Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yann Trécy Kitala | ||
Date of birth | 9 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Almere City | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Paris FC | |||
2013–2017 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Lyon B | 64 | (20) |
2019–2020 | → Lorient B (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Lorient (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Sochaux | 28 | (5) |
2022– | Le Havre | 32 | (2) |
2023– | → Almere City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
International career | |||
2015 | DR Congo U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023 |
Yann Trécy Kitala (born 9 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club Almere City on loan from the French club Le Havre. Born in France, he represented DR Congo at youth international level.
Club career
On 30 August 2019, Kitala joined Lorient on loan from Lyon.[2] He made his debut with Lorient in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over Clermont on 14 September 2019.[3]
In June 2020, Kitala moved to Sochaux on a three-year contract.[4][5] Sochaux paid a transfer of €300,000 plus a potential €500,000 in bonuses.[4]
On 13 July 2022, Kitala signed a three-year contract with Le Havre.[6]
On 1 September 2023, Kitala moved on loan to Almere City in the Netherlands.[7]
International career
Born in France, Kitala is of Congolese descent.[8] He represented the DR Congo U20s in a friendly against the England U20s on 7 October 2015.[9]
References
- ↑ "Yann KITALA - Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels". www.unfp.org.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL-OL. Yann Kitala prêté à Lorient". www.leprogres.fr.
- ↑ "Clermont vs. Lorient - 14 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- 1 2 Oludare, Shina (19 June 2020). "Kitala: DR Congo forward joins Sochaux from Lyon". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Didion, François (18 June 2020). "Le FC Sochaux met la main sur Yann Kitala". L'Est Républicain (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Yann Kitala s'engage avec le Havre Athletic Club !" (in French). Le Havre. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "Spits Yann Kitala op huurbasis naar Almere City FC" [Striker Yann Kitala on loan basis to Almere City FC] (in Dutch). Almere City. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "FC Lorient. Kitala, un attaquant polyvalent - Football - LeTelegramme.fr".
- ↑ "LYON : Premier contrat pro pour Yann KITALA". 17 November 2017.
External links
- Yann Kitala at Soccerway
- LFP Profile