Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Bastien Ndemeni Meupiyou Menadjou[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Nantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
–2018 | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Montfermeil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Nantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Nantes B | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Nantes | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | France U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | France U17 | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | France U18 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 |
Bastien Ndemeni Meupiyou Menadjou (born 19 March 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes.
Born in Paris in Ile de France, Meupiyou started his career playing for clubs in his region such as Paris FC and Montfermeil.[1] In 2019 joined the youth team of Nantes. On 1 September 2023, he made his professional debut in a Ligue 1 game, appearing in the starting lineup for the match against Marseille. He received a red card in the 9th minute and was sent off, thus becoming the second youngest player in the league's history to receive a red card.[3][4][5]
While also eligible to play for Cameroon, Meupiyou chose to represent France at youth level.[6] In May 2023, he was selected with the France under 17s for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship organized in Hungary.[7] Meupiyou appeared in all six matches during the tournament, including the final game against Germany where France was defeated in the penalty shootouts after a goaless draw in main time.[8]
U17 France