# Yvan Neyou

Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Leganés and the Cameroon national team.

## Club career
### Sedan and Laval

Neyou started his career with Sedan in the Championnat National, where good performances had him linked with Belgian side Standard Liège and French champions Paris Saint-Germain. However, he ultimately joined Ligue 2 side Laval in early 2017. He made his debut against Red Star on 10 February 2017, coming on as a substitute for Romain Bayard.

### Braga B

Neyou also enjoyed a stint with Braga B, during which the team was relegated from the LigaPro to the Campeonato de Portugal.

### Saint-Étienne

On 10 July 2020, Neyou joined Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on a one-year loan with an option to buy. He made his first appearance with the club as a substitute in the 2020 Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain, which ended in a 1–0 victory for the Parisian club.
After putting up some good performances, Neyou earned himself a permanent deal with Saint-Étienne on 18 November 2020. He signed a contract lasting until 2024.

### Leganés

On 31 August 2022, Neyou moved to Spanish Segunda División side Leganés on a one-year loan deal. On 1 August 2023, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.

## International career

Neyou holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.
He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 5 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sedan | 2015–16 | National | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Sedan | 2016–17 | National | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Sedan | Total | Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Laval | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Laval | 2017–18 | National | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Laval | Total | Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Laval B | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Laval B | 2017–18 | National 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| Laval B | Total | Total | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 |
| Braga B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| Braga B | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Braga B | Total | Total | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne | Total | Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Saint-Étienne B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne B | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Leganés (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leganés | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Leganés | 2024–25 | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Leganés | Total | Total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 176 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 10 |
* ↑ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue.

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Cameroon | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 0 |

## Honours

Saint-Étienne
* Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20
Leganés
* Segunda División: 2023–24
Cameroon
* Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2021