Zépiqueno Ponimin Charmant Redmond (born 22 June 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa.
Redmond is a youth product of Alexandria'66, CVV Zwervers and ADO Den Haag, before joining with the youth academy of Feyenoord in 2019.[3]
On 16 June 2022, Remond signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord until 2025.[4] On 2 November 2024, he started training with the senior Feyenoord team after a set of injuries to their starting strikers Santiago Giménez, Ayase Ueda and Julián Carranza.[5] He made his senior and professional debut with Feyenoord as a starter in a 4–1 Eredivisie win over Almere City on 10 November 2024.[6] He scored his first goals in professional football by netting a brace in a 1–2 win against MVV Maastricht in the KNVB Cup on 17 December 2024.[7] On 18 February 2025, Redmond made his debut in continental club football, starting in a 1–1 draw away against AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-off.[8]
On 1 July 2025, following the expiry of his Feyenoord contract Redmond joined English Premier League club Aston Villa on a free transfer.[9] On 1 September 2025, Redmond moved to EFL League One club Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan.[10] Redmond made his English Football League debut on 13 September 2025, scoring in a 3–1 defeat to Bradford City.[11]
Born in the Netherlands, Redmond is of Surinamese descent.[12] He is a youth international for the Netherlands, having made the final squad of the Netherlands U17 for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[13] He was called up to the Netherlands U19s in 2024.[14] On 30 May 2025, Redmond was included in the Dutch squad for the European Under-19 Championship by head coach Peter van der Veen.[15] At the tournament in Romania, he made two appearances and scored two goals in the group game England. The Netherlands eventually won the tournament for the first time.[16]
Redmond's first name, "Zépiqueno", is inspired by the nickname of the character Zé Pequeno from the 2002 Brazilian gangster film City of God.[17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Feyenoord | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 2[a] | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | ||
Aston Villa | 2025–26[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2025–26[18] | EFL League One | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Career total | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
Netherlands U19