Yann-Erik de Lanlay

Yann-Erik de Lanlay

Personal information
Full name	Yann-Erik Randa Bahezre de Lanlay
Date of birth	14 May 1992
Place of birth	Stavanger, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Rosenborg
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2007	Vaulen IL
2007-2009	Viking
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2015	Viking	127	(14)
2015–	Rosenborg	19	(5)
National team^‡
2011–	Norway U21	10	(1)
2013–	Norway	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2014

Yann-Erik Randa Bahezre de Lanlay (born 14 May 1992) is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Rosenborg in the Norwegian Premier League.

Club career

Early years

De Lanlay was born in Norway to a French father and Norwegian mother,^[1] and is therefore eligible to play for both countries. He began playing football for Vaulen IL when he was five years old. Already then he stood out with his great technique. It was early noticed his ability to escape tricky situations with his exceptionall ball handling. At the age of 8 he was already noticed by the local press who were reporting on a local indoor tournament. In 2006, he was picked for Statoil's football academy, where he played with Rosenborgs Markus Henriksen, Lillestrøms Ruben Gabrielsen and Viking FK team mate Christian Landu Landu. After having great success for his team he was during the summer of 2007 picked up by Viking FK.

Viking

De Lanlay came to Viking from Vaulen as a 15-year-old. He became a part of Viking's talent programme, under the leadership of Gary Goodchild. Here he also played with his 3-year older Brother Even de Lanlay. He was also conscidered a substantial talent, but had to cut down due to a knee injury. Yann-Erik was picked for the first team squad ahead of the 2010 season and made his first team debut 17 October 2010 against Odd Grenland. During the winter of 2011 de Lanlay began playing regularly for the first team, and he scored his first goal against Fredrikstad in a 2–0 victory.

In October 2013, de Lanlay signed a new contract with Viking, binding him to the club until the end of the 2016 season.^[2]

Rosenborg

At July 17th, 2015, Rosenborg announced that they had agreed with Viking for a transfer. De Lanlay signed a 4-year contract with Rosenborg.^[3]

International career

De Lanlay was first called up for the Norwegian national team for the friendly matches against South Africa and Zambia in January 2013,^[1] and made his debut when he replaced Erik Huseklepp as a substitute at half time in the 1–0 victory against South Africa.^[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Reference
1.	15 January 2014	Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Moldova	2–1	2–1	Friendly	[5]

Career statistics

As of 25 April 2016

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2010	Viking	Tippeligaen	2	0	0	0	2	0
2011			30	3	4	0	34	3
2012			30	3	3	1	33	4
2013			23	2	2	1	25	3
2014			26	3	4	3	30	6
2015			16	3	2	1	18	4
2015	Rosenborg		12	3	3	1	15	4
2016			7	2	0	0	7	2
Career Total			146	19	18	7	164	26

References

1. Andersen, Gorm S. (26 November 2012). "Drillo tok ut de Lanlay mot Zambia og Sør-Afrika" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
2. Nilsen, Knut Arne (24 October 2013). "De Lanlay skrev under ny kontrakt med Viking". 100% Sport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2013.
3. "de Lanlay blir Rosenborg-spilller" (in Norwegian). 17 July 2015.
4. "Yanni debuterte". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 8 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
5. "Norway 2 Moldova 1". ESPN. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

External links

• Spillerprofil på Altomfotball.no
• Spillerprofil på RBK.no