# Amos Youga

Amos Christopher Youga (born 8 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Central African Republic national team.
Youga started his career at Saint-Priest but soon made a move to Lyon, where he failed to break into the first team, playing only for the second squad. In 2013 he joined Vannes and remained there until June 2014 when signing for Gazélec Ajaccio of Ligue 2. In his first season at the club Youga earned promotion to the Ligue 1. He was a member of Gazélec Ajaccio's squad for three seasons and signed for Le Havre in 2017. Three years later, he moved to CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.
Born in France, Youga made his international debut for Central African Republic in June 2013.

## Personal life

Youga is the brother of the Central African international Kelly Youga, and the uncle of the French youth international footballer Willem Geubbels. His mother was born in Boda, Central African Republic. He acquired French nationality on 3 November 1998, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.

## Career
### Early career

A graduate of Saint-Priest's youth academy, Youga played one match in the Championnat National 3 in 2010–11 season, before joining Lyon in the summer of 2011. There he participated only for the second squad in the Championnat National 2, making 32 appearances for two seasons.
In June 2013, Youga joined Championnat National club Vannes. He enjoyed a successful season at Stade de la Rabine and quickly established himself as a first-team regular. On 25 February 2014, Youga scored first competitive goal in his career, netting the third in a 3–2 home win over Strasbourg.

### Gazélec Ajaccio

In June 2014, Youga joined Gazélec Ajaccio of Ligue 2. In his first season at the club he earned promotion to the Ligue 1, scoring 2 goals in 32 league games. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 16 August 2015, playing full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Paris Saint-Germain. In his three seasons with the club he played 79 games and scored 4 goals.

### Le Havre

In the summer of 2017 Youga signed with Le Havre.

### CSKA Sofia

On 15 June 2020, Youga joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. He made his debut on 7 August in a 2–2 away draw against CSKA 1948 on the opening day of the 2020–21 season. He established himself as a starter for the "redmen" and also occasionally captained the side, but was demoted from the first team in the beginning of the 2024-25 season and subsequently only played for the reserves.

### Debreceni VSC

On 6 December 2024, Youga signed with Debreceni VSC. He will join the team for the pre-season at the beginning of January 2025.

## International career

At the age of 20, Youga made his international debut for the Central African Republic in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Botswana on 15 June 2013.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 7 February 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Saint-Priest | 2010–11 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lyon B | 2011–12 | National 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Lyon B | 2012–13 | National 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Lyon B | Total | Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Lyon | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Vannes | 2013–14 | National | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Ajaccio | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| Ajaccio | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Ajaccio | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Ajaccio | Total | Total | 73 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 4 |
| Le Havre | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Le Havre | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Le Havre | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Le Havre | Total | Total | 67 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 3 |
| Le Havre II | 2017–18 | National 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Le Havre II | 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Le Havre II | Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2021–22 | First League | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2023–24 | First League | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2024–25 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | Total | Total | 106 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 6 |
| CSKA Sofia II | 2024–25 | Second League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Debrecen | 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 318 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 15 |

### International

    As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Central African Republic | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27 | 0 |

## Honours
### CSKA Sofia

* Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21