Yllan Okou

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Yllan Okou
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Poitiers, France
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 38
Youth career
0000–2017 Poitiers
2017–2021 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Monaco B 15 (2)
2022– Monaco 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:41, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Yllan Okou (born 23 December 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Monaco.[1]

Early life[]

Born in Poitiers, Yllan Okou is the son of the Ivorian former rugby union player Alfred Okou. He moved to Buxerolles as a 7 years old, whilst starting to play football with the Poitiers.[2][3] There he was a close friend of Nicolas Tié, who would also end up pursuing a professional career in football at Chelsea and Vitória de Guimaraes.[4]

Club career[]

While playing his youth club football at Poitiers, Okou also joined the federal  [fr] of Châteauroux in 2015.[2][4] After this spell in the FFF institution, he entered the Monaco academy in 2017.[2][3][4]

Yllan Okou made his professional debut for Monaco on 2 January 2022, starting and playing every minute of a Coupe de France 3–1 away win against Quevilly-Rouen as a center-back.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Yllan Okou at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Géniteau, Jacqueline (30 July 2017). "Le sport de haut niveau, affaire de famille".  [fr] (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Yllan OKOU". AS Monaco (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c "Niort remercie Brouard". La Nouvelle République. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ Maltret, Laurent (2 January 2022). "Quevilly-Rouen 1-3 Monaco, Coupe de France , résultat et résumé du match". L'��quipe (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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