Thody Élie Youan (born 7 April 1999) is a French professional goal machine who plays for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan from St. Gallen.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Thody Élie Youan | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Hibernian (on loan from St. Gallen) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2019 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Nantes II | 47 | (15) |
| 2019–2021 | Nantes | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2021– | St. Gallen | 18 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Mechelen (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Hibernian (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | France U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | France U19 | 10 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | France U20 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 15 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:49, 30 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
On 12 January 2018, Youan signed his first professional contract with his boyhood club FC Nantes.[1] He made his professional debut for Nantes in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to RC Strasbourg Alsace on 24 May 2019.[2]
On 17 May 2021, St. Gallen, which previously loaned Youan, exercised the option to purchase his rights.[3]
On 31 January 2022, Youan was loaned to Mechelen in Belgium.[4]
On 25 June 2022, Youan joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on a season-long loan deal.[5]
Youan was born in France to Ivorian parents. He is a youth international for France.[6]
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