Yazid Atouba

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Yazid Atouba
Yazid Atouba playing for the Fire.jpg
Personal information
Full name Yazid Atouba Emane
Date of birth (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Primeiro de Agosto
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2012 Renaissance
2012–2013 Canon Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Chicago Fire 3 (0)
2015–2016 Coton Sport
2016–2017 AS Vita Club
2017–2019 Maritzburg United 19 (0)
2020– 1º de Agosto
National team
2011 Cameroon U20 4 (0)
2016– Cameroon 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:55, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Yazid Atouba (French pronunciation: ​[jazi atuba]; born 2 January 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder, for Angolan football club Primeiro de Agosto.[1][2][3]

Career[]

Club[]

After spending his early career in his native land of Cameroon, Atouba was drafted by the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer on 17 January 2013 as the 30th overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.[4] Then after impressing coaches in Chicago's pre-season camps, Atouba was officially signed by the team on 1 March 2013.[5] Then, just two days after signing his first professional contract, Atouba made his MLS debut in the Fire's first match of the season against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California when he came on in the 70th minute for Joel Lindpere, however the Fire came out in the end with a 4–0 loss.[6]

He was waived by the Fire in March 2014.[7] On 31 January 2015, Atouba signed with Elite One champions Coton Sport. He remained there until July 2016 when he departed to join Linafoot side AS Vita Club in the DR Congo.[8][9]

On 26 February 2019, Atouba was released by Maritzburg United.[10]

In 2019–20, he signed in for Primeiro de Agosto in the Angolan league, the Girabola.[11]

International[]

Atouba has represented Cameroon at U20 and senior level.[12] He won four caps for the U20s while he has currently won five caps and scored two goals for the seniors, both goals and all but one appearance came during the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 11 October 2015[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chicago Fire 2013 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Coton Sport 2015 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0

  1. ^ Includes the CAF Champions League

International[]

As of 21 January 2017.[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon
2016 5 2
2017 0 0
Total 5 2

International goals[]

As of 21 January 2017. Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[12]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 January 2016 Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda  Angola 1–0 1–0 2016 African Nations Championship
2 25 January 2016  DR Congo 1–0 3–1

References[]

  1. ^ http://notresport.press/details/494
  2. ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "Maritzburg United complete deadline day signing of Cameroon midfielder Yazid Atouba". Kick Off. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Futebol: Plantel do 1º de Agosto para época 2019/20" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ McCathy, Jack. "Fire selects midfielder Atouba in draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Chicago Fire officially sign SuperDraft pick Yazid Atouba". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  6. ^ "MLS Match Recap: LA Galaxy 4, Chicago Fire 0". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club waives midfielder Yazid Atouba" Chicago Fire. Retrieved 2015-6-21.
  8. ^ "Vita Club : Bain De Foule Pour Yazid Atouba" Press Sport. Retrieved 2016-7-1.
  9. ^ "Football : V. Club affûte ses armes" ADIAC Congo. Retrieved 2016-8-20.
  10. ^ Maritzburg United release Bokang Tlhone, Yazid Atouba and Motsie Matima, goal.com, 26 February 2019
  11. ^ "Futebol: Plantel do 1º de Agosto para época 2019/20" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 14 August 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d "Yazid Atouba profile". Soccerway. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Yazid Atouba". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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