| Élie Youan | |
| Full Name: | Thody Élie Youan |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Nantes, France |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Currentclub: | Hibernian |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nantes |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Nantes II |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Nantes |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → St. Gallen (loan) |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Mechelen (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Hibernian (loan) |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 05:19, 16 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10:49, 30 July 2020 (UTC) |
Thody Élie Youan (born 7 April 1999) is a French footballer who plays for club Hibernian.
On 12 January 2018, Youan signed his first professional contract with his boyhood club FC Nantes.[1] He made his professional debut for Nantes in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to RC Strasbourg Alsace on 24 May 2019.[2]
On 17 May 2021, St. Gallen, which previously loaned Youan, exercised the option to purchase his rights.[3]
On 31 January 2022, Youan was loaned to Mechelen in Belgium.[4]
On 25 June 2022, Youan joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on a season-long loan deal.[5] Hibs announced in May 2023 that they would sign Youan on a permanent basis, with their contract due to run until end of the 2025 - 26 season.[6]
Youan was born in France to Ivorian parents. He is a youth international for France.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nantes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| St. Gallen | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 52 | 12 | ||||||
| Mechelen | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Hibernian | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | - | 37 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | 43 | 9 | |||
| Total | 67 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | 80 | 18 | ||||
| Career total | 124 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 144 | 31 | ||||