Yannis M'Bemba

Yannis M'Bemba

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Amiens, France
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Le Puy
Youth career
2010–2011	Amiens SC
2011–2021	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Nantes B	23	(1)
2021–	Nantes	2	(0)
2022–2023	→ Le Puy (loan)	24	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:32, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Yannis M'Bemba (born 1 July 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes.

Early life

Yannis M'Bemba was born in Amiens, in a family with Gabonese and Congolese origins, growing up in Amiens while his mother worked in Paris. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Club career

Having started his career at Amiens SC as a 9-year-old, M'Bemba quickly moved to Nantes, where his father was working, joining FC Nantes academy as an under-11. ^[1]

Having progressed from the youth teams to the reserve team, he signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2021. ^{[6] [7]}

After making several appearances on the bench as an unused substitute in both Ligue 1 and Coupe de France, ^{[3] [4] [5]} the young defender made his professional debut for FC Nantes on the 14 January 2022, replacing Sébastien Corchia in a 2–1 away Ligue 1 loss against Nice. ^[8]

On 1 July 2022, M'Bemba joined Le Puy in Championnat National on loan for the 2022–23 season. ^[9]

International career

Having made the pre-selections for France youth teams in his early years, ^[1] M'Bemba is also eligible for Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville as per his origins. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. "Académie - Yannis M'Bemba, Made in FC Nantes". FC Nantes (in French). 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
2. "Yannis M'Bemba rejoint la cour des grands" . Ouest-France . 23 April 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022. Yannis M'Bemba, dont les origines se partagent entre le Congo et le Gabon, a passé les neuf premières années de sa vie à Amiens. C'est d'ailleurs au Amiens SC qu'il tape ses premiers ballons.
3. Delourme, Camille (19 December 2021). "Football: le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en France". ADIAC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
4. Delourme, Camille (23 December 2021). "Football: les résultats des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en France". ADIAC . Retrieved 14 January 2022.
5. Delourme, Camille (10 January 2022). "Football, le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en Europe (Angleterre et France)". ADIAC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
6. "Yannis M'Bemba signe un contrat professionnel avec le FC Nantes". Presse-Océan  [ fr ]. Ouest-France. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
7. Willems (14 April 2021). "Nantes : un enfant du club signe son premier contrat professionnel". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
8. Buet, Christopher (14 January 2022). "Nice 2-1 Nantes, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
9. "Bienvenue au Puy Yannis M'Bemba" (in French). Le Puy. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

External links

• Yannis M'Bemba at Soccerway
• Yannis M'Bemba – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French