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Amos Youga (born 8 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Central African Republic national team.

Amos Youga

Youga with CSKA Sofia in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Villeurbanne, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	21
Youth career
	Bourgoin-Jallieu
2007–2010	Saint-Priest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Saint-Priest	1	(0)
2011–2013	Lyon	0	(0)
2013–2014	Vannes	28	(1)
2014–2017	Gazélec Ajaccio	73	(4)
2017–2020	Le Havre	67	(3)
2020–	CSKA Sofia	65	(4)
National team‡
2013–	Central African Republic	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:21, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:09, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Youga started his career at Saint-Priest but soon made a move to Lyon, where he failed to break into the first team, playing only for the second squad. In 2013 he joined Vannes and remained there until June 2014 when signing for Gazélec Ajaccio of Ligue 2.[1] In his first season at the club Youga earned promotion to the Ligue 1. He was a member of Gazélec Ajaccio's squad for three seasons and signed for Le Havre in 2017.[2] Three years later, he moved to CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.[3]

Born in France, Youga made his international debut for Central African Republic in June 2013.

Personal life

Youga is the brother of the Central African international Kelly Youga, and the uncle of the French youth international footballer Willem Geubbels.[4]

Career

Early career

A graduate of Saint-Priest's youth academy, Youga played one match in the Championnat National 3 in 2010–11 season, before joining Lyon in the summer of 2011. There he participated only for the second squad in the Championnat National 2, making 32 appearances for two seasons.

In June 2013, Youga joined Championnat National club Vannes. He enjoyed a successful season at Stade de la Rabine and quickly established himself as a first-team regular. On 25 February 2014, Youga scored first competitive goal in his career, netting the third in a 3–2 home win over Strasbourg.[5]

Gazélec Ajaccio

In June 2014, Youga joined Gazélec Ajaccio of Ligue 2. In his first season at the club he earned promotion to the Ligue 1, scoring 2 goals in 32 league games. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 16 August 2015, playing full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Paris Saint-Germain.[6] In his three seasons with the club he played 79 games and scored 4 goals.

Le Havre

In the summer of 2017 Youga signed with Le Havre.

CSKA Sofia

On 15 June 2020, Youga joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. He made his debut on 7 August in a 2–2 away draw against CSKA 1948 on the opening day of the 2020–21 season.[7]

International career

At the age of 20, Youga made his international debut for the Central African Republic in an 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Botswana on 15 June 2013.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 November 2022.[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saint-Priest	2010–11	National 3	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Lyon B	2011–12	National 2	17	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2012–13		15	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		32	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
Lyon	2011–12	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Vannes	2013–14	National	28	1	2	0	0	0	—		—		30	1
Ajaccio	2014–15	Ligue 2	32	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		33	2
	2015–16	Ligue 1	18	0	3	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2016–17	Ligue 2	23	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		24	2
	Total		73	4	4	0	2	0	—		—		79	4
Le Havre	2017–18	Ligue 2	30	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		31	1
	2018–19		25	2	3	0	0	0	—		—		28	2
	2019–20		12	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		67	3	3	0	2	0	—		—		72	3
Le Havre II	2017–18	National 2	2	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	1
	2019–20	National 3	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		3	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	1
CSKA Sofia	2020–21	First League	29	0	3	0	–		10	0	–		42	0
	2021–22		21	3	5	0	–		8	0	1	0	35	3
	2022–23		15	1	0	0	–		6	0	0	0	21	1
	Total		65	4	8	0	—		24	0	1	0	98	4
Career total			269	13	17	0	4	0	24	0	1	0	313	13

International

As of match played 13 November 2020

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Central African Republic	2013	1	0
	2015	1	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	4	0
	2020	1	0
Total		16	0

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

References

External links

• Amos Youga – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Amos Youga foot-national.com Profile
• Amos Youga at National-Football-Teams.com
• Amos Youga at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Amos Youga

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[fr] Amos Youga

Amos Youga, né le 8 décembre 1992 à Villeurbanne, est un footballeur international centrafricain, évoluant au poste de milieu récupérateur ou de défenseur central au CSKA Sofia. Il est le petit frère de Kelly Youga et l'oncle de Willem Geubbels.

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[it] Amos Youga

Amos Youga (Villeurbanne, 8 dicembre 1992) è un calciatore centrafricano, centrocampista del CSKA Sofia e della nazionale centrafricana.

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[ru] Юга, Амос

Амос Юга (фр. Amos Youga; 8 декабря 1992 года, Вийёрбан) — центральноафриканский футболист, полузащитник болгарского клуба ЦСКА. Выступал в национальной сборной ЦАР.

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