Jaydee Canvot
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Argenteuil, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | RFC Argenteuil | ||
| 2015–2021 | AS Bondy | ||
| 2021–2023 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Toulouse B | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Toulouse | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | France U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023 | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | France U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | France U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025 | |||
Jaydee Canvot (born 29 January 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Toulouse.[1]
Youth career
[edit]Canvot was born on 29 July 2006 in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil and began his youth career at local club RFC Argenteuil, before moving to AS Bondy in 2015 and eventually Toulouse. He was also a part of the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, where he transitioned from an attacker to a defender, and eventually caught the eye of Toulouse scouts.[2]
Club career
[edit]Canvot played his first professional game in a 6-1 home defeat for Toulouse II against Le Puy Foot in the Championnat National 2 on 23 March 2024.[3]
In June 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Toulouse[4] and he made his first-team debut in a 2-0 Ligue 1 loss to Brest on 22 September 2024, coming on as a late substitute for Ümit Akdağ.[5] Canvot went on to establish himself as a semi-regular in the first team in the coming months, both in midfield and at the back, playing 90 minutes in games against Strasbourg, Lyon, Auxerre and PSG.[6]
After his first start against RC Lens, his coach Carles Martínez Novell said on his performance, "Jaydee has been working with us since the first day of preseason. Today, we felt like it was the right day to launch him, and he was ready. He played like an experienced player".[7]
International career
[edit]Born in metropolitan France, Canvot is of Senegalese, Guadeloupean and Martiniquais descent.[8] He is a youth international for France, having played with the under-17 and under-19 teams.[9]
Style of play
[edit]Canvot has described himself as "Athletic, pretty good on the ball, pretty technical for my size, fast, creative, aggressive, and good defensively."[10] He has previously been described as calm on the ball and playing like an experienced player. He is also very versatile, playing as a defensive midfielder, centre-back and occasionally as a right-back.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 April 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Toulouse | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jaydee Canvot at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Jaydee Canvot interview-Toulouse (in French)". toulousefc.com (in French).
- ^ "Toulouse II 1-6 Le Puy Foot". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Jaydee Canvot signs pro contract with Toulouse". gscl.ng.
- ^ "Stade Brestois 2-0 Toulouse". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Jaydee Canvot-Statistics". espn.co.uk.
- ^ "Carles Martínez Novell interview on Jaydee Canvot". lesviolets.com (in French).
- ^ "PORTRAIT. TFC – Nice : Jaydee Canvot, la force tranquille… On vous explique comment le Pitchoun toulousain s'est installé dans l'équipe de Carles Martinez Novell". ladepeche.fr.
- ^ "Jaydee Canvot - Fédération Française de Football". www.fff.fr.
- ^ "Jaydee Canvot interview-Onzemondial". onzemondial.com (in French).
External links
[edit]- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Argenteuil
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- INF Clairefontaine players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Toulouse FC players
- 21st-century French sportsmen