Yannis N'Gakoutou

Association football player

Yannis N'Gakoutou
Personal information
Full name	Yannis Clarence N'Gakoutou Yapéndé
Date of birth	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 25)
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

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