Eduardo Camavinga

Rennes

Camavinga joined Rennes' youth system when he was eleven. He signed his first professional contract on 14 December 2018, at the age of 16 years and one month, becoming the youngest ever professional for the club at that time. He made his professional debut for Rennes in a 3–3 Ligue 1 tie with Angers on 6 April 2019, becoming the youngest player to ever play for Rennes' first team, at 16 years and six months old. On 18 August 2019, Camavinga recorded an assist and was awarded the man of the match award in a 2–1 win against Paris Saint-Germain. Hence, he became the youngest player to make an assist in Ligue 1, aged 16 years and 281 days. He then won the UNFP Player of the Month award that month, to be the youngest player to achieve this feat. He scored his first goal for Rennes in a 1–0 win against Lyon on 15 December 2019, in the 89th minute of the game. In the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, he featured in four matches for Rennes against Krasnodar, Chelsea and Sevilla.

Real Madrid

On 31 August 2021, Real Madrid announced the signing of Camavinga until 30 June 2027. He made his debut in a 5–2 win over Celta Vigo on 12 September, in which he scored a goal shortly after coming off the bench. Three days later, he made his Champions League debut for Real Madrid, coming on as a substitute for Luka Modrić in the 80th minute and assisting Rodrygo for the winner against Inter Milan. Camavinga made a substitute appearance in the 85th minute of the 2022 UEFA…

On 31 October 2019, Camavinga obtained French nationality, benefiting from the collective effect connected to the naturalization of his father. Until then, Camavinga had been a national of the Republic of the Congo. Six days later, he was selected to represent France's under-21 team for games against Georgia and Switzerland, after Matteo Guendouzi was called up to the senior team. On 27 August 2020, Camavinga was called up to play on France's senior team after Paul Pogba was sidelined by a positive COVID-19 test. He became, in the process, the youngest player to be called up to the French senior team since René Gérard in 1932, who was only 17 years, nine months and 17 days old. On 8 September, he debuted in a 4–2 win against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League, replacing N'Golo Kanté midway through the second half. In doing so he became the youngest player to play for the France national team, following Maurice Gastiger in 1914 at 17 years, nine months, and 29 days old. On 7 October 2020, Camavinga made his first start for France in a 7–1 win against Ukraine where he scored his first international goal, opening the scoring with an overhead kick. This made him the youngest goalscorer for France since Maurice Gastiger in 1914. On 25 June 2021, Camavinga was named in Sylvain Ripoll's 18-man France squad for the Summer Olympics in 2021. However, he was later removed from the squad after his club, Rennes, objected. Camavinga played twice at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in which…

Club

As of match played 4 September 2026

International

As of match played 29 March 2026

As of match played 23 March 2025 Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camavinga goal.

Camavinga was born in a refugee camp in Cabinda, Angola in 2002. His parents, Celestino Camavinga and Sofia Simão, had fled the civil war in Congo before his birth to a refugee camp in Miconge. He has five siblings. His family moved to France when he was two. They eventually settled in Fougères, where he grew up. He did judo for a time before giving it up to focus solely on football. In 2013, the Camavingas' house was burnt down, destroying most of the family's property. Camavinga stated that this was a source of motivation that pushed him to pursue a career in football and help his family. On 7 July 2020, he obtained the Baccalauréat ES (Economic and Social) without mention.