Yannick Cahuzac

Yannick Cahuzac

Cahuzac with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Ajaccio, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lens (assistant manager)
Youth career
0000–2002	Gazélec Ajaccio
2002–2005	Bastia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2017	Bastia	304	(6)
2013	Bastia B	1	(0)
2017–2019	Toulouse	43	(1)
2019–2022	Lens	71	(1)
Total		419	(8)
International career
2009–201?	Corsica	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yannick Cahuzac (born 18 January 1985) is a French former professional footballer and who is current assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Lens who played as a defensive midfielder. In his career, he played for Bastia, Toulouse, and Lens.

He is the grandson of international footballer and coach Pierre Cahuzac.

Career

In July 2017, Cahuzac joined Toulouse from Bastia on a fee transfer, agreeing to a two-year contract. ^[1]

In May 2019, it was reported that Cahuzac would be moving to Lens in the summer having agreed a two-year contract. Due to his Toulouse contract running out he would sign on a free transfer. ^[2]

On 10 May 2022, Cahuzac announced his retirement at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[4] [5]}

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bastia	2005–06	Ligue 2	7	0	1	0			8	0
	2006–07	Ligue 2	20	1	2	0			22	1
	2007–08	Ligue 2	33	0	5	1			38	1
	2008–09	Ligue 2	28	0	1	0			29	0
	2009–10	Ligue 2	30	0	0	0			30	0
	2010–11	National	27	1	3	0	3	0	33	1
	2011–12	Ligue 2	30	0	1	0	1	0	32	0
	2012–13	Ligue 1	19	0	1	0	2	0	22	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	29	0	2	0	1	0	32	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	21	1	0	0	3	0	24	1
	2015–16	Ligue 1	31	2	0	0	0	0	31	2
	2016–17	Ligue 1	29	1	0	0	0	0	29	1
	Total		304	6	16	1	10	0	330	7
Bastia B	2012–13	CFA 2	1	0	—		—		1	0
Toulouse	2017–18	Ligue 1	20	0	2	0	2	0	24	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	23	1	2	0	1	0	26	1
	Total		43	1	4	0	3	0	500	1
Lens	2019–20	Ligue 2	24	0	0	0	1	0	25	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
	2021–22	Ligue 1	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
	Total		71	1	1	0	1	0	73	1
Career total			419	8	21	1	14	0	454	9

Honours

Bastia

• Ligue 2: 2011–12 ^[6]
• Championnat National: 2010–11 ^[7]
• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2014–15 ^[8]

References

1. "Transferts : Cahuzac est bien toulousain". La Dépêche (in French). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. Domenighetti, Joêl (3 May 2019). "Transferts : le Toulousain Yannick Cahuzac signe deux ans à Lens". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. "Lens midfielder Yannick Cahuzac announces retirement". Get French Football News. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
4. "Yannick Cahuzac » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
5. "Yannick CAHUZAC - Football : la fiche de Yannick CAHUZAC (Bastia)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
6. "Classement Général" [General Classification] (in French). Ligue 2. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
7. "CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL" (in French). French Football Federation. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
8. "SC Bastia v Paris Saint Germain" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

External links

• Yannick Cahuzac – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Yannick Cahuzac at ESPN FC
• Yannick Cahuzac at Soccerway