Yvan Neyou
Neyou with Saint-Étienne in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yvan Neyou Noupa | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 1997 | ||
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 | |||
–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
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue.
Honours[]
Saint-Étienne
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20
References[]
- ^ "Yvan Neyou Noupa: Le Franco-Camerounais Dans Le Viseur Standard" (in French). africatopsports.com. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Le PSG sur Yvan Neyou Noupa de Sedan" (in French). culturepsg.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Source : Laval : Deux arrivées et un départ actés" (in French). foot-national.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Laval - Red Star (1-1)". L'Equipe (in French). 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Transfert : Yvan Neyou Noupa s'engage en faveur de Saint-Etienne en France". CAMFOOT. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Mercato : Yvan Neyou Noupa débarque à l'AS Saint-Etienne". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "PSG-SAINT-ETIENNE: NEYMAR DÉCISIF, MOULIN TRÈS EN VUE... LES NOTES DU SACRE PARISIEN". RMC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Coupe de France : trois anciens du Stade Lavallois contre le PSG ce soir !". france bleu. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Yvan Neyou Stéphanois jusqu'en 2024 !" [Yvan Neyou is Stéphanois until 2024!]. ASSE.fr (in French). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
External links[]
- Yvan Neyou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Yvan Neyou at Soccerway
- Yvan Neyou at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Douala
- Association football midfielders
- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- Championnat National players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Ligue 1 players
- CS Sedan Ardennes players
- Stade Lavallois players
- S.C. Braga B players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal