Junior Dina Ebimbe

Junior Dina Ebimbe
Dina Ebimbe with Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe
Date of birth (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 29
Youth career
2006–2012 AAS Sarcelles
2012–2018 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 24 (2)
2019–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Le Havre (loan) 25 (3)
2020–2021 → Dijon (loan) 30 (1)
2022–2023 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 19 (3)
2023–2026 Eintracht Frankfurt 38 (5)
2025–2026 → Brest (loan) 27 (5)
2026– Schalke 04 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 France U20 3 (4)
2020 France U21 1 (0)
2025– Cameroon 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 January 2026

Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe (born 21 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[2] Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Developed in the Paris Saint-Germain Academy, Dina Ebimbe signed his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on 2 July 2018.[3] He spent the 2018–19 season with the reserve team.

On 5 July 2019, Le Havre announced that Dina Ebimbe had joined the Ligue 2 side on loan.[4] Three weeks later on 26 July, he made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw against Ajaccio.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2019, in a 3–0 win against Caen.[6] On 6 July 2020, Dijon announced the loan signing of Dina Ebimbe with an option to buy.[7] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Angers on 22 August.[8] On 9 June 2021, Dijon exercised the option-to-buy in Dina Ebimbe's loan deal. However, Paris Saint-Germain exercised their right to veto Dijon's purchase. Dijon received a transfer fee in compensation.[9]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Dina Ebimbe returned to Paris Saint-Germain. He participated in pre-season, and went on to make his professional debut for the club in 1–0 Trophée des Champions loss to Lille on 1 August 2021.[10] Dina Ebimbe made his Ligue 1 debut for PSG in a 2–1 win over Troyes on 7 August.[11]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 21 August 2022, Dina Ebimbe extended his contract with PSG until June 2024 and joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy,[12] made mandatory should the club survive relegation.[13] On 30 May 2023, following the conclusion of 2022–23 season, Eintracht Frankfurt announced that Dina Ebimbe had joined the club on a permanent basis until June 2027.[14]

Loan to Brest

On 1 September 2025, Dina Ebimbe returned to France and joined Brest on loan with an option to buy.[15]

Schalke 04

On 7 August 2026, Schalke 04 announced that they had signed Dina Ebimbe until 30 June 2028.[16]

International career

Dina Ebimbe has represented France at under-20 and under-21 levels.

In October 2024, Dina Ebimbe was included in the Cameroon national team's preliminary squad for the first time.[17] In December 2025, he was named in Cameroon's squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[18] On 4 December 2025, Dina Ebimbe's request to switch international allegiance to Cameroon was approved by FIFA.[19]

Personal life

Born in France, Dina Ebimbe is of Cameroonian descent.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2018–19 National 2 242———242
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 000000—00
2021–22 Ligue 1 100201[b]01[c]0140
Total 100201010140
Le Havre (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 25300——253
Dijon (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 30110——311
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 193406[b]0—293
Eintracht Frankfurt 2023–24 Bundesliga 3153210[d]3—4410
2024–25 Bundesliga 70104[e]2—122
Total 57882205—8515
Brest (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 1 27500——275
Schalke 04 2026–27 Bundesliga 1010——20
Career total 174191222151020826

International

As of match played 9 January 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 202520
202610
Total30

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 21 November 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Junior Dina Ebimbe at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe signs first professional contract". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "PSG : Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe prêté deux ans au Havre". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ajaccio vs. Le Havre - 26 July 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Caen vs. Le Havre - 30 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "ÉRIC JUNIOR DINA EBIMBE, PREMIER RENFORT DU DFCO". Dijon FCO. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Dijon 0 – 1 Angers Lineups". en.as.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "ÉRIC JUNIOR DINA EBIMBE DE RETOUR AU PSG" [ÉRIC JUNIOR DINA EBIMBE BACK AT PSG] (in French). Dijon FCO. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Opoczynski, David (1 August 2021). "Trophée des champions : le PSG avec Kimpembe et Dina Ebimbe" [Champions' trophy: PSG with Kimpembe and Dina Ebimbe]. Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Troude, Théo (7 August 2021). "Ligue 1 : revivez la victoire inaugurale du PSG à Troyes" [Ligue 1: relive the inaugural victory of PSG at Troyes]. Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Dina Ebimbe extends contract and is loaned to Frankfurt". Paris Saint-Germain. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "PSG: Dina Ebimbe prolongé et prêté à Francfort". RMC Sport (in French). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "PSG : LE CLUB ANNONCE UN TRANSFERT ! (OFFICIEL)". Onze Mondial (in French). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Eric-Junior Dina-Ebimbe est Brestois !" [Eric-Junior Dina-Ebimbe is from Brest!] (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "S04 sign Junior Dina Ebimbe". FC Schalke 04. 7 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Lions Indomptables : 3 des binationaux présélectionnés auraient demandé un temps de réflexion". 1 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "André Onana et Vincent Aboubakar absents, Christian Kofane et Eric-Junior Dina Ebimbe appelés... La liste du Cameroun pour la CAN 2025". 2 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  20. ↑ Ikouam, Valéry Gweha. "PSG: Dina-Ebimbe dans le groupe contre Nantes | Allez les Lions" (in French). Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  21. ↑ Whitehead, Luke Bosher and Jacob. "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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