Yannis N'Gakoutou

Yannis N'Gakoutou
Personal information
Full name Yannis Clarence N'Gakoutou Yapéndé
Date of birth (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Lyon La Duchère
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2015 Drancy
2015–2016 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Monaco B 51 (1)
2020–2021 GOAL FC 0 (0)
2021– Lyon La Duchère II 10 (1)
2021– Lyon La Duchère 9 (0)
International career‡
2022– Gabon 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Yannis Clarence N'Gakoutou Yapéndé (born 30 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championnat National 2 club Lyon La Duchère. Born in France, he plays for the Gabon national team.

Club career

N'Gakoutou is a youth product of Drancy and Monaco before beginning his senior career with the reserves of Monaco in 2016.[1] He moved to GOAL FC in 2020, but was hampered by injuries. He then transferred to Lyon La Duchère on 25 June 2021.[2]

International career

N'Gakoutou was born in France to a Central African Republic father and Gabonese mother.[3] He made his international debut with the Gabon national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Mauritania on 4 January 2022.[4] He was part of the Gabon squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Personal life

N'Gakoutou is the brother of the Central African Republic international footballer Quentin N'Gakoutou.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "[Interview] Yannis N'Gakoutou : "Je veux m'imposer à l'AS Monaco !"". 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ Jeanjean, Richard. "National | Le Monégasque Yannis Ngakoutou est duchérois".
  3. ^ "Gabon : Yannis N'Gakoutou-Yapende va pouvoir jouer pour les Panthères". 26 November 2021.
  4. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Gabon (1:1)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  5. ^ Oludare, Shina (18 December 2021). "Afcon 2021: Arsenal's Aubameyang, Brighton's Ella headline Gabon provisional squad". Goal.