Yazid Atouba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yazid Atouba | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Coton Sport | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Canon Yaoundé | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Coton Sport | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Cameroon U20 | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2015. | |||
Yazid Atouba (French pronunciation: [jazi atuba]; born 2 January 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Coton Sport as a midfielder.
Career
Chicago Fire
After spending his early career in his native land of Cameroon, Atouba was drafted by the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer on 17 January 2013 as the 30th overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.[1] Then after impressing coaches in Chicago's pre-season camps, Atouba was officially signed by the team on 1 March 2013.[2] Then, just two days after signing his first professional contract, Atouba made his MLS debut in the Fire's first match of the season against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California when he came on in the 70th minute for Joel Lindpere, however the Fire came out in the end with a 4–0 loss.[3]
He was waived by the Fire in March 2014.[4]
Coton Sport
On January 31 2015, Atouba signed with Elite One champions Coton Sport.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 October 2015[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2013 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Coton Sport | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
- ↑ Includes the CAF Champions League
References
- ↑ McCathy, Jack. "Fire selects midfielder Atouba in draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Chicago Fire officially sign SuperDraft pick Yazid Atouba". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "MLS Match Recap: LA Galaxy 4, Chicago Fire 0". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club waives midfielder Yazid Atouba" Chicago Fire. Retrieved 2015-6-21.
- ↑ "Yazid Atouba". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
External links
- Profile at MLSsoccer.com