Denis-Will Poha (born 28 May 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as

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for Swiss club

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Club career

Early career

Born in Lannion in 1997, Poha started his football career with local team, Lannion FC, in October 2004. He played four seasons for Lannion and moved to Guingamp in July 2008, at the age of 11. After two years, Poha returned to hometown team, Lannion. After a season, he moved to

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Rennes

In 2015, Poha was called up for Stade Rennais first team. On 22 August, in a

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match against

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, Poha was an unused substitute. On 14 December 2016, he made his senior team debut against in

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against

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at Stade Louis II, playing the game as a starter for full-time. He was loaned to Nancy in January 2019 until the end of the season.

Vitória de Guimarães

On August 2019, Poha was loaned to

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club Vitória de Guimarães. In August 2020, Vitória de Guimarães exercised the purchase option on Poha, and he signed a three-year contract with the club. On 1 February 2021, Poha moved to Primeira Liga club Portimonense, on a loan deal until the end of the season. On 14 January 2022, he signed for

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club Pau on loan.

Sion

On 14 June 2022, Poha signed a three-year contract with

in Switzerland.

International career

Poha won the

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with France U19 national team, playing five games in the competition.

Career statistics

Honours

International * UEFA European Under-19 Championship:

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* * 1997 births Living people People from Lannion Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor Footballers from Brittany French footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Association football midfielders France youth international footballers Stade Rennais F.C. players AS Nancy Lorraine players US Orléans players Vitória S.C. players Portimonense S.C. players Pau FC players FC Sion players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Primeira Liga players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub