Yvan Neyou

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Yvan Neyou
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Neyou with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yvan Neyou Noupa
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
Number 19
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)
2020 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 9 (0)
2020– Saint-Étienne 31 (1)
National team‡
2021– Cameroon 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:33, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:33, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Yvan Neyou Noupa (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne and the Cameroon national team.

Club career[]

Sedan and Laval[]

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[]

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

Saint-Étienne[]

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]

International career[]

Neyou debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 18 April 2021
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 19 1 0 0 — 19 1
Career total 102 8 2 0 1 0 105 8
  1. ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue.

Honours[]

Saint-Étienne

References[]

  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. ^ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.

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