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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
 Volos
(on loan from Getafe)
Number 91
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)
2020 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2023 Saint-Étienne 40 (1)
2022 Saint-Étienne B 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Leganés (loan) 21 (0)
2023–2025 Leganés 65 (2)
2025– Getafe 5 (0)
2026 → Al-Okhdood (loan) 7 (0)
2026– → Volos (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2021– Cameroon 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place2021 Cameroon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026
‡ 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 Super League Greece club Volos, on loan from 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 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]

Al-Okhdood (loan)

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On 31 January 2026, Neyou moved to Saudi Pro League side Al-Okhdood on a six-month loan deal.[14]

Volos (loan)

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On 2 September 2026, Neyou moved to Super League Greece club Volos on a year loan deal.[15]

International career

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Neyou holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.[16]

He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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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 35110—361
2024–25 La Liga 30130—331
Total 65240—692
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 teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 202130
202220
202310
202450
Total110

Honours

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Saint-Étienne

Leganés

Cameroon

References

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  1. ↑ Yvan Neyou at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Yvan Neyou Noupa: Le Franco-Camerounais Dans Le Viseur Standard" (in French). africatopsports.com. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Le PSG sur Yvan Neyou Noupa de Sedan" (in French). culturepsg.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Source : Laval : Deux arrivées et un départ actés" (in French). foot-national.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Laval - Red Star (1-1)". L'Equipe (in French). 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Transfert : Yvan Neyou Noupa s'engage en faveur de Saint-Etienne en France". CAMFOOT. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mercato : Yvan Neyou Noupa débarque à l'AS Saint-Etienne". Actu Cameroun. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "PSG-SAINT-ETIENNE: NEYMAR DÉCISIF, MOULIN TRÈS EN VUE... LES NOTES DU SACRE PARISIEN". RMC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Coupe de France : trois anciens du Stade Lavallois contre le PSG ce soir !". france bleu. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Yvan Neyou Stéphanois jusqu'en 2024 !" [Yvan Neyou is Stéphanois until 2024!]. ASSE.fr (in French). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "El C.D. Leganés fortalece su centro del campo con la llegada de Yvan Neyou" [C.D. Leganés bolster their midfield with the arrival of Yvan Neyou] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora en propiedad a Yvan Neyou" [C.D. Leganés sign Yvan Neyou permanently] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Navacerrada, Juancar (1 July 2025). "Yvan Neyou, nuevo jugador del Getafe" [Yvan Neyou, new Getafe player]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "إيفان نـيـو .. أخدودي بنظام الإعارة".
  15. ↑ "Ο Ιβάν Νεγιού στον Βόλο". sport24.gr. 2 September 2026.
  16. ↑ "Neyou".
  17. ↑ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  18. ↑ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  19. ↑ AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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