{{Short description|Footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Amos Youga | image = Amos Youga in CSKA.jpg | caption = Youga with [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] in 2020 | fullname = Amos Christopher Youga | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|12|8}} | birth_place = [[Villeurbanne]], France | height = 1.86m | position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Debreceni VSC]] | clubnumber = 20 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[FC Bourgoin-Jallieu|Bourgoin-Jallieu]] | youthyears2 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs2 = [[AS Saint-Priest|Saint-Priest]] | years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = [[AS Saint-Priest|Saint-Priest]] | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = [[Vannes OC|Vannes]] | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2014–2017 | clubs4 = [[Gazélec Ajaccio]] | caps4 = 73 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2017–2020 | clubs5 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] | caps5 = 67 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2020–2024 | clubs6 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] | caps6 = 106 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2024 | clubs7 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia II|CSKA Sofia II]] | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = [[Debreceni VSC|Debrecen]] | caps8 = 32 | goals8 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2013– | nationalteam1 = [[Central African Republic national football team|Central African Republic]] | nationalcaps1 = 27 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 30 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 19:35, 14 November 2024 (UTC) }}
'''Amos Christopher Youga''' (born 8 December 1992) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder|central midfielder]] for the [[Central African Republic national football team|Central African Republic national team]].
Youga started his career at [[AS Saint-Priest|Saint-Priest]] but soon made a move to [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], where he failed to break into the first team, playing only for the second squad. In 2013 he joined [[Vannes OC|Vannes]] and remained there until June 2014 when signing for [[Gazélec Ajaccio]] of [[Ligue 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2014/amos-youga-and-david-ducourtioux-join-gazelec-ajaccio/|title=Amos Youga and David Ducourtioux join Gazelec Ajaccio|publisher=getfootballnewsfrance.com|date=8 June 2014}}</ref> In his first season at the club Youga earned promotion to the [[Ligue 1]]. He was a member of Gazélec Ajaccio's squad for three seasons and signed for [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-havre-un-ex-milieu-de-ligue-1-arrive-off-98020.html|title=Le Havre: Un ex-milieu de L1 arrive|publisher=foot-national.com|author=Alexandre Chochois|date=21 June 2017|accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref> Three years later, he moved to CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=9081|title=ЦСКА подписа с две нови попълнения|date=15 June 2020|website=cska.bg|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>
Born in France, Youga made his international debut for [[Central African Republic national football team|Central African Republic]] in June 2013.
==Personal life== Youga is the brother of the Central African international [[Kelly Youga]], and the uncle of the French youth international footballer [[Willem Geubbels]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footmercato.net/ligue-1/qui-est-willem-geubbels-le-nouveau-phenomene-de-l-ol_211526|title=Qui est Willem Geubbels, le nouveau phénomène de l'OL ?|publisher=footmercato.net}}</ref> His mother was born in [[Boda, Lobaye|Boda]], [[Central African Republic]]. He acquired [[French nationality law|French nationality]] on 3 November 1998, through the collective effect of his mother's [[naturalization]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0256 du 4 novembre 1998 |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/1998/11/04/0256 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=www.legifrance.gouv.fr}}</ref>
==Career== ===Early career=== A graduate of [[AS Saint-Priest|Saint-Priest]]'s youth academy, Youga played one match in the [[Championnat National 3]] in 2010–11 season, before joining [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] in the summer of 2011. There he participated only for the second squad in the [[Championnat National 2]], making 32 appearances for two seasons.
In June 2013, Youga joined [[Championnat National]] club [[Vannes OC|Vannes]]. He enjoyed a successful season at [[Stade de la Rabine]] and quickly established himself as a first-team regular. On 25 February 2014, he scored the first competitive goal of his career, netting the third in a 3–2 home win over [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/25/france/national/vannes-olympique-club/racing-club-de-strasbourg/1542553/|title=Vannes vs. Strasbourg|publisher=soccerway.com|date=25 February 2014}}</ref>
===Gazélec Ajaccio=== In June 2014, Youga joined [[Gazélec Ajaccio]] of [[Ligue 2]]. In his first season at the club he earned promotion to the [[Ligue 1]], scoring 2 goals in 32 league games. He made his [[Ligue 1]] debut on 16 August 2015, playing full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/16/france/ligue-1/paris-saint-germain-fc/gazelec-fco-ajaccio/2045834/|title=PSG vs. Gazélec Ajaccio|publisher=soccerway.com|date=16 August 2015}}</ref> In his three seasons with the club he played 79 games and scored 4 goals.
===Le Havre=== In the summer of 2017 Youga signed with [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]].
