Youssouf Yacoub M'Changama (born 29 August 1990) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder for
Ligue 2
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club
Troyes
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. Born in France, he plays for the
Comoros national team.
Club career
M'Changama joined
Oldham Athletic on 5 March 2012.
He made his Latics, and
Football League
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, debut as a substitute against
Yeovil Town five days later, on 10 March 2012, making him the first Comorian ever to play for the club.
In the
2021–22 season with
Guingamp, M'Changama was included in the
UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year, and won the award for the best goal of the season. He ended the campaign with nine goals and fifteen assists to his name. On 16 June 2022, it was confirmed that M'Changama had signed a two-year contract, with an option for a further year, with newly-promoted
Ligue 1
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side
Auxerre.
International career
M'Changama holds French and Comorian nationalities. He is a player of the
Comoros national team. On 24 January 2022, in a round of 16 match at the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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against hosts
Cameroon, he scored a
free kick in a 2–1 defeat.
Personal life
M'Changama's brother,
Mohamed
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...
, is also a footballer.
Career statistics
International
:''Scores and results list Comoros goal tally first, score column indicates score after each M'Changama goal.''
Honours
Individual
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UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year:
2021–22
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
French sportspeople of Comorian descent
Black French sportspeople
Footballers from Marseille
French men's footballers
Comorian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Comoros men's international footballers
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
Olympique de Marseille players
CS Sedan Ardennes players
ES Troyes AC players
Athlético Marseille players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
RC Arbaâ players
Gazélec Ajaccio players
Grenoble Foot 38 players
En Avant Guingamp players
AJ Auxerre players
English Football League players
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Ligue 1 players
Comorian expatriate men's footballers
French expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria
Comorian expatriate sportspeople in England
Comorian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
French expatriate sportspeople in England
French expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
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