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Youssouf M'Changama

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Youssouf M'Changama
M'Changama with Grenoble in 2018
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Yacoub M'Changama[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Troyes
Number 10
Youth career
Marseille
2006–2010 Sedan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Sedan B 10 (2)
2010–2011 Troyes B 24 (2)
2012–2013 Oldham Athletic 26 (2)
2013–2014 RC Arbaâ 13 (1)
2014 Uzès Pont du Gard 12 (1)
2014–2016 Marseille Consolat 52 (9)
2016–2018 Gazélec Ajaccio 68 (4)
2018–2019 Grenoble 43 (7)
2019–2022 Guingamp 91 (13)
2022–2023 Auxerre 26 (0)
2023– Troyes 27 (0)
International career
2010– Comoros 65 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:53, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Youssouf Yacoub M'Changama (born 29 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 2 club Troyes.[2] Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Club career

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M'Changama joined Oldham Athletic on 5 March 2012.[3] He made his Latics, and Football League, debut as a substitute against Yeovil Town five days later, on 10 March 2012, making him the first Comorian ever to play for the club.[4]

In the 2021–22 season with Guingamp, M'Changama was included in the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year, and won the award for the best goal of the season. He ended the campaign with nine goals and fifteen assists to his name. On 16 June 2022, it was confirmed that M'Changama had signed a two-year contract, with an option for a further year, with newly-promoted Ligue 1 side Auxerre.[5]

International career

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M'Changama holds French and Comorian nationalities. He is a player of the Comoros national team. On 24 January 2022, in a round of 16 match at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations against hosts Cameroon, he scored a free kick in a 2–1 defeat.[6]

Personal life

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M'Changama's brother, Mohamed, is also a footballer.[7]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Comoros goal tally first, score column indicates score after each M'Changama goal.
List of international goals scored by Youssouf M'Changama[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 March 2014 Stade Francis Turcan, Martigues, France  Burkina Faso 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 27 March 2016 Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana  Botswana 1–0 1–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 6 October 2017 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia  Mauritania 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 11 November 2017 Stade Municipal Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Paris, France  Madagascar 1–1 1–1 Friendly
5 24 March 2018 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco  Kenya 1–1 2–2 Friendly
6 7 June 2019 Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France  Ivory Coast 1–3 1–3 Friendly
7 11 October 2020 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Libya 2–1 2–1 Friendly
8 11 November 2020 Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Kenya  Kenya 1–0 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9 7 September 2021 Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros  Burundi 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10 24 January 2022 Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Cameroon 1–2 1–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
11 3 June 2022 Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros  Lesotho 1–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12 17 June 2023 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Lesotho 1–0 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13 4 September 2024 Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco  Gambia 1–0 1–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14 9 September 2024 Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  Madagascar 1–1 1–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. ^ Youssouf M'Changama at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Latics Sign International". Oldham Athletic AFC. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Oldham 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Youssouf M'Changama signe à l'AJ Auxerre" [Youssouf M'Changama signs for AJ Auxerre] (in French). AJ Auxerre. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Hosts Cameroon see off 10-man Comoros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Player profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  8. ^ "M'Changama, Youssouf". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. ^ UNFP [@UNFP] (15 May 2022). "Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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