Yazid Atouba

Yazid Atouba
Personal information
Full name Yazid Atouba
Date of birth (1993-01-02) 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals 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]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinental[lower-alpha 1]Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire 2013 3030
Total 3030
Coton Sport 2015 00001010
Total 00001010
Career totals 30001040

References

  1. McCathy, Jack. "Fire selects midfielder Atouba in draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. "Chicago Fire officially sign SuperDraft pick Yazid Atouba". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. "MLS Match Recap: LA Galaxy 4, Chicago Fire 0". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. "Chicago Fire Soccer Club waives midfielder Yazid Atouba" Chicago Fire. Retrieved 2015-6-21.
  5. "Yazid Atouba". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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