Hama Juvhel Fred Tsoumou (born 27 December 1990) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Tsoumou started his professional career in Germany with

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, and has since played for various sides in England, Slovakia, Cyprus, Romania, China, Morocco, and Vietnam. Born in the Republic of the Congo, Tsoumou represented Germany at youth international level and changed his allegiance to Congo at

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Club career

Early career

Tsoumou was raised in the Congolese capital

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where he showed his talent on sand pitches. As a 10-year-old, Tsoumou came with his mother, who was studying economics, to Zwickau, where he began to play in the youth system of FSV Zwickau. In 2003, Charly Körbel led him to the

football academy. Here he played until July 2006 before moving to the academy of Blackburn Rovers.

Eintracht Frankfurt

After a season in England he returned to Eintracht because he saw a better future for himself at Frankfurt. On 4 September 2007, due to call-ups for the national youth team, Eintracht manager Friedhelm Funkel gave Tsoumou the chance to train with the first squad. For the Bundesliga match on 10 November 2007 against Borussia Dortmund the striker was in the squad for the first time. Youth Coordinator, Holger Mueller gave an interview on him and compared Tsoumou to

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due to his athleticism and ball-winning ability. Tsoumou debuted in the Bundesliga on 28 September 2008 against

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, when he was substituted in the 74th minute for Nikos Liberopoulos. Since making his debut, Tsoumou moved to the reserves where he was able to get more playing time and scored 5 in 29 appearances or spent time on the bench when he joined the first-team squad. On 20 March 2010, Tsuomou scored his first goal for Frankfurt in the 87th minute to equalise against

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but Martin Fenin scored a winning goal in a 2–1 win.

Alemannia Aachen

He signed a contract with

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on 4 August 2010. On 20 August 2010, Tsoumou made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw against

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. However, Tsoumou, once again, was not able as he spent time on the bench when he joined the first-team squad or moved to the reserves. In 2011, he had a trial spell at Sheffield Wednesday.

Preston North End

After a successful trial, Tsoumou signed a two-year deal with

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. On 4 October 2011, he scored his first goal for Preston against

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in the Johnstones Paint Trophy. Preston went on to win 7–6 on penalties after the game had finished 2–2. He scored his first goal in English football against Huddersfield Town with a tap in from

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's cross. He then scored in Preston's next two fixtures against Oldham Athletic and AFC Bournemouth respectively. However under new manager Graham Westley, Tsoumou struggled to get playing time. He was transfer listed by the club along with six other player in May 2012 in order for Westley to strengthen the Preston squad. On 3 July 2012, his contract was cancelled by mutual consent despite having one year left on his contract.

Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 31 January 2012, Tsoumou joined

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side

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on loan along with Alex MacDonald, until the end of the season. His move to Plymouth delighted manager Carl Fletcher. On 4 February 2012, Tsoumou made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw against Southend United. On 31 March 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over

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which was a winning goal. On 5 May 2012, in the last game of the season, Tsoumou scored Plymouth's only goal in the match against

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which Plymouth lost.

TSV Hartburg

On 13 September 2012, Tsoumou signed with Austrian club

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FK Senica

On 29 August 2013, he signed a two-year contract with

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, following a free transfer. However his contract was cancelled and Tsoumou was released as a free agent on 1 January 2014.

Waldhof Mannheim

Tsoumou remained unattached until 14 November 2014 when he joined

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. He made 17 appearances, almost all from the bench, scoring 1 goal. He was released at the end of the

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season.

Wacker Burghausen

Tsoumou joined

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on 3 September 2015.

FCSB

Tsoumou joined FCSB on 12 September 2019.

Hanoi Police FC

Tsoumou joined V.League 1 side

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on 9 January 2023. He scored a hat-trick on his league debut against

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on the opening day of the

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International career

Juvhel Tsoumou has been capped by Germany at under-18 and under-19 level. He made two appearances for the under-18s against France in March 2008. Tsoumou made his under-19 debut against England in November 2008, replacing

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as a second-half substitute. He was pre-selected by

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on 19 May 2017. Tsoumou made his debut for the Congo national football team in a 1-1

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tie with Ghana on 1 September 2017.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Wydad AC *

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: 2021–22 *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Hanoi Police * V.League 1:

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