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Eli Junior Kroupi is a 20-year-old French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. He is widely regarded as one of Europe’s most exciting young attacking talents.

Player Profile

• Date of Birth: June 23, 2006

• Nationality: French (also holds Portuguese citizenship)

• Height: 1.79 m (5'10")

• Primary Positions: Centre-forward, Attacking Midfielder (#10), Left Winger

• Current Club: AFC Bournemouth (Contracted until June 2030)

Key Career Milestones

• FC Lorient Academy: Developed through Lorient's ranks, becoming the club's youngest-ever Ligue 1 debutant at age 16.

• Ligue 2 Stardom: Following Lorient's relegation, he scored 22 goals in 30 games during the 2024/25 campaign, earning Ligue 2 Player of the Year honors as they won the title.

• Record-Breaking Premier League Debut: Signed by Bournemouth for £10m in early 2025 (joining later that summer). In his debut 2025/26 top-flight campaign, he scored 13 Premier League goals, breaking the long-standing record held by Robbie Fowler and Robbie Keane for the most goals scored by a teenager in a debut Premier League season.