# Ewen Jaouen
**Ewen Jaouen** (born 2005 in Paris) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and has represented France from under-17 to under-21 level.[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html) He came to prominence at [Stade de Reims](https://www.edgepedia.org/stade-de-reims), where his 2025-26 season in [Ligue 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-2), the French second division, produced 15 clean sheets in 34 league matches and a transfer to Newcastle in June 2026 that [Ligue 1](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-1)'s official site described as making him the most expensive player in Ligue 2 history.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/ewen-jaouen-signs-for-newcastle-united) • [3](https://ligue1.com/en/articles/l1_article_5274-who-is-ewen-jaouen-the-reims-prodigy-bound-for-newcastle)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2005, Paris, France[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html) |
| Position and physique | Goalkeeper, right-footed, listed at 197 cm by the French Football Federation[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html) • [4](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/) |
| Youth clubs | ES Manche Atlantique, Guipavas GDR, EA Guingamp academy from age 12[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html) • [4](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/) |
| Senior clubs | EA Guingamp, Stade de Reims (2023-2026, with loans to Rodez AF and USL Dunkerque), Newcastle United from July 2026[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html) |
| 2025-26 season | 34 Ligue 2 appearances, 15 clean sheets, the most of any goalkeeper in the division[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/ewen-jaouen-signs-for-newcastle-united) • [5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen) |
| France youth record | 8 caps in total, including 4 for the under-21 side (Espoirs)[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html) |
| Newcastle transfer | Completed 10 June 2026 on a long-term contract[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/ewen-jaouen-signs-for-newcastle-united) |
## Early life and youth career
Jaouen was born in Paris and received his first pair of goalkeeper gloves at age five, when his family moved to Brittany in northwestern France.[4](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/) • [5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen) He began in club football with Entente Sportive Manche Atlantique in [Finistère](https://www.edgepedia.org/finistere), moved to Guipavas GDR in 2013, and joined the academy of EA Guingamp at age 12.[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html) • [4](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/) While growing up in Brittany he acquired the nickname Les menhirs, from the Breton words "maen" (stone) and "hir" (long).[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen)
His progression at Guingamp was fast. He trained with the reserve team at 14 and with the professional group at 15, and made his National 2 debut for the reserves on 5 February 2022 against Versailles, becoming the youngest goalkeeper in the history of Guingamp's reserve side at 16 years, 1 month, and 7 days.[4](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/) By the following summer he had accumulated 29 league appearances and established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper.[4](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/)
## Stade de Reims and the loan years
Jaouen joined Stade de Reims in the summer of 2023, initially joining the club's Pro 2 group under coach Franck Chalençon, and played 15 league matches for the reserve team.[4](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/) • [5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen) His first senior loan followed in April 2024, when he moved to Rodez AF for the rest of the 2023-24 season after injuries to the club's goalkeepers. He made his Ligue 2 debut with a clean sheet in a 2-0 win against [AJ Auxerre](https://www.edgepedia.org/aj-auxerre) and recorded three shutouts in six matches in the French second tier.[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen)
For the 2024-25 season he was loaned to USL Dunkerque, a club part-owned by former Newcastle striker [Demba Ba](https://www.edgepedia.org/demba-ba).[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen) Dunkerque reached the semi-finals of the [Coupe de France](https://www.edgepedia.org/coupe-de-france), its deepest run in the competition since 1929, defeating three Ligue 1 sides along the way. In the round-of-16 tie against Lille, Jaouen saved a penalty in the shoot-out and then scored the decisive spot-kick. Dunkerque lost 4-2 to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final after leading by two goals, and missed promotion by losing 1-0 to Metz in the play-off semi-finals.[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen)
