France Jean-Matteo Bahoya (2026-)

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France Jean-Matteo Bahoya (2026-)

Position: Midfielder | DOB: 07/05/2005 | Apps: 3 | Goals: 0
Debut: 20/09/2026 - Crystal Palace (H)
Pos: Midfielder | Sq No: 23 | DOB: 07/05/2005
Apps: 3 | Goals: 0
Debut: 20/09/2026 - Crystal Palace (H)

Spells
Signed From Type Joined Left For Left
Glasgow Schools Apprentice Jun 1971 Nottingham Forest Jun 1979
Nottingham Forest Permanent Jul 1981 Sunderland Jun 1985
Other Clubs
Angers
Eintracht Frankfurt


Player Record Apps Start (Sub) Unused Sub Goals
League 3 0 (3) 4 0
League Cup 0 0 (0) 1 0
TOTAL 3 0 (3) 5 0

Season by Season Apps Start (Sub) Unused Sub Goals
1971-1972 0 0 (0) 1 0
Europe 0 0 (0) 1 0
1972-1973 6 4 (2) 6 1
League 4 3 (1) 1 1
FA Cup 0 0 (0) 1 0
Europe 2 1 (1) 4 0
1973-1974 14 9 (5) 11 1
League 6 3 (3) 10 0
FA Cup 1 0 (1) 1 0
League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
Europe 6 5 (1) 0 1
1974-1975 33 32 (1) 3 2
League 18 18 (0) 0 2
FA Cup 8 8 (0) 0 0
League Cup 1 0 (1) 0 0
Europe 6 6 (0) 3 0
1975-1976 46 46 (0) 0 2
League 42 42 (0) 0 2
FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1976-1977 47 47 (0) 0 3
League 41 41 (0) 0 3
FA Cup 5 5 (0) 0 0
League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
1977-1978 48 47 (1) 1 6
League 41 40 (1) 1 3
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 1
League Cup 6 6 (0) 0 2
1978-1979 51 51 (0) 0 10
League 40 40 (0) 0 6
FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 2
League Cup 8 8 (0) 0 2
1979-1980 1 1 (0) 0 0
League 1 1 (0) 0 0
1981-1982 41 40 (1) 1 0
League 37 36 (1) 1 0
FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1982-1983 48 48 (0) 0 5
League 42 42 (0) 0 5
FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
1983-1984 29 29 (0) 0 4
League 24 24 (0) 0 4
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
League Cup 4 4 (0) 0 0
1984-1985 43 43 (0) 0 1
League 39 39 (0) 0 1
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0

Appearances Date Score
Match Events
Crystal Palace
Premier League		 H 20/09/2026 0 : 0 D
Arsenal
Premier League		 A 10/10/2026 1 : 2 L
Bournemouth
Premier League		 A 31/10/2026 0 : 2 L
Unused Sub Date Score
Match Events
Brighton & Hove Albion
Premier League		 A 05/09/2026 1 : 1 D Unused Sub
Chelsea
Carabao Cup, 3rd Round		 A 09/09/2026 3 : 6 L Unused Sub
Newcastle United
Premier League		 H 14/09/2026 4 : 1 W Unused Sub
Manchester United
Premier League		 H 18/10/2026 1 : 1 D Unused Sub
Sunderland
Premier League		 A 25/10/2026 0 : 0 D Unused Sub

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BlackHillsPaul wrote on 01 Nov 2026 02:50 am

SG90 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2026 3:28 pm It's obvious Farke doesn't want him, just like Buonanotte, Spence and Anthony in previous seasons. Wasting two appearances already, when ten triggers a permanent move, just gives Harvey Elliott at Villa vibes. Can't see him getting 8 more games, and pointless if he does, if the club want to keep Farke on.
I think you will be proven wrong over time. Unlike Bounanotte, Spence, and Anthony which were straight loan deals, Bahoya is ours for the taking. It's a done deal that simply needs to be triggered. Which is why Farke is trying to protect him. What if he starts him and then has to pull him at halftime because he's not ready? Then his confidence is shot! I see a progression happening with the player. He got about a minute and a half in his first appearance. Today he got about ten minutes. So I think we just need to be a bit patient.

SG90 wrote on 31 Oct 2026 03:28 pm

It's obvious Farke doesn't want him, just like Buonanotte, Spence and Anthony in previous seasons. Wasting two appearances already, when ten triggers a permanent move, just gives Harvey Elliott at Villa vibes. Can't see him getting 8 more games, and pointless if he does, if the club want to keep Farke on.

weasel wrote on 31 Oct 2026 12:53 pm

Carrick Dave wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2026 10:53 am My guess is that Farke has told Bahoya and Frankfurt that his minutes will come in the New Year, giving him time to settle and get up to speed.

That’s protection.

Expect to see him in the run to the cup final.
I think that is the case but also likely with him only having to play a small number of games to trigger the permanent signing we need to see the best verson of Bahoya and see if he is worth us paying £25m. The 2 appearances so far have told us nothing and if he only has to make 8 more appearances then I certainly wouldn't be rushing to play him. Two huge factors in play at present. Firstly do we actually think he is worth the rumoured £25m and secondly even if we do think he is worth that do we actually have the money? Like I have said previously we may be reliant on getting money in from selling Perri, Gnonto, Piroe and/or Ramazanni - none of those are guaranteed sales at present.

weasel wrote on 31 Oct 2026 12:48 pm

malcolmw wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2026 2:31 am Just re-watched the interview and clearly it seems social media have had a full go at selectively cropping and re-posting parts of the interview that could be considered controversial (in isolation) and so make for great click-bait.

Farke was full of praise for Bahoya - said he works incredibly hard, always shows up with a smile on his face and is well embedded.
But he is a player for the future - whihc is exactly how he was brought in. He clearly has aspects of his game that coaches are working with him about - his physicality, passing, etc.

Farke has been getting this question constantly - often by people who acknowledge they haven't really seen him play. So he gave a detailed and forthright answer. It probably isn't the answer many wanted, but he is the boss, so take from it what you want.

I just hope the lad is left to simply train and play now. This constant whining about 1 player is doing nothing not only for the kid, but the whole team.

I have no doubt we will see him in the near future. We are going into another international break, we will lose Tanaka for - potentially - 7 games early in the new year. - so we are bound to see a shake up of formation and roles within the team.
Always the way and likely people jumping on the bandwagon who haven't watched the full press conference or a decent amount of match highlights of Bahoya. Just suits their agenda to have a moan at Farke, which is a bit sad really.

We saw in the last match that the unglamorous substitution of bringing Longstaff on nearly worked. If we'd brought Bahoya on then would that have meant a different formation and maybe no Longstaff or Longstaff haven't to be more defensive?

Carrick Dave wrote on 31 Oct 2026 10:53 am

My guess is that Farke has told Bahoya and Frankfurt that his minutes will come in the New Year, giving him time to settle and get up to speed.

That’s protection.

Expect to see him in the run to the cup final.
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