Amos Youga

Amos Youga

Youga with CSKA Sofia in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Amos Christopher Youga
Date of birth	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Villeurbanne, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	21
Youth career
	Bourgoin-Jallieu
2007–2010	Saint-Priest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Saint-Priest	1	(0)
2011–2013	Lyon	0	(0)
2013–2014	Vannes	28	(1)
2014–2017	Gazélec Ajaccio	73	(4)
2017–2020	Le Havre	67	(3)
2020–	CSKA Sofia	102	(5)
International career‡
2013–	Central African Republic	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Amos Christopher Youga (born 8 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Central African Republic national team.

Youga started his career at Saint-Priest but soon made a move to Lyon, where he failed to break into the first team, playing only for the second squad. In 2013 he joined Vannes and remained there until June 2014 when signing for Gazélec Ajaccio of Ligue 2. ^[1] In his first season at the club Youga earned promotion to the Ligue 1. He was a member of Gazélec Ajaccio's squad for three seasons and signed for Le Havre in 2017. ^[2] Three years later, he moved to CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria. ^[3]

Born in France, Youga made his international debut for Central African Republic in June 2013.

Personal life

Youga is the brother of the Central African international Kelly Youga, and the uncle of the French youth international footballer Willem Geubbels. ^[4] His mother was born in Boda, Central African Republic. He acquired French nationality on 3 November 1998, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization. ^[5]

Career

Early career

A graduate of Saint-Priest's youth academy, Youga played one match in the Championnat National 3 in 2010–11 season, before joining Lyon in the summer of 2011. There he participated only for the second squad in the Championnat National 2, making 32 appearances for two seasons.

In June 2013, Youga joined Championnat National club Vannes. He enjoyed a successful season at Stade de la Rabine and quickly established himself as a first-team regular. On 25 February 2014, Youga scored first competitive goal in his career, netting the third in a 3–2 home win over Strasbourg. ^[6]

Gazélec Ajaccio

In June 2014, Youga joined Gazélec Ajaccio of Ligue 2. In his first season at the club he earned promotion to the Ligue 1, scoring 2 goals in 32 league games. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 16 August 2015, playing full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Paris Saint-Germain. ^[7] In his three seasons with the club he played 79 games and scored 4 goals.

Le Havre

In the summer of 2017 Youga signed with Le Havre.

CSKA Sofia

On 15 June 2020, Youga joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. He made his debut on 7 August in a 2–2 away draw against CSKA 1948 on the opening day of the 2020–21 season. ^[8]

International career

At the age of 20, Youga made his international debut for the Central African Republic in an 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Botswana on 15 June 2013.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2024. ^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saint-Priest	2010–11	National 3	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Lyon B	2011–12	National 2	17	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2012–13		15	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		32	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
Lyon	2011–12	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Vannes	2013–14	National	28	1	2	0	0	0	—		—		30	1
Ajaccio	2014–15	Ligue 2	32	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		33	2
	2015–16	Ligue 1	18	0	3	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2016–17	Ligue 2	23	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		24	2
	Total		73	4	4	0	2	0	—		—		79	4
Le Havre	2017–18	Ligue 2	30	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		31	1
	2018–19		25	2	3	0	0	0	—		—		28	2
	2019–20		12	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		67	3	3	0	2	0	—		—		72	3
Le Havre II	2017–18	National 2	2	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	1
	2019–20	National 3	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		3	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	1
CSKA Sofia	2020–21	First League	29	0	3	0	–		10	0	–		42	0
	2021–22		21	3	5	0	–		8	0	1	0	35	3
	2022–23		29	1	2	0	–		6	0	0	0	37	1
	2023–24		22	1	4	1	–		0	0	0	0	26	2
	Total		102	5	14	1	—		24	0	1	0	141	6
Career total			306	14	23	1	4	0	24	0	1	0	356	15

International

As of match played 16 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Central African Republic	2013	1	0
	2015	1	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	4	0
	2020	1	0
	2023	3	0
Total		19	0

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

References

1. "Amos Youga and David Ducourtioux join Gazelec Ajaccio". getfootballnewsfrance.com. 8 June 2014.
2. Alexandre Chochois (21 June 2017). "Le Havre: Un ex-milieu de L1 arrive". foot-national.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
3. "ЦСКА подписа с две нови попълнения". cska.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 June 2020.
4. "Qui est Willem Geubbels, le nouveau phénomène de l'OL ?". footmercato.net.
5. "JORF n° 0256 du 4 novembre 1998 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
6. "Vannes vs. Strasbourg". soccerway.com. 25 February 2014.
7. "PSG vs. Gazélec Ajaccio". soccerway.com. 16 August 2015.
8. "CSKA 1948 vs. CSKA Sofia". soccerway.com. 7 August 2020.
9. Amos Youga at Soccerway

External links

• Amos Youga – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Amos Youga foot-national.com Profile
• Amos Youga at National-Football-Teams.com
• Amos Youga at Soccerway