Yannis Lagha

Yannis Alladoum Lagha (born 21 June 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[2] Born in France, he has represented Algeria at youth international level.

Yannis Lagha
Personal information
Full name Yannis Alladoum Lagha
Date of birth (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004
Place of birth Lyon, France[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Youth career
2010–2012 AS Montchat Lyon
2012 Us Annecy le Vieux
2012–2013 Montpellier
2013–2016 Etoile Sportive Trinité
2016– Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lyon B 16 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Algeria U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:26, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Lagha joined Lyon in 2016. In 2022, He played in the U-19 level whom he was captained and won the Coupe Gambardella beating SM Caen.[3][4]

He signed his first professional contract in June 2022,[5] becoming the second player born in 2004 to sign a contract for Lyon.[6]

International career

Lagha is eligible to represent either Algeria or France internationally.[7]

After receiving call-ups from both Algeria and France,[7] Lagha chose to play for Algeria.[8] He started and captained on his debut for the Algeria U18 against France.[9]

References
  1. "Yannis Lagha". worldfootball.net.
  2. Yannis Lagha at Soccerway
  3. "L'OL doit très sérieusement réfléchir et ne pas commettre l'erreur de trop avec sa pépite Yannis Lagha" (in French). Ferveur Lyonnaise. 6 April 2022.
  4. Toumert, Yanis (7 May 2022). "Coupe Gambardella : Lagha et Aïd sacrés avec l'Olympique Lyonnais" (in French). La Gazette du Fennec.
  5. "Yannis Lagha signe son 1er contrat professionnel avec l'OL". www.ol.fr. OL. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. Lanier, Christian (24 June 2022). "Football. OL : Yannis Lagha dans la cour des grands". www.leprogres.fr (in French).
  7. A360, Rédaction (1 October 2021). "Yanis Lagha convoqué par l'Algérie et la France pour le même match". www.algerie360.com (in French).
  8. B, Leila (2 October 2021). "Convoqué par la France et l'Algérie, Yanis Lagha a enfin tranché". www.algerie360.com (in French).
  9. "Large victoire face à l'Algérie (6-0)". www.fff.fr. 9 October 2021.
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