Junior Tchamadeu

Tchamadeu was born in Barking, London, and attended Gascoigne Primary School and All Saints Catholic School. He joined the Charlton Athletic academy at the age of ten but was released at 16. After trials with Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur Tchamadeu joined League Two side Colchester United on a scholarship. He became Colchester United's youngest ever starting debutant at 16-years and 349 days on 5 December 2020 when he was named in the starting eleven for Colchester's 2–1 victory against Grimsby Town. On 5 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract extension with the club. On 19 October 2021, he was sent off for the first time in his career for violent conduct following an altercation with Bristol Rovers' Trevor Clarke. On 26 March 2022, Tchamadeu scored a first career senior goal with a 95th-minute winner against Tranmere Rovers securing a vital win to move Colchester closer to safety. At the end of the 2021–22 season, Tchamadeu won the EFL League Two Apprentice of the Season award at the 2022 EFL Awards.