| Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe | |
| Full Name: | Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Stains, France |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | AAS Sarcelles |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain B |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Le Havre (loan) |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Dijon (loan) |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 May 2024 |
Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe (born 21 November 2000), also known as Éric Dina Ebimbe and Junior Dina Ebimbe, is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Developed in the Paris Saint-Germain Academy, Dina Ebimbe signed his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on 2 July 2018.[2] He spent the 2018–19 season with the reserve team.
On 5 July 2019, Le Havre announced that Dina Ebimbe had joined the Ligue 2 side on loan.[3] Three weeks later on 26 July, he made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw against Ajaccio.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2019, in a 3–0 win against Caen.[5] On 6 July 2020, Dijon announced the loan signing of Dina Ebimbe with an option to buy.[6] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Angers on 22 August.[7] On 9 June 2021, Dijon exercised the option-to-buy in Dina Ebimbe's loan deal. However, Paris Saint-Germain exercised their right to veto Dijon's purchase. Dijon received a transfer fee in compensation.[8]
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Dina Ebimbe returned to Paris Saint-Germain. He participated in pre-season, and went on to make his professional debut for the club in 1–0 Trophée des Champions loss to Lille on 1 August 2021.[9] Dina Ebimbe made his Ligue 1 debut for PSG in a 2–1 win over Troyes on 7 August.[10]
On 21 August 2022, Dina Ebimbe extended his contract with PSG until June 2024 and joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy,[11] made mandatory should the club survive relegation.[12] On 30 May 2023, following the conclusion of 2022–23 season, Eintracht Frankfurt announced that Dina Ebimbe had joined the club on a permanent basis until June 2027.[13]
Dina Ebimbe is a France youth international. He has represented his nation at under-20 and under-21 level.
Born in France, Dina Ebimbe is of Cameroonian descent.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2018–19 | National 2 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Le Havre (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Dijon (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 44 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 19 | |||
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