| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juvhel Fred Tsoumou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Preston North End | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | FSV Zwickau | ||
| 2003–2006 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2006–2007 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2007–2008 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 29 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Alemannia Aachen | 6 | (0) |
| 2011– | Preston North End | 8 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| Germany U-18[2] | 2 | (5) | |
| Germany U-19[3] | 3 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:51, 29 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juvhel Fred Tsoumou , English pronunciation: (sou-mou) (born 27 December 1990) is a German footballer of Congolese origin. He currently plays for Preston North End.
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The striker was raised in the Congolese capital Brazzaville 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 Eintracht Frankfurt football academy. Here he played until July 2006 before moving to the academy of Blackburn Rovers.
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. Tsoumou debuted in the Bundesliga on 28 September 2008 against Arminia Bielefeld, when he was substituted in the 74th minute for Nikos Liberopoulos.
He signed a contract with Aachen on 4 August 2010. In 2011 he had trial spell at Sheffield Wednesday.[4]
After a successful trial Tsoumou signed a two-year deal with Preston North End.[5] On 4 October 2011 he scored his first goal for Preston against Morecambe in the Johnstones Paint Trophy which Preston went on to win 7-6 on penalties after the game had finished 2-2. [6]. He scored his first goal in English football against Huddersfield Town with a tap in from Iain Humes cross. He then scored in Preston's next two fixtures against Oldham Athletic and AFC Bournemouth respectively.
Juvhel Tsoumou has been capped for both Germany's U-18 and U-19 team.
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