Élie Youan

Thody Élie Youan (born 7 April 1999) is a French footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan from St. Gallen.

Élie Youan
Personal information
Full name Thody Élie Youan
Date of birth (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
(on loan from St. Gallen)
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2019 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Nantes II 47 (15)
2019–2021 Nantes 6 (0)
2020–2021 → St. Gallen (loan) 29 (5)
2021– St. Gallen 18 (6)
2022 → Mechelen (loan) 4 (0)
2022– → Hibernian (loan) 32 (7)
International career‡
2017 France U18 6 (3)
2017–2018 France U19 10 (3)
2018–2019 France U20 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:45, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:49, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 12 January 2018, Youan signed his first professional contract with his boyhood club FC Nantes.[1] He made his professional debut for Nantes in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to RC Strasbourg Alsace on 24 May 2019.[2]

On 17 May 2021, St. Gallen, which previously loaned Youan, exercised the option to purchase his rights.[3]

On 31 January 2022, Youan was loaned to Mechelen in Belgium.[4]

On 25 June 2022, Youan joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on a season-long loan deal.[5] Hibs announced in May 2023 that they would sign Youan on a permanent basis, with their contract due to run until end of the 2025–26 season.[6]

International career

Youan was born in France to Ivorian parents. He is a youth international for France.[7]

References
  1. "FC Nantes - Mercato : Elie Youan et Thomas Basila prolongés (Off.)". www.foot-sur7.fr.
  2. "Nantes vs. Strasbourg - 24 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. "FCSG zieht Kaufoption für Élie Youan" (Press release) (in German). St. Gallen. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. "ELIE YOUAN NIEUWE AANVALLER VAN KVM" (Press release) (in Dutch). Mechelen. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. "Élie Youan Signs For Hibs". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  6. McPartlin, Patrick (11 May 2023). "Hibs sign Élie Youan on permanent deal - contract length, transfer fee, what Lee Johnson said". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. "Formation - Elie Youan, Made in FC Nantes". FR.
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