Denis-Will Poha
 Poha with Rennes II in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lannion, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sion | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Lannion | ||
| 2008–2010 | Guingamp | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lannion | ||
| 2011–2014 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Rennes II | 63 | (5) |
| 2016–2020 | Rennes | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Orléans (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Nancy (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Vitória de Guimarães | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Portimonense (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Pau (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sion | 30 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | France U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2013 | France U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | France U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | France U19 | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U20 | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 | |||
Denis-Will Poha (born 28 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Swiss club Sion.[1]
Club career
Early career
Born in Lannion in 1997, Poha started his football career with local team, Lannion FC, in October 2004.[2] 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 Rennes.[3]
Rennes
In 2015, Poha was called up for Stade Rennais first team. On 22 August, in a Ligue 1 match against Lyon, Poha was an unused substitute.[4] On 14 December 2016, he made his senior team debut against in Coupe de la Ligue against Monaco at Stade Louis II, playing the game as a starter for full-time.[5]
He was loaned to Nancy in January 2019 until the end of the season.[6]
Vitória de Guimarães
On August 2019, Poha was loaned to Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.[7]
In August 2020, Vitória de Guimarães exercised the purchase option on Poha, and he signed a three-year contract with the club.[8]
On 1 February 2021, Poha moved to Primeira Liga club Portimonense, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9] On 14 January 2022, he signed for Ligue 2 club Pau on loan.[10]
Sion
On 14 June 2022, Poha signed a three-year contract with Sion in Switzerland.[11]
International career
Poha won the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with France U19 national team,[10] playing five games in the competition.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2019[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes II | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||||
| 2018–19 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 5 | ||||||
| Rennes | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Orléans (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| Nancy (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Portimonense (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Pau (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 51 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
Honours
International
References
- ^ Denis-Will Poha at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Denis-Will Poha, le gamin du Lannion FC devenu pro au Stade Rennais" [Denis-Will Poha, the Lannion FC kid turned pro at Stade Rennais] (in French). OuestFrance. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Denis-Will Poha - Fiche et statistiques" (in French). Stade Rennais Online. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Ligue 1 - Saison 2015/2016 - 3ème journée - Olympique Lyonnais / Stade Rennais FC" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Monaco vs. Rennes - 14 December 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Poha prêté par Rennes". AS Nancy. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Transferts : Denis-Will Poha (Rennes) en prêt à Guimaraes" [Transfers: Denis-Will Poha (Rennes) on loan at Guimaraes]. L'Équipe (in French). 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Transferts : Rennes vend Denis-Will Poha au Vitoria Guimaraes" [Transfers: Rennes sells Denis-Will Poha to Vitoria Guimaraes]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Sepúlveda, Pedro (1 February 2021). "Denis-Will Poha vai ser emprestado ao Portimonense" [Denis-Will Poha will be loaned to Portimonense]. SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mercato : Denis Will Poha débarque à Pau" [Transfer market: Denis Will Poha arrives in Pau]. Le Figaro (in French). 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Denis Will Poha s'engage en Valais !" (in French). Sion. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "D. Poha". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
External links
- Denis-Will Poha at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Denis-Will Poha at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
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