Yannis_M'Bemba
Yannis M'Bemba
French footballer (born 2001)
Yannis M'Bemba (born 1 July 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Amiens, France | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Le Puy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Amiens SC | ||
| 2011–2021 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Nantes B | 23 | (1) |
| 2021– | Nantes | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Le Puy (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:32, 4 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Yannis M'Bemba was born in Amiens, in a family with Gabonese and Congolese origins, growing up in Amiens while his mother worked in Paris.[1][2][3][4][5]
Having started his career at Amiens SC as a 9-year-old, M'Bemba quickly moved to Nantes, where his father was working, joining FC Nantes academy as an under-11.[1]
Having progressed from the youth teams to the reserve team, he signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2021.[6][7]
After making several appearances on the bench as an unused substitute in both Ligue 1 and Coupe de France,[3][4][5] the young defender made his professional debut for FC Nantes on the 14 January 2022, replacing Sébastien Corchia in a 2–1 away Ligue 1 loss against Nice.[8]
On 1 July 2022, M'Bemba joined Le Puy in Championnat National on loan for the 2022–23 season.[9]
Having made the pre-selections for France youth teams in his early years,[1] M'Bemba is also eligible for Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville as per his origins.[2][3][4][5]
- "Académie - Yannis M'Bemba, Made in FC Nantes". FC Nantes (in French). 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Yannis M'Bemba rejoint la cour des grands". Ouest-France. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
Yannis M'Bemba, dont les origines se partagent entre le Congo et le Gabon, a passé les neuf premières années de sa vie à Amiens. C'est d'ailleurs au Amiens SC qu'il tape ses premiers ballons.
- Delourme, Camille (19 December 2021). "Football: le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en France". ADIAC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- Delourme, Camille (23 December 2021). "Football: les résultats des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en France". ADIAC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- Delourme, Camille (10 January 2022). "Football, le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en Europe (Angleterre et France)". ADIAC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Yannis M'Bemba signe un contrat professionnel avec le FC Nantes". Presse-Océan [fr]. Ouest-France. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- Willems (14 April 2021). "Nantes : un enfant du club signe son premier contrat professionnel". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- Buet, Christopher (14 January 2022). "Nice 2-1 Nantes, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Bienvenue au Puy Yannis M'Bemba" (in French). Le Puy. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- Yannis M'Bemba at Soccerway
- Yannis M'Bemba – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French