Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lugano | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2012 | US Ghisonaccia | ||
2012–2015 | Bastia | ||
2017–2020 | Ajaccio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Ajaccio B | 9 | (2) |
2020–2023 | Ajaccio | 48 | (2) |
2023– | Lugano | 54 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2025 |
Yanis Cimignani (born 22 January 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Lugano.
Born in Lyon, France, Cimignani grew up in Ghisonaccia on the island of Corsica. [2] He joined the main club of his commune, US Ghisonaccia at only three years old and played there until he was eleven. [2] He then joined Bastia where he stayed for three years but was forced to leave the club due to the demotion of the club to Championnat National 3 and as a result losing their academy licence. [3] Cimignani was then contracted by Ajaccio, joining their youth setup in 2015. [4]
On 31 January 2020, Cimignani signed his first professional contract with Ajaccio. [5] Cimignani made his professional debut with Ajaccio in a 1-0 loss to Châteauroux on 22 August 2020. [6]
On 14 June 2023, Cimignani signed for Swiss Super League club Lugano on a four-year contract. [7]
Cimignani was born in France to a French-Corsican father and Burkinabè Mossi mother. [8] [2]