Darlin Yongwa
{{Short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Darlin Yongwa
| full_name = Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|9|22}}
| birth_place = Douala, Cameroon
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Lorient
| clubnumber = 44
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = EFBC
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Niort II
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2022
| clubs2 = Niort
| caps2 = 66
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = Lorient
| caps3 = 52
| goals3 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = Cameroon
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 4 January 2025
| nationalteam-update = 17:28, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni (born 22 September 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{French football updater|Lorient}} club Lorient and the Cameroon national team.
Club career
On 28 February 2019, Yongwa joined Niort from the Cameroonian club EFBC.{{Cite web|url=http://www.efbc-cm.com/yongwa-signe-aux-chamois-niortai.html|title=Darlin YONGWA signe aux Chamois Niortais (France)|website=www.efbc-cm.com}} He made his professional debut with Niort in a 2–2 Ligue 2 tie with Auxerre on 27 July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/27/france/ligue-2/chamois-niortais-football-club/association-de-la-jeunesse-auxerroise/3031096/|title=Niort vs. Auxerre - 27 September 2019|website=Soccerway}}
On 24 June 2022, Yongwa signed a four-year contract with Lorient.{{cite web|publisher=Lorient|url=https://fclweb.fr/darlin-yongwa-sengage-avec-les-merlus/|title=DARLIN YONGWA S'ENGAGE AVEC LES MERLUS|date=24 June 2022|access-date=7 July 2022|language=fr}}
International career
Yongwa debuted with the Cameroon national team as a late substitute in a friendly 2–0 loss to Uzbekistan on 23 September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/09/22/1124007-cameroon-vs-uzbekistan-live-stream-how-to-watch-on-tv-and-score-updates-friendly-match.html|title=Highlights and goals: Cameroon 0-2 Uzbekistan in international friendly | 09/23/2022|date=23 September 2022|website=VAVEL}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|matches played 4 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coupe de France !colspan="2"|Coupe de la Ligue !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Niort B
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|National 3 |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Niort
|8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Ligue 2 |27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|—{{efn|The Coupe de la Ligue was indefinitely suspended following the 2019–20 edition}} | 2{{efn|Matches played in the 2020–21 Ligue 2 relegation playoffs}} | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 2 |31 | 0 | colspan="2"|—{{efn|Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France}} | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Lorient
|14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 55 | 2 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!132 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 2 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 13 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Cameroon
|2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 8 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|darlin-zidane-yongwa-ngameni/610000}}
{{FC Lorient squad}}
{{Cameroon squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yongwa, Darlin}}
Category:Cameroonian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Douala
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Cameroon men's international footballers
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Chamois Niortais FC players
Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France