Yvan Neyou Noupa (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División club Leganés, on loan from Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne, and the Cameroon national team.
![]() Neyou with Saint-Étienne in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Yvan Neyou Noupa | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Leganés (on loan from Saint-Étienne) | |||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
0000–2016 | Sedan | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Sedan | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Laval | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Laval B | 13 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Braga B | 22 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2020 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Saint-Étienne | 40 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Saint-Étienne B | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | → Leganés (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Cameroon | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 2 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 21 June 2022 (UTC) |
Neyou started his career with Sedan in the Championnat National, where good performances had him linked with Belgian side Standard Liège[1] and French champions Paris Saint-Germain.[2] However, he ultimately joined Ligue 2 side Laval in early 2017.[3] He made his debut against Red Star on 10 February 2017, coming on as a substitute for Romain Bayard.[4]
Neyou also enjoyed a stint with Braga B, during which the team was relegated from the LigaPro to the Campeonato de Portugal.[citation needed]
On 10 July 2020, Neyou joined Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[5][6] 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.[7][8]
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.[9]
On 31 August 2022, Neyou moved to Spanish Segunda División side Leganés on a one-year loan deal.[10]
Neyou debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
Career total | 126 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 8 |
Saint-Étienne
Cameroon
CD Leganés – current squad | |
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Cameroon squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third place | ||
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