Stephy Mavididi

Juventus After eight years with Arsenal, in August 2018, he signed for Italian club Juventus. He was initially signed as a reserve player, having been scouted by Giorgio Chiellini's brother, but soon began training with the first team. In doing so he became the first English player since David Platt in 1992 to play for Juventus.

Montpellier On 30 June 2020, Mavididi joined French club Montpellier on a permanent deal worth €6.3 million.

On 16 April 2023, Mavididi became the English player with the most appearances in the history of Ligue 1 after making his 108th appearance, overtaking the record of Chris Waddle.

He later described his time with Montpellier saying "Everyone just sees the charmed life, but it is really more than that. For me personally I have been to some dark places being far away from home. For example I have a little brother and I basically missed all his teenage years growing up - it's little things like that, that can really take a toll on you [...] For me the dark times have made me 10 times stronger". reported to be around €7.5 million. On 6 August, he made his debut for Leicester, in which he assisted Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's winning goal against Coventry City, in the club's first game of the season. On 12 August, he scored his first goal for Leicester in the league in the 73rd minute in a 1–0 away win against Huddersfield Town. His form over the next few weeks was inconsistent. Following a run of five goals in seven games, Mavididi was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for December 2023.

He signed on loan for Watford on 1 September 2026.

International career Mavididi was born in England and is of DR Congolese descent. Mavididi has played for England at under-17 youth level, representing them at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,

Although he is eligible to play for the DR Congo national football team, Mavididi appeared to commit himself to England in December 2020, stating "my ultimate goal is to get into England's senior team, but for now the best pathway is the Under-21s so I want to try and get into that squad".

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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2016–17 Premier League

2017–18 Premier League

0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 Charlton Athletic (loan) 2016–17 Serie C

2018–19 Championship

2024–25 Premier League

2025–26 Championship

2026–27 League One

118!!19!!4!!3!!5!!1!!0!!0!!127!!23 Watford (loan) 2026–27

Individual EFL Championship Player of the Month: December 2023