# Amos Youga

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Footballer (born 1992)

Amos Youga Youga with CSKA Sofia in 2020 Personal information Full name Amos Christopher Youga Date of birth (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 33) Place of birth Villeurbanne, France Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Position Central midfielder Team information Current team Debreceni VSC Number 20 Youth career Bourgoin-Jallieu 2007–2010 Saint-Priest Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2010–2011 Saint-Priest 1 (0) 2011–2013 Lyon 0 (0) 2013–2014 Vannes 28 (1) 2014–2017 Gazélec Ajaccio 73 (4) 2017–2020 Le Havre 67 (3) 2020–2024 CSKA Sofia 106 (5) 2024 CSKA Sofia II 6 (0) 2025– Debrecen 32 (3) International career‡ 2013– Central African Republic 27 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:35, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

**Amos Christopher Youga** (born 8 December 1992) is a professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [central midfielder](/source/Midfielder) for the [Central African Republic national team](/source/Central_African_Republic_national_football_team).

Youga started his career at [Saint-Priest](/source/AS_Saint-Priest) but soon made a move to [Lyon](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais), where he failed to break into the first team, playing only for the second squad. In 2013 he joined [Vannes](/source/Vannes_OC) and remained there until June 2014 when signing for [Gazélec Ajaccio](/source/Gaz%C3%A9lec_Ajaccio) of [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2).[1] In his first season at the club Youga earned promotion to the [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1). He was a member of Gazélec Ajaccio's squad for three seasons and signed for [Le Havre](/source/Le_Havre_AC) in 2017.[2] Three years later, he moved to CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.[3]

Born in France, Youga made his international debut for [Central African Republic](/source/Central_African_Republic_national_football_team) in June 2013.

## Personal life

Youga is the brother of the Central African international [Kelly Youga](/source/Kelly_Youga), and the uncle of the French youth international footballer [Willem Geubbels](/source/Willem_Geubbels).[4] His mother was born in [Boda](/source/Boda%2C_Lobaye), [Central African Republic](/source/Central_African_Republic). He acquired [French nationality](/source/French_nationality_law) on 3 November 1998, through the collective effect of his mother's [naturalization](/source/Naturalization).[5]

## Career

### Early career

A graduate of [Saint-Priest](/source/AS_Saint-Priest)'s youth academy, Youga played one match in the [Championnat National 3](/source/Championnat_National_3) in 2010–11 season, before joining [Lyon](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais) in the summer of 2011. There he participated only for the second squad in the [Championnat National 2](/source/Championnat_National_2), making 32 appearances for two seasons.

In June 2013, Youga joined [Championnat National](/source/Championnat_National) club [Vannes](/source/Vannes_OC). He enjoyed a successful season at [Stade de la Rabine](/source/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 [Strasbourg](/source/RC_Strasbourg_Alsace).[6]

### Gazélec Ajaccio

In June 2014, Youga joined [Gazélec Ajaccio](/source/Gaz%C3%A9lec_Ajaccio) of [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2). In his first season at the club he earned promotion to the [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1), scoring 2 goals in 32 league games. He made his [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1) debut on 16 August 2015, playing full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against [Paris Saint-Germain](/source/Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C.).[7] 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](/source/Le_Havre_AC).

### CSKA Sofia

On 15 June 2020, Youga joined Bulgarian club [CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia). He made his debut on 7 August in a 2–2 away draw against [CSKA 1948](/source/FC_CSKA_1948_Sofia) on the opening day of the [2020–21 season](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)).[8] He established himself as a starter for the "redmen" and also occasionally [captained](/source/Captain_(association_football)) the side, but was demoted from the first team in the beginning of [the 2024–25 season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)) and subsequently played only for [the reserves](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia_II).[9]

### Debreceni VSC

On 6 December 2024, Youga signed with [Debreceni VSC](/source/Debreceni_VSC). He was to join the team for the pre-season at the beginning of January 2025.[10]

## International career

At the age of 20, Youga made his international debut for the [Central African Republic](/source/Central_African_Republic_national_football_team) in a [2014 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) match against [Botswana](/source/Botswana_national_football_team) on 15 June 2013.

