| Arthur Yamga | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Winger, Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Esteghlal |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chievo Verona |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Chievo Verona |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Robur Siena (loan) |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Arezzo (loan) |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Carpi (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Pescara (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Châteauroux (loan) |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Desportivo das Aves |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Vejle |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021– |
| Clubs9: | Esteghlal |
| Caps9: | 68 |
| Goals9: | 21 |
| Club-Update: | 30 December 2023 |
Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu (born 7 September 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal. He plays mainly as a right-back but also can play as a winger.
On 8 August 2015, Yamga signed a one-year loan with the Serie C side Robur Siena.[1] On 6 September, Yamga made his professional debut in Serie C for Robur Siena in a 1–1 home draw against Carrarese, he was replaced by Gianmarco De Feo in the 78th minute.[2] On 13 December, Yamga scored his first professional goal for Robur Siena in the 27th minute of a 3–0 away win over Savona.[3] On 10 January 2016, Yamga played his first entire match for Robur Siena and he scored twice in a 2–0 away win over Ancona.[4] On 31 January he scored his fourth goal in the third minute of a 1–0 away win against Prato.[5] Yamga ended his loan to Robur Siena with 25 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assist.[6]
On 1 July 2016, Yamga was signed by Serie C side Arezzo on a season-long loan deal.[7] On 31 July, Yamga made his debut for Arezzo in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Sergio Sabatini in the 79th minute of a 2–1 away win over Carrarese.[8] On 7 August he played in the second round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced in the 78th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against Cesena.[9] On 28 August, Yamga made his debut in Serie C for Arezzo, as a starter, playing the entire match and scoring his first goal for Arezzo in the 19th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Como.[10] On 24 October he scored his second goal in the 64th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Livorno.[11] On 8 April 2017, Yamga scored his third goal in the 35th minute of a 3–3 home draw against Giana Erminio.[12] Yamga ended his loan to Arezzo with 31 appearances, 3 goals and 2 assists.
On 31 August 2017, Yamga signed a one-year loan with the Carpi.[13] On 3 September, Yamga made his debut in Serie B for Carpi as a substitute replacing Jacopo Manconi in the 70th minute, but he was replaced by Riccardo Brosco, for an injury, in the 89th minute of a 1–0 away win over Spezia.[14] On 24 October he played his second match for Carpi, again as a substitute, replacing Enej Jelenič in the 76th minute of a 3–1 home defeat against Palermo.[15] On 29 November, Yamga played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia as a substitute replacing Davide Vitturini in the 86th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against Torino.[16] In January 2018, Yamga was re-called to ChievoVerona leaving Carpi with only 3 appearances, all as a substitute.
On 23 January 2018, Yamga was signed by Serie B club Pescara on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy.[17]
On 3 September 2018, Yamga was loaned to Ligue 2 club LB Châteauroux.[18]
On 22 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with the Portuguese club Desportivo das Aves.[19]
On 23 September 2020, Yamga joined newly promoted Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a deal until the summer 2022.[20]
After a season at Vejle, he was transferred to Esteghlal F.C. with a free transfer and he scored two goals in his debut. After a while in Esteghlal, he became the team's penalty taker.
Yamga was born in France and is of Cameroonian descent.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Robur Siena (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie C | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| Arezzo (loan) | 2016–17 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| Carpi (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Pescara (loan) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Châteauroux (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Desportivo Aves | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Vejle | 2020–21 | Superliga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| Esteghlal | 2021–22 | Pro League | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 73 | 23 | ||||
| Career total | 196 | 30 | 22 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 219 | 37 | ||||