In September 2021, france's two matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine made many people remember the name Aurélien Tchouaméni. In a team with Benzema, Mbappe, Pogba and Griezmann, few players can show such a calm and sophisticated performance at the age of 21.
In midfield, Deschamps has Pogba, Kante and Rabiot, as well as to tosso, Welletto, Guendouzi, Lemar and other options, but Joan Ameni, who has dual citizenship of France and Cameroon, has quickly won recognition, and he is almost regarded as a natural candidate for the future French team in the back position.
So how did the 187cm tall Monaco star grow into one of the most promising young backs in European football today?
Joan Ameni was born on 27 January 2000 in Rouen, in northern France, the eldest of three children. Joan Ameni's childhood almost always witnessed his father Fernand Joan Ameni struggle to win a contract as a professional footballer – the young Joan Ameni always went to the stadium with his father, but unfortunately, Fernand Joan Ameni failed to realize his dream of becoming a player, and he eventually became a pharmacist.
Joan Armeni's mother was an educational consultant, and thanks to her parents' work, the Joan Armeni family lived a middle-class life, and at the age of 6, Joan Armeni entered a French primary school in Ruren like his peers, and it is said that Joan Armeni was often considered "too fond of talking and chatting" at school.
However, Joan Ameni soon found another way to express himself – he quickly developed a strong passion for black and white football, and at SJ Artigues, Joan Ameni quickly showed great talent on the football field, an area where his father failed to succeed, Joan Ameni seemed to have a very great future.
At the age of 11, Joan Ameni passed the Bordeaux test, an important turning point in his football career. In the early stages of joining Bordeaux, Joan Armeni did not go well, he suffered two major injuries and, most importantly, Joan Ameni often missed his hometown very much, which became a reason for Joan Ameni's success in a new environment - his parents moved to Lyon, and Joan Armeni was constantly facing new challenges at the Bordeaux Academy alone.
In November 2017, the 17-year-old Joan Ameni won his first professional contract in Bordeaux, and in the eyes of Bordeaux fans, Joan Ameni is almost one of the players who are sure to enter the Bordeaux first team and shine in the top flight, and the young Bordeaux players who often play alongside him include Conde and Zaidu-Yusuf.
In July 2018, Joan Ameni made his first-team debut for Bordeaux in a away match against Latvia's FK Ventspils in the Europa League match against Latvia's FK Ventspils, and in Bordeaux's 3–1 away win over Mariupol shortly thereafter, Joan Ameni scored his first goal for bordeaux first team. Soon after entering the Bordeaux first team, Joan Ameni attracted the attention of clubs such as Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund, and Monaco imported Joan Ameni from Bordeaux for 18 million euros in the winter transfer window of 2020.
In Ligue 1, there are many young players with excellent physical conditions, but Joan Ameni is destined to be a special one, because he not only has excellent physical talent, but also has a good mind, a diligent attitude to play and a comprehensive range of techniques.
In Monaco, Joan Ameni gradually won a wider range of recognition, and throughout the 2020-21 season, Joan Ameni performed very well, and finally Joan Ameni was selected as the best 11-man squad in Ligue 1 by the UNFP (French Professional Players' Union) and defeated the likes of Cacre, Camaringa and Guiri as the best young player of the Ligue 1 season.
In talented French football, it is not easy to win this honor. The doors of the national team were also quickly opened to Joan Ameni, the former Bordeaux double Djan ameni and Conde were both appreciated by Deschamps, and Joan Ameni's performance after the debut of the national team was not disappointing, he was regarded as one of france's biggest gains after the European Championship, a player who can provide reliable protection in front of the French team's backline.
Does Joan Ameni look like Pogba? There are indeed many similarities in terms of body shape and movement, but now people are more likely to define Joan Ameni as a back player.
Despite his good passing skills and physical confrontation ability, Joan Ameni prefers to show his value in interception and staring defense, he is willing to complete a lot of defensive tasks in the midfield, willing to run without the ball and complete various "dirty work", all of which allow Joan Ameni to occupy a place in the national team faster and more securely than his peers.
It is said that not long ago, Real Madrid scout Calafate made a special trip to Monaco to discuss the transfer of Joan Ameni, because Real Madrid has seen Joan Ameni as the best successor of Casemiro.
A well-rounded, talented and down-to-earth young back, Joan Ameni is already one of the most important assets of the French team today. In a series of breaks, runs and physical confrontations, Joan Ameni became one of the players who gave the opposing attacker the most headache, providing good protection for his own backline and becoming one of the most trusted players for his teammates.
It's not easy for a 22-year-old to do that, let's see how Joan Ameni can continue to show her unique value in the future.