Yvan Ikia Dimi
{{short description|French footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yvan Ikia Dimi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|9|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
| height = 1.68 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Bordeaux
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs1 = FCC Villeneuvois
| youthyears2 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs2 = Ascoux SF
| youthyears3 = 2013–2018
| youthclubs3 = Malesherbes
| youthyears4 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs4 = US Chauny
| youthyears5 = 2019–2023
| youthclubs5 = Amiens
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = Amiens B
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = Amiens
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = → Bordeaux (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 4
| club-update = 21:08, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = France U18
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = France U20
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam-update = 21:15, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
}}
Yvan Ikia Dimi (born 26 September 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux on loan from Amiens.{{Soccerway|id=yvan-ikia-dimi/808987}}
Club career
On 7 October 2023, Ikia Dimi made his professional debut for Amiens in a 4–1 Ligue 2 defeat at home to Angers.{{Cite web |date=7 October 2023 |title=Amiens SC vs. Angers |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/07/france/ligue-2/amiens-sporting-club-football/angers-sporting-club-de-louest/4103090/ |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=Soccerway}}{{Cite web |last=Herbet |first=Lionel |date=14 December 2023 |title=FOOTBALL – Régional 1 : Yvan Ikia Dimi et Aurélien Digbeu, deux jeunes pleins d’ambition |url=https://gazettesports.fr/2023/12/14/football-regional-1-yvan-ikia-dimi-et-aurelien-digbeu-deux-jeunes-pleins-dambition/ |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=Gazette Sports |language=Fr}}
On 14 January 2025, Ikia Dimi was loaned by Bordeaux.{{cite web|publisher=Bordeaux|url=https://www.girondins.com/fr/news/39566/yvan-ikia-dimi-rejoint-les-girondins-de-bordeaux-en-pret|title=Yvan Ikia Dimi rejoint les Girondins de Bordeaux en prêt !|trans-title=Yvan Ikia Dimi joins the Girondins de Bordeaux on loan!|date=14 January 2025|access-date=14 January 2025|language=fr}}
International career
Ikia Dimi made his debut for the France under-18s in 2022, and was a part of the team that won the Mediterranean Games.{{FFF player|10666-ikia-dimi-yvan}}{{Cite web |last=Chaumier |first=Morgan |date=5 July 2022 |title=FOOTBALL : L’or pour Ikia Dimi |url=https://gazettesports.fr/2022/07/05/football-lor-pour-ikia-dimi/ |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=Gazette Sports |language=Fr}} In November 2023, he was called up to the under-20s for the first time.{{Cite web |title=Amiens SC : un international sur le pont ce 18 novembre |url=https://le11hdf.fr/amiens-sc-un-international-sur-le-pont-ce-18-novembre/ |access-date=8 January 2024 |date=18 November 2023 |website=le11 |language=fr}}
Personal life
Born in France, Ikia Dimi is of Republic of the Congo descent.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Honours
France U18
References
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Category:French men's footballers
Category:People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Category:Footballers from Val-de-Marne
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:SC Malesherbes players
Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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