Yannick Salem Louniangou (born 29 March 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] Born in France, he represented Congo at international level.

Club career

The first three clubs that Salem played for were Grenoble, Créteil and Châteauroux.[3] In 2005, he moved to Dutch team De Graafschap before joining AGOVV Apeldoorn in 2006. He went on a trial with Nottingham Forest in August 2007.[4] In 2008 Salem moved to Belgian club K.S.K. Beveren and then the following season to German side Eintracht Trier having agreed a two-year contract until summer 2011.[5]

On 30 October 2010, Salem signed a short-term deal at Stockport County in England.[6]

International career

Salem was called up to the Congo national team on a number of occasions. He made his debut in an African Cup Of Nations qualifier against Zambia in 2007, and has at least a further two caps from friendlies in 2009 against North Korea[citation needed] and Angola.[7] He was also called up for a game against Morocco, but had to withdraw from the squad.

Personal life

Salem was born in Amiens, France to parents from the Republic of the Congo.[8] He has six brothers and three sisters.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Yannick Salem at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Footgoal Profile
  3. ^ Yannick Salem at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Salem has Forest trial extended". BBC Sport. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Trier: Yannick Salem wechselt zur Eintracht". Reviersport (in German). 7 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ^ "County sign Yannick Salem". Stockport County F.C. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Les Dépêches de Brazzaville". Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Eintracht Trier: Stürmer Yannick Salem im Portrait". Volksfreund. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannick_Salem
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