the Coupe de la Ligue.ContinentalIncludes the UEFA Europa League and CAF Champions League.OtherIncludes the Trophée des Champions.TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLille B2012–13CFA50————502013–14CFA243————2432014–15CFA201————201Total494————494Orléans2015–16National3221010——3422016–17Ligue 22030020——223Total5251030——565Strasbourg2016–17Ligue 21502000—001702017–18Ligue 13553020—00405Total5055020——575Monaco2018–19Ligue 1170000030102102020–21Ligue 12000—000020Total19000003010230Saint-Étienne (loan)2019–20Ligue 111120004000171Strasbourg (loan)2020–21Ligue 127210———2822021–22Ligue 125110———261Strasbourg2022–23Ligue 130300———3032023–24Ligue 10000———00Total82640———866Strasbourg B2023–24National 310————10Angers2024–25Ligue 11000———10Career total2652110050701028821
Honours Saint-Étienne
Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20
References
External links Jean-Eudes Aholou at Angers SCO