Tony Lauren Yogane (born 24 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Exeter City, on loan from Premier League club Brentford.
Yogane is a product of the Sheffield Wednesday Academy and began his professional career with Brentford in 2022.
Career
Sheffield Wednesday
A winger, Yogane began his career in the Sheffield Wednesday Academy.[4] He progressed through the youth ranks and was offered a scholarship at the end of the 2021–22 season,[5] but he declined the offer and departed the club in August 2022.[4]
Brentford
On 10 August 2022, Yogane signed a pre-contract to become a professional with the B team at Premier League club Brentford,[4] for an undisclosed compensation fee.[6] He began his time with the club as a scholar and a three-year professional contract was triggered on 24 September 2022, his 17th birthday.[4] He made concurrent appearances for the U18 team during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.[3][7][8] Yogane made two first team friendly appearances during the 2023–24 pre-season and ended a "breakthrough" B team season with 29 appearances.[9][10][11]
Yogane was included in the first team squad for its 2024–25 pre-season training camp in Portugal and he made five pre and early-season friendly appearances.[12][13] Yogane won his maiden competitive first team call-up for an EFL Cup third round match versus Leyton Orient on 17 September 2024 and he made his debut as a substitute late in the 3–1 victory.[11] On 2 December 2024, Yogane signed a new 2+1⁄2-year contract.[12] After featuring as an unused substitute in seven further senior matches and making 14 B team appearances so far during the 2024–25 season,[3] Yogane joined League One club Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the season on 23 January 2025.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 2024–25[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2024–25[15] | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Honours
Brentford B
References
- ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Brentford – 2024/2025". FootballSquads. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Tony Yogane at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Tony Yogane signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Howson, Dom (10 August 2022). "Promising Sheffield Wednesday duo Yogane and Holland snapped up by Brentford". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday's attacker negotiations still ongoing with Owls future in question". uk.style.yahoo.com. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Brentford Under-18s exit FA Youth Cup". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Brentford Under-18s Merit League update". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Highlights, report and reaction: Boreham Wood 1 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Highlights, report and reaction: Brentford 0 Lille 0". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Ji-soo Kim and Tony Yogane make Brentford debuts". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Yogane extends Brentford stay". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Brentford 0 QPR 0: Minutes for first-team players in Jersey Road friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Yogane completes Exeter loan move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tony Yogane in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Brentford B 2 Blackburn U21 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
External links
- Tony Yogane at Soccerbase
- Tony Yogane at brentfordfc.com
- Tony Yogane at exetercityfc.co.uk
