Yazid Atouba

Yazid Atouba (French pronunciation: [jazi atuba]; born 2 January 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder, lastly for Angolan football club Primeiro de Agosto.[1][2][3]

Yazid Atouba
Yazid Atouba playing for Chicago Fire
Personal information
Full name Yazid Atouba Emane
Date of birth (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2012 Renaissance
2012–2013 Canon Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Chicago Fire 3 (0)
2015–2016 Coton Sport
2016–2017 AS Vita Club
2017–2019 Maritzburg United 19 (0)
2020–2021 1º de Agosto 26 (3)
International career‡
2011 Cameroon U20 4 (0)
2016 Cameroon 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023

Career

Club

After spending his early career in his native land of Cameroon, Atouba was drafted by the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer on 17 January 2013 as the 30th overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.[4] Then after impressing coaches in Chicago's pre-season camps, Atouba was officially signed by the team on 1 March 2013.[5] Then, just two days after signing his first professional contract, Atouba made his MLS debut in the Fire's first match of the season against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California when he came on in the 70th minute for Joel Lindpere, however the Fire came out in the end with a 4–0 loss.[6]

He was waived by the Fire in March 2014.[7] On 31 January 2015, Atouba signed with Elite One champions Coton Sport. He remained there until July 2016 when he departed to join Linafoot side AS Vita Club in the DR Congo.[8][9]

On 26 February 2019, Atouba was released by Maritzburg United.[10]

In 2019–20, he signed in for Primeiro de Agosto in the Angolan league, the Girabola.[11]

International

Atouba has represented Cameroon at U20 and senior level.[12] He won four caps for the U20s while he has currently won five caps and scored two goals for the seniors, both goals and all but one appearance came during the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 October 2015[13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinental[lower-alpha 1]Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire 2013 3000—30
Total 3000—30
Coton Sport 2015 00001010
Total 00001010
Career total 30001040
  1. Includes the CAF Champions League

International
As of 21 January 2017.[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon
201652
Total52

International goals
As of 21 January 2017. Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[12]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 January 2016Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda Angola1–01–02016 African Nations Championship
225 January 2016 DR Congo1–03–1

References
  1. "Cameroon-football-first-division-clubs-in-Cameroon-Notresport™-notresport.tv | Cameroon's football star Yazid Atuba: Commited [sic] is future with Maritzburg United". Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. realnet.co.uk. "Maritzburg United complete deadline day signing of Cameroon midfielder Yazid Atouba". Kick Off. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. "Futebol: Plantel do 1º de Agosto para época 2019/20" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 14 August 2019.
  4. McCathy, Jack. "Fire selects midfielder Atouba in draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. "Chicago Fire officially sign SuperDraft pick Yazid Atouba". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  6. "MLS Match Recap: LA Galaxy 4, Chicago Fire 0". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  7. "Chicago Fire Soccer Club waives midfielder Yazid Atouba" Chicago Fire. Retrieved 2015-6-21.
  8. "Vita Club : Bain De Foule Pour Yazid Atouba" Press Sport. Retrieved 2016-7-1.
  9. "Football : V. Club affûte ses armes" ADIAC Congo. Retrieved 2016-8-20.
  10. Maritzburg United release Bokang Tlhone, Yazid Atouba and Motsie Matima, goal.com, 26 February 2019
  11. "Futebol: Plantel do 1º de Agosto para época 2019/20" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 14 August 2019.
  12. Yazid Atouba at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  13. "Yazid Atouba". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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