Josué Homawoo

Josué Homawoo
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Standard Liège
Number 24
Youth career
Elan Sportif Lyon
Lyon
Saint-Priest
–2015 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Nantes B 30 (2)
2019–2020 Nantes 1 (0)
2020–2021 Lorient B 2 (0)
2021–2023 Red Star 30 (0)
2023–2025 Dinamo București 58 (1)
2025– Standard Liège 0 (0)
International career
2024– Togo 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Josué Homawoo (born 12 November 1997) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège and the Togo national team.

Career

Born in Togo, Homawoo moved to France at the age of five and a half and began playing football there. A youth product of Elan Sportif Lyon, Lyon, Saint-Priest, he joined the reserves of FC Nantes in 2015.[1] On 6 June 2017, Homawoo signed his first professional contract with Nantes.[2] He made his professional debut with FC Nantes in a 3–3 Ligue 1 tie with Dijon FCO on 8 February 2020.[3]

He moved to Lorient reserves on 2 October 2020.[4] He then transferred Championnat National club Red Star in June 2021.[5]

On 16 July 2023, it was announced that Homawoo signed a contract with Dinamo București.[6] He made his debut for the team on 14 August 2023, playing 90 minutes in the 1–0 victory against FC Botoșani.[7] For his performance in the match, he was selected in the Liga I Team of the Week.[8] On 18 February 2024, Homawoo obtained a penalty in the 3-1 home win against Oțelul Galați[9] and he was named for the second time in the season in the Liga I Team of the Week.[10]

On 1 July 2025, he signed a two-year contract with Belgian club Standard Liège.[11]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Togo
2024 1 0
2025 2 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "FC Nantes. Josue Homawoo : " Je me suis senti bien, j'attends ma prochaine chance "". 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Un jeune passé par Saint-Priest signe pro en Ligue 1 !". 6 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Dijon vs. Nantes - 8 February 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "FC Nantes. Josue Homawoo rejoint Lorient. Sport - La Roche sur Yon.maville.com".
  5. ^ Schoeffel, Fabio (30 June 2021). "Red Star : un défenseur passé par la Ligue 1 officialisé". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Oficial: Dinamo a prezentat cele cinci transferuri perfectate pentru noul sezon al Superligii". flashscore.ro (in Romanian). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Încă un dinamovist a impresionat și a prins echipa etapei: "Noi căutăm acul în carul cu fân"". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Echipa etapei a 5-a". lpf.ro (in Romanian). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Dinamo București vs. Oțelul - 18 February 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ "SuperLiga - Echipa etapei a 26-a" [SuperLeague - Team of the Week number 26] (in Romanian). LPF. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  11. ^ "OFICIAL Josue Homawoo a semnat pe doi ani! Pas important în carieră pentru fostul dinamovist" [OFFICIAL Josue Homawoo signed for two years! Important step in the career for the former Dynamo player]. sport.ro (in ROU). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)