Yvon Mvogo
Mvogo with Leipzig in 2019
Personal information
Full name Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-06) 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
0000–2012 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 21 (0)
International career‡
2011 Switzerland U17 2 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U19 9 (0)
2013–2017 Switzerland U21 8 (0)
2018– Switzerland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2021

Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma (born 6 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in Cameroon, he plays for the Switzerland national team.

Club career

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 a 0-8 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 13 July 2022, Mvogo signed a two-year contract with Lorient in France.[6]

International career

Mvogo got his first call up to the senior Switzerland squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania in June 2015.[7] He was included in the Switzerland national football team 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

Club

As of match played 8 August 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys 2013–14 Swiss Super League 20010—210
2014–15 3500011[lower-alpha 1]0460
2015–16 340204[lower-alpha 2]0400
2016–17 3502010[lower-alpha 3]0470
Total 1240502501540
RB Leipzig 2017–18 Bundesliga 10000010
2018–19 200010[lower-alpha 1]0120
2019–20 20301[lower-alpha 4]060
Total 5030110190
PSV Eindhoven (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 3300010[lower-alpha 1]0430
2021–22 8 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 5] 0 11 0
Total 41 0 1 0 12 0 54 0
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Career total 1910905802480
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

PSV

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. 1 2 "Switzerland - Y. Mvogo". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Yvon Mvogo". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Official: Yvon Mvogo joins PSV on loan". Bulinews. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "YVON MVOGO SIGNE AU FC LORIENT" (in French). Lorient. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lithuania vs Switzerland (1-2) Jun 14, 2015 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". Associated Press News. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ↑ McNulty, Phil (9 June 2019). "Nations League: England beat Switzerland 6-5 on penalties after 0-0 draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Switzerland-Spain - UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Y. Mvogo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Super Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Seven clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month (May)". eredivisie.eu. 20 May 2022.
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