===CSKA Sofia=== On 15 June 2020, Youga joined Bulgarian club [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]. He made his debut on 7 August in a 2–2 away draw against [[FC CSKA 1948 Sofia|CSKA 1948]] on the opening day of the [[2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/08/07/bulgaria/a-pfg/cska-1948-sofia/pfc-cska-sofia/3297556/|title=CSKA 1948 vs. CSKA Sofia|publisher=soccerway.com|date=7 August 2020}}</ref> He established himself as a starter for the "redmen" and also occasionally [[captain (association football)|captained]] the side, but was demoted from the first team in the beginning of [[2024–25 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|the 2024–25 season]] and subsequently played only for [[PFC CSKA Sofia II|the reserves]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribunasofia.bg/%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%81-%D1%8E%D0%B3%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8/|title=Амос Юга се завърна при победа на дублиращия отбор на ЦСКА над Ботев Пловдив|language=Bulgarian|publisher=tribunasofia.bg|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>
===Debreceni VSC=== On 6 December 2024, Youga signed with [[Debreceni VSC]]. He was to join the team for the pre-season at the beginning of January 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.dvsc.hu/dvsc-signed-a-defensive-midfielder/|title=DVSC signed a defensive midfielder|publisher=dvsc.hu|date=6 December 2024}}</ref>
==International career== At the age of 20, Youga made his international debut for the [[Central African Republic national football team|Central African Republic]] in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Botswana national football team|Botswana]] on 15 June 2013.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|24 May 2025}}.<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|abdoulaye-jules-keita/425074}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="1"|[[AS Saint-Priest|Saint-Priest]] |[[2010–11 Championnat National 3|2010–11]] |rowspan="1"|[[Championnat National 3|National 3]] |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon B]] |[[2011–12 Championnat National 2|2011–12]] |rowspan="2"|[[Championnat National 2|National 2]] |17||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |[[2012–13 Championnat National 2|2012–13]] |15||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] |[[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]] |rowspan="2"|[[Ligue 1]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |rowspan="1"|[[Vannes OC|Vannes]] |[[2013–14 Championnat National|2013–14]] |rowspan="1"|[[Championnat National|National]] |28||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||1 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Gazélec Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] |[[2014–15 Ligue 2|2014–15]] |[[Ligue 2]] |32||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||2 |- |[[2015–16 Ligue 1|2015–16]] |Ligue 1 |18||0||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||0 |- |[[2016–17 Ligue 2|2016–17]] |Ligue 2 |23||2||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !73||4||4||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||79||4 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] |[[2017–18 Ligue 2|2017–18]] |rowspan="3"|Ligue 2 |30||1||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- |[[2018–19 Ligue 2|2018–19]] |25||2||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||2 |- |[[2019–20 Ligue 2|2019–20]] |12||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !67||3||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||72||3 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre II]] |[[2017–18 Championnat National 2|2017–18]] |National 2 |2||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- |[[2019–20 Championnat National 3|2019–20]] |National 3 |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !3||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||1 |- |rowspan="6"|[[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] |[[2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2020–21]] |rowspan="5"|[[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|First League]] |29||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||10||0||colspan="2"|–||42||0 |- |[[2021–22 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2021–22]] |21||3||5||0||colspan="2"|–||8||0||1||0||35||3 |- |[[2022–23 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2022–23]] |29||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||6||0||0||0||37||1 |- |[[2023–24 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2023–24]] |25||1||5||1||colspan="2"|–||0||0||1||0||31||2 |- |[[2024–25 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2024–25]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !106||5||15||1||colspan="2"|—||24||0||2||0||145||6 |- |align=center valign=center|[[PFC CSKA Sofia II|CSKA Sofia II]] |[[2024–25 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|2024–25]] |[[Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Second League]] |6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Debreceni VSC|Debrecen]] |[[2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2024–25]] |rowspan="2"|[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]] |13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- |[[2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2025–26]] |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !13||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||13||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !329||15||24||1||4||0||24||0||2||0||381||16 |} <small>{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}</small>
===International=== <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! --> {{updated|match played 14 November 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="10"|[[Central African Republic national football team|Central African Republic]] |2013||1||0 |- |2015||1||0 |- |2015||1||0 |- |2016||2||0 |- |2017||3||0 |- |2018||4||0 |- |2019||4||0 |- |2020||1||0 |- |2023||4||0 |- |2024||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||27||0 |}
==Honours== ;CSKA Sofia * [[Bulgarian Cup]]: [[2020–21 Bulgarian Cup|2020–21]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{LFP|id=youga-amos}} *[http://www.foot-national.com/16329-joueur-football-Youga-Amos.html Amos Youga foot-national.com Profile] *{{NFT player|id=52633}} *{{Soccerway|amos-youga/201338}}
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