| Jean-Eudes Aholou | |
| Fullname: | Jean Eudes Pascal Armand Aholou[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1994 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Yopougon, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.87m |
| Currentclub: | Strasbourg |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Lille B |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Orléans |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Strasbourg |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Monaco |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Saint-Étienne (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Strasbourg (loan) |
| Caps6: | 52 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Strasbourg |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Ivory Coast U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam3: | Ivory Coast |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 July 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 March 2018 |
Jean-Eudes Pascal Armand Aholou (born 20 March 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and the Ivory Coast national team.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
On 25 July 2018, Aholou joined Monaco on a five-year deal.[5] 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.[6]
Aholou has represented Ivory Coast at U17 and U23 level. 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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup[10] | League Cup[11] | Continental[12] | Other[13] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lille B | 2012–13 | CFA | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | |||
| Orléans | 2015–16 | National | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | |||
| Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Strasbourg | 2022–23 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 263 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 21 | |||
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