Youssouf M'Changama

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Youssouf M'Changama
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M'Changama with Grenoble in 2018
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Yacoub M'Changama [1]
Date of birth (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Troyes
Number 10
Youth career
Marseille
2006–2010 Sedan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Sedan B 10 (2)
2010–2011 Troyes B 24 (2)
2012–2013 Oldham Athletic 26 (2)
2013–2014 RC Arbaâ 13 (1)
2014 Uzès Pont du Gard 12 (1)
2014–2016 Marseille Consolat 52 (9)
2016–2018 Gazélec Ajaccio 68 (4)
2018–2019 Grenoble 43 (7)
2019–2022 Guingamp 91 (13)
2022–2023 Auxerre 26 (0)
2023– Troyes 27 (0)
International career
2010– Comoros 65 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:53, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Youssouf Yacoub M'Changama (born 29 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 2 club Troyes. [2] Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

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Club career

M'Changama joined Oldham Athletic on 5 March 2012. [3] He made his Latics, and Football League, debut as a substitute against Yeovil Town five days later, on 10 March 2012, making him the first Comorian ever to play for the club. [4]

In the 2021–22 season with Guingamp, M'Changama was included in the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year, and won the award for the best goal of the season. He ended the campaign with nine goals and fifteen assists to his name. On 16 June 2022, it was confirmed that M'Changama had signed a two-year contract, with an option for a further year, with newly-promoted Ligue 1 side Auxerre. [5]

International career

M'Changama holds French and Comorian nationalities. He is a player of the Comoros national team. On 24 January 2022, in a round of 16 match at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations against hosts Cameroon, he scored a free kick in a 2–1 defeat. [6]

Personal life

M'Changama's brother, Mohamed, is also a footballer. [7]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Comoros goal tally first, score column indicates score after each M'Changama goal.
List of international goals scored by Youssouf M'Changama [8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 March 2014 Stade Francis Turcan, Martigues, FranceFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1–11–1 Friendly
227 March 2016 Francistown Stadium, Francistown, BotswanaFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–01–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
36 October 2017 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, TunisiaFlag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 1–01–0Friendly
411 November 2017Stade Municipal Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Paris, FranceFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1–11–1Friendly
524 March 2018 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, MoroccoFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–12–2Friendly
67 June 2019 Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–31–3Friendly
711 October 2020 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, TunisiaFlag of Libya.svg  Libya 2–12–1Friendly
811 November 2020 Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, KenyaFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–01–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
97 September 2021Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, ComorosFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1–01–0Friendly
1024 January 2022 Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, CameroonFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–21–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
113 June 2022Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, ComorosFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1–02–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1217 June 2023 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1–01–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
134 September 2024 Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, MoroccoFlag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1–01–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
149 September 2024 Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, TunisiaFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1–11–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. Youssouf M'Changama at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Latics Sign International". Oldham Athletic AFC. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. "Oldham 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. "Youssouf M'Changama signe à l'AJ Auxerre" [Youssouf M'Changama signs for AJ Auxerre] (in French). AJ Auxerre. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. "Hosts Cameroon see off 10-man Comoros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. "Player profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  8. "M'Changama, Youssouf". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. UNFP [@UNFP] (15 May 2022). "Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas" (Tweet) via Twitter.