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French footballer (born 2004)

Mohamed-Ali Cho
Cho with Real Sociedad in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mohamed-Ali Cho
Date of birth (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Nice
Number 25
Youth career
2010–2011 Chantilly
2011–2015 Paris Saint-Germain
2015–2020 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Angers B 1 (0)
2020–2022 Angers 53 (4)
2022–2024 Real Sociedad 30 (1)
2024– Nice 29 (3)
International career
2019 England U16 2 (0)
2022 France U19 3 (2)
2023– France U20 6 (1)
2021– France U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

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

Early life

Cho was born in France to an Ivorian father and a French mother of Moroccan origin and moved to England at one week old, where his family worked in London. 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 Paris Saint-Germain's academy, before returning to England at age 11.

Club career

Angers

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

Real Sociedad

On 15 June 2022, it was announced that Cho had signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Real Sociedad. The transfer fee paid to Angers was reportedly in the region of €12 to €15 million. On 21 December, he scored his first goal at the club in a 5–0 away win over CD Coria in the Copa del Rey second round. On 4 June 2023, he scored his first La Liga goal in a 2–1 victory over Sevilla.

Nice

On 8 January 2024, Cho returned to France, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with Ligue 1 club OGC Nice, for a reported transfer fee of €12 million.

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. He has also played for the England U15s. 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". He switched to represent the France U21s in April 2021.

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Angers B 2020–21 National 2 1 0 — — — 1 0
Angers 2020–21 Ligue 1 21 0 2 0 — — 23 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 32 4 1 0 — — 33 4
Total 53 4 3 0 — — 56 4
Real Sociedad 2022–23 La Liga 19 1 1 1 4 0 — 24 2
2023–24 La Liga 11 0 1 0 4 0 — 16 0
Total 30 1 2 1 8 0 — 40 2
Nice 2023–24 Ligue 1 17 1 3 1 — — 20 2
2024–25 Ligue 1 12 2 0 0 4 1 — 16 3
Total 29 3 3 1 4 1 — 36 5
Career total 113 8 8 2 12 1 0 0 133 11
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Mohamed-Ali Cho". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. "PSG's Mbappe may feel old when facing new Angers prodigy Cho". USA TODAY.
  3. "Mohamed-Ali Cho: Everton must have regrets over record-breaking Ligue 1 golden boy". Everton News. 11 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Mohamed-Ali Cho signe pro !". Angers SCO. 2 May 2020.
  5. "Mohamed-Ali Cho, round 1". sofoot.com (in French). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. "Mohamed-Ali Cho, a generation 2004 player in Ligue 1 next season?".
  7. "Angers SCO vs. Bordeaux - 30 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  8. Watson, Ian (15 January 2021). "Ex-Everton and Chelsea kids among 10 youngest players in Euro leagues".
  9. "ANGERS SCO VS. RENNES 2 - 1". Soccerway.
  10. "Compositions d'Angers-Rennes: Jérémy Doku et Mohamed-Ali Cho titulaires". L'ÉQUIPE.
  11. "Explosividad para el ataque" [Explosiveness for the attack] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  12. "Official | Mohamed-Ali Cho signs for Real Sociedad". Get French Football News. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  13. "CD Coria 0–5 R. Sociedad". as.com. 21 December 2022.
  14. "Real Sociedad 2 - 1 Sevilla | Football". The Guardian. 4 June 2023.
  15. "Welcome, Mohamed-Ali Cho!". OGC Nice. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  16. "Nice: Mohamed-Ali Cho s'est engagé jusqu'en 2028 (off)" [Nice: Mohamed-Ali Cho is committed until 2028 (off)]. OneFootball (in French). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  17. "England 3 - 3 Republic of Ireland | 2019 - U16 Mens Friendlies | 999945880 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  18. Lantheaume, Romain (31 August 2020). "Angers : Mohamed-Ali Cho, un record en L1, et un avenir avec le Maroc ?". Afrik-Foot.
  19. "Angers : Mohamed-Ali Cho met le Maroc et la Côte d'Ivoire en salle d'attente". Afrik-Foot. 15 February 2021.
  20. "Angers Sco. Mohamed-Ali Cho sélectionné en équipe de France espoirs". 4 November 2021.
  21. "M. Cho". Retrieved 30 August 2021.

External links

Mohamed-Ali Cho – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French

OGC Nice – current squad
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