Ewen Jaouen’s trajectory has been eventful. Trained in Guingamp, the Paris native left the Breton club in 2023 following an administrative error. Not signing with the Costa Rican club, he joined Reims where he was able to grow as a player. Loaned to Rodez during the 2023/2024 season, he was excellent at the end of the season (8 matches played), allowing the Ruthenois to reach the Ligue 2 play-off final against Saint-Étienne (2-0). The following year, things were even better for Dunkirk under the orders of Luis Castro.
In competition with Adrian Ortola, he started the season before losing his place and regaining it at the end of the season after an injury to the Spaniard. This time again, he lost in the Ligue 2 play-off final against FC Metz (1-0). At the same time, he delivered a crazy campaign in the Coupe de France until the semi-final, eliminating Lille and Brest in particular while making Paris Saint-Germain tremble (4-2 defeat). Finally returning to Reims which was relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of last season, he delivered a high-level 2025/2026 exercise.
The Premier League and Real Madrid are on the case
Directly installed as number one, he achieved 15 clean sheets in 34 matches played, the best record in the championship. Named one of the best goalkeepers in Ligue 2, he has also been called up to the France U21 team since March 2025 and notably played two qualifying matches for Euro U21 with the Bleuets. Crazy performances which led certain big European clubs to position themselves. This is particularly the case for various Premier League teams. The Team raised the interests of Newcastle, Brighton and Tottenham at the beginning of May.
The Magpies who want to compete with Nick Pope (34) are particularly insistent, but are not the only ones in the running. According to Canal +Chelsea particularly appreciates his profile. The Blues, who have several goalkeepers like Filip Jorgensen, Robert Sanchez, Mike Penders and Gabriel Slonina, showed him around the facilities. Finally, Real Madrid is thinking of him for the post-Courtois era and could also draw in a file which could be around 25 million euros.
