Mathis Eboué

Mathis Eboué
Personal information
Date of birth	27 February 2009
Place of birth	Watford, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions	Midfielder; winger;
Team information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	72
Youth career
0000–2024	Watford
2025–	Chelsea
International career‡
Years	Team
2024	England U16
2025–	England U17
	‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Mathis Eboué (born 27 February 2009) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Chelsea.

Early life

Eboué was born on 27 February 2009. Born in Watford, England, he is the son of Ivory Coast international Emmanuel Eboué and a Belgian mother.^[1]

As a youth player, Eboué joined the youth academy of Watford. He joined Chelsea academy in 2025.^[2]

Eboué is an England youth international. On 3 September 2025, he debuted for the England national under-17 football team during a 2–1 away friendly win over the Venezuela national under-17 football team.^[3]

Eboué plays as a midfielder or winger. Belgian newspaper La Dernière Heure wrote in 2025 that he is "an excellent dribbler".^[4]

Chelsea U18

↑ "Ses racines liégeoises sont bien là : le fils d'un ancien d'Arsenal pourrait intéresser le football belge" [His Liège roots are undeniable: the son of a former Arsenal player could be of interest to Belgian football] (in French). Walfoot. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
↑ Mathis Eboué at WorldFootball.net
↑ "England Under-17s match delayed twice by reports of racist abuse". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ "Notre série sur les binationaux étrangers que les Diables peuvent encore convaincre (1/5) : Mathis Éboué, fils d'Emmanuel et sosie de Doku" [dual nationals that the Red Devils can still convince (1/5): Mathis Éboué, son of Emmanuel and lookalike of Doku] (in French). La Dernière Heure. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2026.