Yvon Mvogo
 Mvogo with Leipzig in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Young Boys | 124 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | RB Leipzig | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → PSV (loan) | 41 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lorient | 54 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Switzerland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Switzerland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Switzerland | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 | |||
Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma (born 6 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Lorient. Born in Cameroon, he plays for the Switzerland national team.
Club career
[edit]Mvogo was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[2][3] He made his professional debut at 17 August 2013 in the Swiss Cup against Veyrier. He played the full game in an 8-0 away win. He wears kit number 18. His contract expires in June 2018.[2][3]
In April 2017, it was revealed that Mvogo will be joining Bundesliga and future UEFA Champions League debutants Leipzig on 1 July 2017, after signing a four-year deal with the Saxony-based club.[4]
On 25 August 2020, Mvogo signed for PSV on a two-year loan.[5] On 14 July 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Lorient in France.[6]
International career
[edit]Mvogo got his first call up to the Switzerland senior national team squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania in June 2015.[7] He was included in Switzerland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[8] He made his first appearance for the national team on 15 October 2018 against Iceland for a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League group match. In May 2019, he was named to the national team for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, but did not play in either of Switzerland's matches as his side finished fourth.[9] In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 124 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 154 | 0 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| PSV Eindhoven (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Lorient | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 225 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 292 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]PSV
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: May 2022[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Switzerland - Y. Mvogo". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Yvon Mvogo". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "22-JÄHRIGER KOMMT IM SOMMER VOM SCHWEIZER ERSTLIGISTEN YOUNG BOYS BERN - VIERJAHRESVERTRAG BIS 2021 - BEREITS 25 EUROPAPOKALSPIELE" (in German). Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Official: Yvon Mvogo joins PSV on loan". Bulinews. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "YVON MVOGO SIGNE AU FC LORIENT" (in French). Lorient. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Lithuania vs Switzerland (1-2) Jun 14, 2015 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". Associated Press News. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (9 June 2019). "Nations League: England beat Switzerland 6-5 on penalties after 0-0 draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland-Spain - UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Y. Mvogo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Super Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Seven clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month (May)". eredivisie.eu. 20 May 2022.
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