Fouad Yaha
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| Full name | Fouad Yaha فؤاد يحيى | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1996 Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fouad Yaha (born 19 August 1996) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level.
Yaha briefly played rugby union for SU Agen before returning to Catalans in 2019.
Background[]
Yaha was born in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Club career[]
Yaha made his Super League debut for Catalans Dragons in a 32-24 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015.[4] At 18 years old, he became the youngest player at the time to have played for the Dragons in Super League.
Yaha was a member of the Catalans team that won the 2018 Challenge Cup Final with victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[5]
In round 3 of the 2021 Super League season, he scored a hat-trick in Catalans 42-6 victory over Salford.[6] On 9 October 2021, Yaha played for Catalans in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St. Helens.[7]
Rugby union[]
At the end of the 2018 Super League season, Yaha joined Top 14 rugby union club SU Agen, however he returned to rugby league with the Dragons in February 2019.[8]
Personal life[]
Yaha is the nephew of former France international Bagdad Yaha, who played in the inaugural season of Super League for Paris Saint-Germain.
References[]
- ^ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ RLP
- ^ http://au.eurosport.com/rugby-league/carney-breathes-fire-into-dragons_sto4693524/story.shtml
- ^ "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Super League: Catalans Dragons 42-6 Salford Red Devils - Yaha scores hat-trick". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Fouad Yaha: Catalans Dragons re-sign winger after rugby union stint with Agen
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- Living people
- Catalans Dragons players
- France national rugby league team players
- French people of Moroccan descent
- French rugby league players
- French rugby union players
- Rugby league wingers
- SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players
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