Jean Jules
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Jules Sepp Mvondo | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Aspire Academy | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Rayo Vallecano B | 37 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Albacete | 31 | (1) |
| 2019 | → UCAM Murcia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Górnik Zabrze | 27 | (0) |
| 2023– | Aris | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024 | |||
Jean Jules Sepp Mvondo (born 23 April 1998), known as Jean Jules, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Aris.
Career
[edit]Born in Yaoundé, Jean Jules joined Rayo Vallecano's youth setup in 2016, from Aspire Academy's Senegal branch.[1][2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 27 November of that year, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against FC Villanueva del Pardillo.[3]
On 19 November 2017 Jean Jules scored his first senior goal, netting his team's first in a 3–4 away loss against CD Móstoles URJC.[4] The following 9 July, he signed for Albacete Balompié and was initially assigned to the B-side also in the fourth division.[5]
Jean Jules made his professional debut on 17 August 2018, replacing Eugeni in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña in the Segunda División.[6] The following 15 January, he extended his contract until 2021 and was immediately loaned to Segunda División B side UCAM Murcia CF.[7]
On 12 July 2019, Jean Jules was loaned to freshly relegated side CF Rayo Majadahonda, for one year.[8]
On 1 September 2021, he was loaned out again for one year, this time joining Polish side Górnik Zabrze.[9] On 23 June 2022, he was bought out by Górnik and joined the team permanently on a two-year deal.[10]
On 12 July 2023, Super League Greece club Aris announced the signing of Jean Jules on a three-year contract.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albacete | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| UCAM Murcia (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Aris | 2023–24 | Superleague Greece | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 130 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Anuario VAVEL Rayo Vallecano 2017: Jean Jules, el joven que abre puertas a base de constancia" [VAVEL annuary Rayo Vallecano 2017: Jean Jules, the youngster who opens doors through consistency] (in Spanish). Vavel. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Découverte : Aspire Academy déniche (aussi) Abdel Mfouatah". camfoot.com (in French). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "RAYO VALLECANO B 1–1 VVA. PARDILLO | Empate a polémicas" [RAYO VALLECANO B 1–1 VVA. PARDILLO | Draw through controversies] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "MÓSTOLES URJC 4–3 RAYO B | Homenaje al fútbol" [MÓSTOLES URJC 4–3 RAYO B | Honour to football] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "El Alba apuesta por su cantera para esta pretemporada" [Alba bet on their youth setup for this season] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Manaj salva al Albacete con polémica ante un buen Dépor" [Manaj saves Albacete with controverse against a good Dépor] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Jean Jules, cedido al UCAM tras ampliar contrato hasta 2021" [Jean Jules, loaned to UCAM after extending his contract until 2021] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Jean Jules, cedido al CF Rayo Majadahonda" [Jean Jules, loaned to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Kolejne wzmocnienie! Jean Jules Mvondo w Górniku!" [Another reinforcement! Jean Jules Mvondo in Górnik!] (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Jean Jules Mvondo definitywnie w Górniku!" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Ο Jean Jules Mvondo στον ΑΡΗ!" (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 12 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Rayo Vallecano profile (in Spanish)
- Jean Jules at BDFutbol
- Jean Jules at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jean Jules at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Yaoundé
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Aspire Academy (Senegal) players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Super League Greece players
- Rayo Vallecano B players
- Albacete Balompié players
- UCAM Murcia CF players
- CF Rayo Majadahonda players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece