Yvan Neyou

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Yvan Neyou
Neyou with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Leganés
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 Sedan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sedan 17 (0)
2017–2019 Laval 22 (1)
2017–2019 Laval B 13 (4)
2019–2020 Braga B 22 (2)
2020Saint-Étienne (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2023 Saint-Étienne 40 (1)
2022 Saint-Étienne B 2 (0)
2022–2023Leganés (loan) 21 (0)
2023– Leganés 17 (1)
International career
2021– Cameroon 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Leganés and the Cameroon national team.

Club career[edit]

Sedan and Laval[edit]

Neyou started his career with Sedan in the Championnat National, where good performances had him linked with Belgian side Standard Liège[1] and French champions Paris Saint-Germain.[2] However, he ultimately joined Ligue 2 side Laval in early 2017.[3] He made his debut against Red Star on 10 February 2017, coming on as a substitute for Romain Bayard.[4]

Braga B[edit]

Neyou also enjoyed a stint with Braga B, during which the team was relegated from the LigaPro to the Campeonato de Portugal.[citation needed]

Saint-Étienne[edit]

On 10 July 2020, Neyou joined Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[5][6] He made his first appearance with the club as a substitute in the 2020 Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain, which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Parisian club.[7][8]

After putting up some good performances, Neyou earned himself a permanent deal with Saint-Étienne on 18 November 2020. He signed a contract lasting until 2024.[9]

Leganés[edit]

On 31 August 2022, Neyou moved to Spanish Segunda División side Leganés on a one-year loan deal.[10] On 1 August 2023, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.[11]

International career[edit]

Neyou holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.[12]

He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 2 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sedan 2015–16 National 2 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 National 15 0 1 0 16 0
Total 17 0 1 0 18 0
Laval 2016–17 Ligue 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2017–18 National 17 1 0 0 1[a] 0 18 1
Total 22 1 0 0 1 0 23 1
Laval B 2016–17 CFA 2 5 2 5 2
2017–18 National 3 8 2 8 2
Total 13 4 13 4
Braga B 2018–19 LigaPro 8 2 8 2
2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 14 0 14 0
Total 22 2 22 2
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 9 0
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 1 22 1 0 0 22 1
2021–22 Ligue 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2022–23 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 40 1 0 0 0 0 38 1
Saint-Étienne B 2021–22 National 3 1 0 1 0
2022–23 National 3 1 0 1 0
Total 2 0 2 0
Leganés (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 126 8 2 0 1 0 129 8
  1. ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue.

Honours[edit]

Saint-Étienne

Cameroon

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yvan Neyou Noupa: Le Franco-Camerounais Dans Le Viseur Standard" (in French). africatopsports.com. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Le PSG sur Yvan Neyou Noupa de Sedan" (in French). culturepsg.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Source : Laval : Deux arrivées et un départ actés" (in French). foot-national.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Laval - Red Star (1-1)". L'Equipe (in French). 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Transfert : Yvan Neyou Noupa s'engage en faveur de Saint-Etienne en France". CAMFOOT. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Mercato : Yvan Neyou Noupa débarque à l'AS Saint-Etienne". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. ^ "PSG-SAINT-ETIENNE: NEYMAR DÉCISIF, MOULIN TRÈS EN VUE... LES NOTES DU SACRE PARISIEN". RMC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Coupe de France : trois anciens du Stade Lavallois contre le PSG ce soir !". france bleu. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Yvan Neyou Stéphanois jusqu'en 2024 !" [Yvan Neyou is Stéphanois until 2024!]. ASSE.fr (in French). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. ^ "El C.D. Leganés fortalece su centro del campo con la llegada de Yvan Neyou" [C.D. Leganés bolster their midfield with the arrival of Yvan Neyou] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ^ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora en propiedad a Yvan Neyou" [C.D. Leganés sign Yvan Neyou permanently] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Neyou".
  13. ^ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  14. ^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. ^ AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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