## Career statistics

### Club

- *As of 24 May 2025*.[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Saint-Priest 2010–11 National 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0 Lyon B 2011–12 National 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 — — 17 0 2012–13 15 0 0 0 0 0 — — 15 0 Total 32 0 0 0 0 0 — — 32 0 Lyon 2011–12 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 Vannes 2013–14 National 28 1 2 0 0 0 — — 30 1 Ajaccio 2014–15 Ligue 2 32 2 0 0 1 0 — — 33 2 2015–16 Ligue 1 18 0 3 0 1 0 — — 22 0 2016–17 Ligue 2 23 2 1 0 0 0 — — 24 2 Total 73 4 4 0 2 0 — — 79 4 Le Havre 2017–18 Ligue 2 30 1 0 0 1 0 — — 31 1 2018–19 25 2 3 0 0 0 — — 28 2 2019–20 12 0 0 0 1 0 — — 13 0 Total 67 3 3 0 2 0 — — 72 3 Le Havre II 2017–18 National 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 — — 2 1 2019–20 National 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0 Total 3 1 0 0 0 0 — — 3 1 CSKA Sofia 2020–21 First League 29 0 3 0 – 10 0 – 42 0 2021–22 21 3 5 0 – 8 0 1 0 35 3 2022–23 29 1 2 0 – 6 0 0 0 37 1 2023–24 25 1 5 1 – 0 0 1 0 31 2 2024–25 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0 Total 106 5 15 1 — 24 0 2 0 145 6 CSKA Sofia II 2024–25 Second League 6 0 — — — — 6 0 Debrecen 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 13 1 — — — — 13 1 2025–26 0 0 — — — — 0 0 Total 13 1 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 13 1 Career total 329 15 24 1 4 0 24 0 2 0 381 16

### International

- *As of match played 14 November 2024*

Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals 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 Total 27 0

## Honours

**CSKA Sofia**

- [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Cup): [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Bulgarian_Cup)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Amos Youga and David Ducourtioux join Gazelec Ajaccio"](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2014/amos-youga-and-david-ducourtioux-join-gazelec-ajaccio/). getfootballnewsfrance.com. 8 June 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Alexandre Chochois (21 June 2017). ["Le Havre: Un ex-milieu de L1 arrive"](http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-havre-un-ex-milieu-de-ligue-1-arrive-off-98020.html). foot-national.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["ЦСКА подписа с две нови попълнения"](http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=9081). *cska.bg* (in Bulgarian). 15 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Qui est Willem Geubbels, le nouveau phénomène de l'OL ?"](https://www.footmercato.net/ligue-1/qui-est-willem-geubbels-le-nouveau-phenomene-de-l-ol_211526). footmercato.net.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["JORF n° 0256 du 4 novembre 1998"](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/1998/11/04/0256). *www.legifrance.gouv.fr*. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Vannes vs. Strasbourg"](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/25/france/national/vannes-olympique-club/racing-club-de-strasbourg/1542553/). soccerway.com. 25 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["PSG vs. Gazélec Ajaccio"](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/16/france/ligue-1/paris-saint-germain-fc/gazelec-fco-ajaccio/2045834/). soccerway.com. 16 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["CSKA 1948 vs. CSKA Sofia"](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/08/07/bulgaria/a-pfg/cska-1948-sofia/pfc-cska-sofia/3297556/). soccerway.com. 7 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Амос Юга се завърна при победа на дублиращия отбор на ЦСКА над Ботев Пловдив"](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/) (in Bulgarian). tribunasofia.bg. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["DVSC signed a defensive midfielder"](https://en.dvsc.hu/dvsc-signed-a-defensive-midfielder/). dvsc.hu. 6 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SW_11-0)** [Amos Youga](https://int.soccerway.com/players/abdoulaye-jules-keita/425074/) at Soccerway

## External links

- [Amos Youga](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.ligue1.com/joueur/youga-amos) – French league stats at [LFP](/source/Ligue_de_Football_Professionnel) – also available [in French](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.lfp.fr/joueur/youga-amos) (archived)

- [Amos Youga foot-national.com Profile](http://www.foot-national.com/16329-joueur-football-Youga-Amos.html)

- [Amos Youga](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/52633.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

- [Amos Youga](https://int.soccerway.com/players/amos-youga/201338/) at Soccerway

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