Paris Maghoma

Paris Maghoma
Personal information
Full name Edmond-Paris Maghoma[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 25
Youth career
–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
2020–2022 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Brentford 8 (0)
2022–2023 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 18 (0)
2023 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 20 (1)
2023–2024 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 37 (8)
2026– Norwich City 15 (1)
International career
England U15
England U16
2018–2019 England U18 6 (1)
2019 England U19 6 (0)
2020 England U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:51, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

Edmond-Paris Maghoma (born 8 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City. He is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy and was capped by England at youth level.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

A central midfielder, Maghoma began his career in the academy at Tottenham Hotspur.[3] He progressed to sign a scholarship deal at the end of the 2016–17 season and progressed through the club's U18 team to the Development Squad.[3][4] Maghoma made two appearances and scored one goal during the U21 team's 2018–19 EFL Trophy campaign.[3] He departed White Hart Lane in January 2020.[5]

Brentford

On 16 January 2020, Maghoma signed an 18-month contract with the B team of Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee.[5] In what remained of the 2019–20 season, he made 10 appearances and scored one goal.[6] Maghoma was included in the first team group for the 2020–21 pre-season and was an unused substitute on the opening day of the regular season.[7] At the end of an injury hit 2020–21 season, he signed a new one-year contract, with the option of a further year.[7] Maghoma returned fit for the 2021–22 pre-season and with the first team now playing Premier League football,[8] a midfield injury crisis saw him win a number of first team call-ups between October and December 2021.[9][10] On 10 January 2022, it was announced that he had signed a new 3+1⁄2-year contract.[11] Maghoma was a part of the B team's 2021–22 London Senior Cup-winning squad and was promoted into the first team squad at the end of the campaign.[12]

In July 2022, Maghoma joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[13] He made the first competitive appearance of his career on the opening day of the season, with a start in a 2–0 victory over Gillingham.[14] Following 24 appearances,[14] Maghoma was sidelined by an ankle injury suffered in training in mid-December,[15] which led to his recall from the loan on 5 January 2023.[16] 18 days later, he joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[17][18]

On 31 July 2023, he moved on loan to Bolton Wanderers.[19]

Norwich City

On 26 January 2026, Maghoma joined Championship club Norwich City, signing a three-and-a-half-year for an undisclosed fee.[20][21]

International career

Maghoma was capped by England at U15, U16, U18, U19 and U20 levels.[3][22][23]

Personal life

Maghoma grew up in Finchley and attended Finchley Catholic High School.[3] He is of DR Congo descent and his brothers Jacques and Christian are both footballers.[1][24]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19[25] ―2[a]121
Brentford 2022–23[14] Premier League 000000—00
2023–24[26] Premier League 000000—00
2024–25[27] Premier League 801010—100
2025–26[28] Premier League 000000—00
Total 80101000100
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[14] League Two 18030102[a]0240
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2022–23[14] League One 201000000201
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2023–24[26] League One 37841207[b]0509
Norwich City 2025–26[28] Championship 1412100—162
2026–27[29] Championship 100010—20
Total 151211000182
Career total 98101025011112413
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Brentford B

Individual

  • Tournoi Européen de Baisieux Player of the Tournament: 2018[30]

References

  1. 1 2 Paris Maghoma at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Paris Maghoma – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Paris Maghoma Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Meet our first year scholars..." Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Paris Maghoma signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Brentford B in Focus: Parish Maghoma". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Paris Maghoma signs new contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Cambridge United 1 Brentford B 3". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Harris, Jay. "The Brentford B team prospects pushing hard for first-team action". The Athletic. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  10. ↑ Paris Maghoma at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Paris Maghoma signs new long-term contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Match Report: Brentford B win London Senior Cup on penalties". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Paris Maghoma joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Johnnie: We stuck together". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Maghoma returns to Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Maghoma makes MK Dons loan switch". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Maghoma joins MK Dons on loan from Brentford". BBC Sport.
  19. ↑ "Paris Maghoma: Bolton Wanderers sign Brentford midfielder on season-long loan". 31 July 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. ↑ "Norwich sign Brentford midfielder Maghoma". 26 January 2026 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. ↑ "City sign Maghoma on long-term contract". 26 January 2026 – via www.canaries.co.uk.
  22. ↑ "England Matches – Under-19's 2010–20". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  23. ↑ "Marcus and Halil net as Josh Dasilva and Mads Bech Sorensen secure Under-21 European Championship Qualification". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  24. ↑ Gold, Alasdair (23 May 2019). "The 9 Spurs academy stars fans should watch out for next season". footballlondon. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Paris Maghoma in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Gold, Alasdair (30 July 2018). "Why Reo Griffiths has left Spurs and why Marcus Edwards wants to go". footballlondon. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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