## The 2025-26 breakthrough at Reims
Returning to Reims after the club's relegation to Ligue 2, Jaouen took the number one position and played every minute of the club's Ligue 2 campaign.[3](https://ligue1.com/en/articles/l1_article_5274-who-is-ewen-jaouen-the-reims-prodigy-bound-for-newcastle) • [5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen) He kept 15 clean sheets in 34 league appearances, the most of any goalkeeper in the division, as Reims finished sixth, two points short of the play-off places.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/ewen-jaouen-signs-for-newcastle-united) • [5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen) The total matched a Reims club feat previously achieved only by [Édouard Mendy](https://www.edgepedia.org/edouard-mendy) during the club's promotion-winning 2017-18 season.[3](https://ligue1.com/en/articles/l1_article_5274-who-is-ewen-jaouen-the-reims-prodigy-bound-for-newcastle)
**A record run and a new contract.** During the season Jaouen kept six successive Ligue 2 clean sheets, going more than 620 minutes without conceding before the run ended against his former club Dunkerque in March.[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen) Reims extended his contract to 2029 in April 2026, describing his 15 clean sheets as the best performance across the French championships and noting that he also coached the under-11 team of nearby Gueux twice a week.[6](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-prolonge-jusquen-2029/)
## Transfer to Newcastle United
Newcastle United completed the signing on 10 June 2026, its first signing of that summer's transfer window, on a long-term contract.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/ewen-jaouen-signs-for-newcastle-united) Reims stated that the transfer placed Jaouen in the top 15 of the most highly valued goalkeepers in the history of football,[8](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/revele-a-reims-ewen-jaouen-rejoint-newcastle-united/) and Ligue 1's official site called him the most expensive player in Ligue 2 history.[3](https://ligue1.com/en/articles/l1_article_5274-who-is-ewen-jaouen-the-reims-prodigy-bound-for-newcastle)
At Newcastle, Jaouen took shirt number 24 and was expected to serve as the club's second-choice goalkeeper behind Lukas Hornicek under head coach Matthias Jaissle, with long-serving first-choice [Nick Pope](https://www.edgepedia.org/nick-pope-footballer) leaving the club.[9](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/transfer/newcastle-united-prepare-veteran-farewell-as-transfer-edges-closer) • [10](https://fafifa.com/player/ewen-jaouen) He has cited the German goalkeeper [Manuel Neuer](https://www.edgepedia.org/manuel-neuer) as his footballing idol.[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen)
## International career with France
The [French Football Federation](https://www.edgepedia.org/french-football-federation) records 8 youth caps for Jaouen, 7 of them as a starter, for a total of 713 minutes.[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html) His first selection came with the under-18 side on 21 September 2022, a 2-0 win against Estonia.[4](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/) He has since appeared for the under-19s in 2024 European Championship qualifying, the under-20s in a 2024 friendly against the United States, and the under-21 side (France Espoirs) in UEFA U21 Championship qualification for the 2027 tournament, where his four matches include a 90-minute appearance in a 2-0 win over Estonia in September 2026.[1](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html)
## References
1. [Ewen JAOUEN, Fédération Française de Football player file](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10183-jaouen-ewen/fiche.html)
2. [Ewen Jaouen signs for Newcastle United, Newcastle United FC](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/ewen-jaouen-signs-for-newcastle-united)
3. [Who Is Ewen Jaouen? The Reims Prodigy Bound for Newcastle, Ligue1.com](https://ligue1.com/en/articles/l1_article_5274-who-is-ewen-jaouen-the-reims-prodigy-bound-for-newcastle)
4. [Ewen Jaouen est rémois !, Stade de Reims](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-est-remois/)
5. [Fact file: Ewen Jaouen, Newcastle United FC](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/fact-file-ewen-jaouen)
6. [Ewen Jaouen prolonge jusqu'en 2029, Stade de Reims](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/ewen-jaouen-prolonge-jusquen-2029/)
7. [Transferências E. Jaouen e contratações, BeSoccer](https://pt.besoccer.com/jogador/transferencias/ewen-jaouen-3177649)
8. [Révélé à Reims, Ewen Jaouen rejoint Newcastle United, Stade de Reims](https://www.stade-de-reims.com/revele-a-reims-ewen-jaouen-rejoint-newcastle-united/)
9. [Newcastle United prepare veteran farewell as transfer edges closer, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/transfer/newcastle-united-prepare-veteran-farewell-as-transfer-edges-closer)
10. [Ewen Jaouen, FAFIFA player page](https://fafifa.com/player/ewen-jaouen)
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