Eloge Enza Yamissi
 Yamissi with Valenciennes in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eloge Ethisset Enza Yamissi | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangui, Central African Republic | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Central African Republic (caretaker manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bordeaux | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | La Roche VF | 6 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Olympique Alès | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Nîmes | 52 | (4) |
| 2005–2013 | Troyes | 210 | (5) |
| 2013–2018 | Valenciennes | 110 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Annecy | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Racing Besançon | 24 | (1) |
| Total | 420 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Central African Republic | 29 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022-2024 | Racing Besançon (assistant) | ||
| 2024- | Central African Republic (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eloge Ethisset Enza-Yamissi (born 23 January 1983) is a Central African former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
[edit]Enza-Yamissi was born in Bangui in 1983. His father Robert Enza was born in Fort-Crampel, Oubangui-Chari, in 1956. His mother Nicole was born in Batalimo, Central African Republic, in 1965. He acquired French nationality on 16 November 1999, through the collective effect connected to the reinstatement of his father in French nationality and the naturalization of his mother.[1]
Club career
[edit]Enza-Yamissi started his playing career at Bordeaux. He was there one season and did not make a first team appearance. He then signed for La Roche VF, spending one season there, playing six games. He then moved to Olympique Alès, where he played only four games, before moving to Nîmes Olympique, where his career began to take off, playing 52 games and scoring four goals.
His potential was noticed by Troyes AC, which promptly signed him in 2005, when it was in Ligue 1. He experienced several ups and downs at the club, being relegated twice, and winning promotion twice too. From 2011, he was club captain, which he led to promotion to Ligue 1 once again at the end of the 2011–12 season.
He joined Valenciennes FC in 2013 and played five seasons for the club before being released in 2018.
In February 2019 he joined Annecy FC.[2] On 28 May 2020, it was announced that his contract at Annecy, which had just been promoted to the Championnat National, would not be renewed.[3]
In summer 2022, after two seasons at Racing Besançon, Yamissi retired from playing and became assistant coach to David Le Frapper at the club.[4]
Central African Football Federation appointed Enza-Yamissi as a caretaker manager of Central African Republic national team on 24 October 2024, replacing Raoul Savoy.[5]
International career
[edit]Since its reformation in 2010, Enza Yamissi is a member of the Central African national team, which he captained on several occasions.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Eloge is the brother of the Central African Republic national team player Manassé Enza-Yamissi.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- Scores and results list Central African Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Enza Yamissi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 2016 | Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui, Central African Republic |  Angola |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ "JORF n° 0267 du 18 novembre 1999 - Légifrance". legifrance.gouv.fr. p. 17126. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Football L'ancien Valenciennois Éloge Enza-Yamissi à Annecy (N2)" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "National 1 : Le FC Annecy remercie six joueurs du groupe N2" (in French). Annecy FC. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Football - National 2. Eloge Enza Yamissi met un terme à sa carrière de joueur et devient entraîneur adjoint du Racing Besançon". L'Est Républicain (in French). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Radio Ndeke Luka, Radio Ndeke Luka. "Football : l'ancien capitaine des Fauves, Eloge Enza Yamissi, désigné entraîneur intérimaire de l'équipe nationale". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Accueil -Libération Champagne". www.liberation-champagne.fr. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Le contingent des footballeurs centrafricains évoluant en Europe (centrafriquefootball.com) Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Enza-Yamissi, Éloge". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Eloge Enza Yamissi at Soccerway
- Eloge Enza Yamissi at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bangui
- French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent
- French men's footballers
- Naturalized citizens of France
- Central African Republic men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Central African Republic men's international footballers
- La Roche VF players
- Olympique Alès players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- ES Troyes AC players
- Valenciennes FC players
- FC Annecy players
- Racing Besançon players
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- Championnat National players
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- Championnat National 3 players
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