| Yvan Neyou | |
| Full Name: | Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa |
| Birth Date: | 1997 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Douala, Cameroon |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Currentclub: | Leganés |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sedan |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Sedan |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Laval |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Laval B |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Braga B |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Saint-Étienne (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Saint-Étienne |
| Caps6: | 40 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Saint-Étienne B |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | → Leganés (loan) |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Leganés |
| Caps9: | 35 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Cameroon |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:40, 21 June 2022 (UTC) |
Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Leganés and the Cameroon national team.
Neyou started his career with Sedan in the Championnat National, where good performances had him linked with Belgian side Standard Liège[1] and French champions Paris Saint-Germain.[2] However, he ultimately joined Ligue 2 side Laval in early 2017.[3] He made his debut against Red Star on 10 February 2017, coming on as a substitute for Romain Bayard.[4]
Neyou also enjoyed a stint with Braga B, during which the team was relegated from the LigaPro to the Campeonato de Portugal.
On 10 July 2020, Neyou joined Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[5] [6] He made his first appearance with the club as a substitute in the 2020 Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain, which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Parisian club.[7] [8]
After putting up some good performances, Neyou earned himself a permanent deal with Saint-Étienne on 18 November 2020. He signed a contract lasting until 2024.[9]
On 31 August 2022, Neyou moved to Spanish Segunda División side Leganés on a one-year loan deal.[10] On 1 August 2023, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.[11]
Neyou holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.[12]
He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[13]
| Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sedan | 2015–16 | National | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | National | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Laval | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | National | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[14] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Laval B | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | National 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 4 | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||||
| Braga B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Leganés (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 126 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 8 | |||
Saint-Étienne
Leganés
Cameroon