Yannick Yankam

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Yannick Yankam
Personal information
Full name Yannick Yankam
Date of birth (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Qormi, Malta
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valletta
Number 20
Youth career
–2015 Qormi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Qormi 89 (9)
2019–2023 Birkirkara 90 (10)
2024–2025 Lexington SC 17 (2)
2025– Valletta 8 (1)
International career‡
2023– Malta 16 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:45, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Yannick Yankam (born 12 December 1997) is a Maltese professional footballer and rapper who plays as a midfielder for Valletta and the Malta national team.[1]

Club career

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Yankam started his career with Qormi, where he played for as a youth player.[2] In 2019, he joined Birkirkara.[3] He made his senior team debut on 23 August 2019 in a 1–0 league loss against Floriana.[4] He scored his first goal on 22 February 2020 in a 2–1 league win against Hibernians.[5] While playing football, he has received racist abuse during games.[6][7] In 2023, after scoring his first international goal, Yankam was regarded as a prospect in Maltese football.[8]

On 8 January 2024, Yankam joined American club Lexington SC in the USL League One on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract.[9][10]

In June 2015, Yankam joined Valletta F.C..[11]

International career

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Yankam made his senior team debut on 23 March 2023, scoring in a 2–1 UEFA European Championship qualifying defeat against North Macedonia.[12]

Style of play

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Yankam mainly operates as a midfielder.[13]

Music career

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Yankam is also a rapper who goes by the name Yannick.[14][15] He was a part of the Maltese rap collective 215collective, together with rappers Caro and Eddie Fresco.[16] In 2019, he released his debut EP.[17] He was nominated for the 2020 Bay Music Awards Best Hip Hop/ RnB Artist.[18]

Personal life

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Yankam was born in Malta to a Cameroonian father and a Maltese mother.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club and year
Club Year Apps Goals
Qormi 2015–16 22 0
2016–17 20 2
2017–18 25 3
2018–19 27 4
Birkirkara 2019–20 14 1
2020–21 24 4
2021–22 26 2
2022–23 24 6
Total 182 22

International

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As of 1 December 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta 2023 10 1
Total 10 1

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2023 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia
1–2
1–2
 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

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Club

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Birkirkara

References

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