Josué Homawoo

Josué Homawoo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Dinamo București
Number	28
Youth career
	Elan Sportif Lyon
	Lyon
	Saint-Priest
0000–2015	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Nantes B	30	(2)
2019–2020	Nantes	1	(0)
2020–2021	Lorient B	2	(0)
2021–2023	Red Star	30	(0)
2023–	Dinamo București	45	(1)
International career^‡
2024–	Togo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

Josué Homawoo (born 12 November 1997) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Dinamo București and the Togo national team.

Career

Born in Togo, Homawoo moved to France at the age of five and a half and began playing football there. A youth product of Elan Sportif Lyon, Lyon, Saint-Priest, he joined the reserves of FC Nantes in 2015.[1] On 6 June 2017, Homawoo signed his first professional contract with Nantes.[2] He made his professional debut with FC Nantes in a 3–3 Ligue 1 tie with Dijon FCO on 8 February 2020.[3]

He moved to Lorient reserves on 2 October 2020.[4] He then transferred Championnat National club Red Star in June 2021.[5]

On 16 July 2023, it was announced that Homawoo signed a contract with Dinamo București.[6] He made his debut for the team on 14 August 2023, playing 90 minutes in the 1–0 victory against FC Botoșani.[7] For his performance in the match, he was selected in the Liga I Team of the Week.[8] On 18 February 2024, Homawoo obtained a penalty in the 3-1 home win against Oțelul Galați[9] and he was named for the second time in the season in the Liga I Team of the Week.[10]

References

1. "FC Nantes. Josue Homawoo : " Je me suis senti bien, j'attends ma prochaine chance "". 2 September 2020.
2. "Un jeune passé par Saint-Priest signe pro en Ligue 1 !". 6 June 2017.
3. "Dijon vs. Nantes - 8 February 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
4. "FC Nantes. Josue Homawoo rejoint Lorient. Sport - La Roche sur Yon.maville.com".
5. Schoeffel, Fabio (30 June 2021). "Red Star : un défenseur passé par la Ligue 1 officialisé". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
6. "Oficial: Dinamo a prezentat cele cinci transferuri perfectate pentru noul sezon al Superligii". flashscore.ro (in Romanian). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
7. "Încă un dinamovist a impresionat și a prins echipa etapei: "Noi căutăm acul în carul cu fân"". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
8. "Echipa etapei a 5-a". lpf.ro (in Romanian). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
9. "Dinamo București vs. Oțelul - 18 February 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
10. "SuperLiga - Echipa etapei a 26-a" [SuperLeague - Team of the Week number 26] (in Romanian). LPF. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links

• Josué Homawoo at Soccerway
• FC Nantes Profile Archived 20 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine