Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Leganés 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[2] and French champions Paris Saint-Germain.[3] However, he ultimately joined Ligue 2 side Laval in early 2017.[4] He made his debut against Red Star on 10 February 2017, coming on as a substitute for Romain Bayard.[5]
Braga B
Neyou also enjoyed a stint with Braga B, during which the team was relegated from the LigaPro to the Campeonato de Portugal.[citation needed]
Saint-Étienne
On 10 July 2020, Neyou joined Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[6][7] 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.[8][9]
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.[10]
Leganés
On 31 August 2022, Neyou moved to Spanish Segunda División side Leganés on a one-year loan deal.[11] On 1 August 2023, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.[12]
International career
Neyou holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.[13]
He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 January 2025
| 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 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Leganés (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leganés | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 176 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue.
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Honours
Saint-Étienne
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20[15]
Leganés
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2021[16]
References
- ^ Yvan Neyou at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El C.D. Leganés fortalece su centro del campo con la llegada de Yvan Neyou" [C.D. Leganés bolster their midfield with the arrival of Yvan Neyou] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora en propiedad a Yvan Neyou" [C.D. Leganés sign Yvan Neyou permanently] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Neyou".
- ^ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
- Yvan Neyou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Yvan Neyou at Soccerway
- Yvan Neyou at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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