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Jean-Clair Todibo

French international centre-back playing for RC Lens on loan from West Ham, with a career spanning Toulouse, Barcelona and Nice, and a soft spot for manga away from the pitch.

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Overview

Born
30 December 1999, Cayenne, French Guiana
Position
Centre-back
Early football
FC Les Lilas, then Toulouse’s academy in 2016
Breakout
Ligue 1 debut with Toulouse in August 2018; Barcelona move in 2019
France debut
12 September 2023 against Germany
Current club
RC Lens, on loan from West Ham for 2026/27

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How it started.

Born in Cayenne and raised in Bagnolet near Paris, Todibo came through FC Les Lilas before joining Toulouse’s academy in 2016. He made his first Ligue 1 start against Bordeaux on 19 August 2018, then moved to Barcelona in early 2019.

Finding his footing.

His Barcelona years included a Spanish league title and loan spells at Schalke, Benfica and Nice. Nice became a longer-term home: he helped the club reach the 2022 Coupe de France final and the 2023 Europa Conference League quarter-finals.

New colours.

He made his senior France debut against Germany in September 2023. West Ham brought him to England in August 2024, initially on loan, before making the move permanent in summer 2025. In September 2026, he joined Lens on a season-long loan without an option to buy.

Away from football.

Todibo’s quieter routine includes manga. In a West Ham interview, he explained that he disliked reading growing up but later found pleasure in the mix of pictures and storytelling in titles such as Naruto and One Piece.

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Quotes

You can learn a lot of things in Manga, or you can just enjoy the story.Jean-Clair Todibo, West Ham United’s On My Day Off

In June 2025, he explained why manga had become part of his daily life.

Trivia

  1. His favourite shirt number is six. He switched from 25 to six at Nice in July 2023, having also worn six at Barcelona.
  2. He named Naruto and One Piece when asked about his favourite hobby away from football.
  3. His second senior France appearance came in the national team’s record 14-0 win over Gibraltar in November 2023.

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