Eloge Ethisse Enza Yamissi (born 23 January 1983) is a Central African former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Central African Republic, Yamissi started his playing career at

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. He was there one season and did not make a first team appearance. He then signed for La Roche VF, spending one season there, playing six games. He then moved to

Olympique Alès Olympique Alès is a French association football club founded in 1923, based in the commune of Alès. The Cévennes club currently plays in Championnat National 3 the fifth division of the French football league system. The club in the past h ...

, where he played only four games, before moving to

Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Until November 2022, t ...

, where his career began to take off, playing 52 games and scoring four goals. His potential was noticed by

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, which promptly signed him in 2005, when it was in

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. He experienced several ups and downs at the club, being relegated twice, and winning promotion twice too. From 2011, he was club captain, which he led to promotion to Ligue 1 once again at the end of the 2011–12 season. He joined

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in 2013 and played five seasons for the club before being released in 2018. In February 2019 he joined

Annecy FC Football Club d'Annecy is a French football club based in the town of Annecy in Haute-Savoie. The team plays its home matches at the Parc des Sports, where the club and its predecessor have been based since 1964. It currently competes in the Li ...

. On 28 May 2020, it was announced that his contract at Annecy, which had just been promoted to the

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, would not be renewed. In summer 2022, after two seasons at

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, Yamissi retired from playing and became assistant coach to

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at the club.

International career

Since its reformation in 2010, Enza Yamissi is a member of the Central African national team, which he captained on several occasions.

Personal life

Eloge is the brother of the Central African Republic national team player

Manassé Enza-Yamissi Manassé Ruben Enza-Yamissi (born 28 September 1989) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Early life Enza-Yamissi was born in Bangui in 1989. His father Robert Enza was born in Fort-Crampel, Oubangui-Cha ...

.Le contingent des footballeurs centrafricains évoluant en Europe (centrafriquefootball.com)

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Central African Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Enza Yamissi goal.''

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* * 1983 births Living people People from Bangui French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent French footballers Central African Republic footballers Association football midfielders Central African Republic international footballers La Roche VF players Olympique Alès players Nîmes Olympique players ES Troyes AC players Valenciennes FC players FC Annecy players Racing Besançon players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players {{CentralAfricanRepublic-footy-bio-stub