Yvan Neyou

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Yvan Neyou
Neyou with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Getafe
Youth career
2010–2011[1] INF Clairefontaine
2011–2012 Linas-Montlhéry
2012–2015 Auxerre
2015–2016 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)
2020Saint-Étienne (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2023 Saint-Étienne 40 (1)
2022 Saint-Étienne B 2 (0)
2022–2023Leganés (loan) 21 (0)
2023–2025 Leganés 65 (2)
2025– Getafe 0 (0)
International career
2021– Cameroon 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2021 Cameroon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:54, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Getafe and the Cameroon national team.

Club career

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Sedan and Laval

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Neyou started his career with Sedan in the Championnat National, where good performances had him linked with Belgian side Standard Liège[2] and French champions Paris Saint-Germain.[3] However, he ultimately joined Ligue 2 side Laval in early 2017.[4] He made his debut against Red Star on 10 February 2017, coming on as a substitute for Romain Bayard.[5]

Braga B

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Neyou also enjoyed a stint with Braga B, during which the team was relegated from the LigaPro to the Campeonato de Portugal.[citation needed]

Saint-Étienne

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On 10 July 2020, Neyou joined Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[6][7] 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.[8][9]

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.[10]

Leganés

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On 31 August 2022, Neyou moved to Spanish Segunda División side Leganés on a one-year loan deal.[11] On 1 August 2023, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.[12]

Getafe

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Neyou joined La Liga club Getafe as a free agent on 1 July 2025, having signed a three-year contract.[13]

International career

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Neyou holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.[14]

He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 July 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
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[a] 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
Leganés 2023–24 Segunda División 35 1 1 0 36 1
2024–25 La Liga 30 1 3 0 33 1
Total 65 2 4 0 69 2
Career total 191 10 6 0 1 0 198 10
  1. ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2021 3 0
2022 2 0
2023 1 0
2024 5 0
Total 11 0

Honours

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Saint-Étienne

Leganés

Cameroon

References

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  • Yvan Neyou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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