Amos Youga (born 8 December 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bulgarian First League The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

club

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

and the Central African Republic national team. Youga started his career at Saint-Priest but soon made a move to

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, where he failed to break into the first team, playing only for the second squad. In 2013 he joined

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and remained there until June 2014 when signing for

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio ( co, Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1960, Gazélec plays in the Champ ...

of Ligue 2. In his first season at the club Youga earned promotion to the Ligue 1. He was a member of Gazélec Ajaccio's squad for three seasons and signed for

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in 2017. Three years later, he moved to CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria. Born in France, Youga made his international debut for

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in June 2013.

Personal life

Youga is the brother of the Central African international

Kelly Youga Kelly Alexandre Youga (born 22 September 1985) is a Central African retired footballer. Club career Youth and Charlton Athletic Born in Bangui, Youga began his career at French club Olympique Lyonnais. He transferred to Charlton Athletic on a ...

, and the uncle of the French youth international footballer

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Career

Early career

A graduate of Saint-Priest's youth academy, Youga played one match in the Championnat National 3 in 2010–11 season, before joining

in the summer of 2011. There he participated only for the second squad in the

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligu ...

, making 32 appearances for two seasons. In June 2013, Youga joined

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club

. He enjoyed a successful season at

Stade de la Rabine The Stade de la Rabine is a multi-purpose stadium in Vannes, France. It is currently used by Vannes OC and Rugby Club Vannes. The stadium is able to hold 11,303 spectators. The stadium was used as a venue for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championshi ...

and quickly established himself as a first-team regular. On 25 February 2014, Youga scored first competitive goal in his career, netting the third in a 3–2 home win over Strasbourg.

Gazélec Ajaccio

In June 2014, Youga joined

of Ligue 2. In his first season at the club he earned promotion to the Ligue 1, scoring 2 goals in 32 league games. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 16 August 2015, playing full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

. In his three seasons with the club he played 79 games and scored 4 goals.

Le Havre

In the summer of 2017 Youga signed with

CSKA Sofia

On 15 June 2020, Youga joined Bulgarian club

. He made his debut on 7 August in a 2–2 away draw against CSKA 1948 on the opening day of the 2020–21 season.

International career

At the age of 20, Youga made his international debut for the

in an

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match against

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on 15 June 2013.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;CSKA Sofia *

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References

External links

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Amos Youga foot-national.com Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Youga, Amos 1992 births Living people French footballers Citizens of the Central African Republic through descent Central African Republic footballers Central African Republic international footballers Central African Republic expatriate footballers French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Bourgoin-Jallieu players AS Saint-Priest players Vannes OC players Gazélec Ajaccio players Le Havre AC players PFC CSKA Sofia players Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Association football midfielders People from Villeurbanne Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis Footballers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes