Yannis Alladoum Lagha (born 21 June 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[2] Born in France, he has represented Algeria at youth international level.

Yannis Lagha
Lagha in 2022
Personal information
Full name Yannis Alladoum Lagha
Date of birth (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Lyon, France[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Lyon
Youth career
2010–2012 AS Montchat Lyon
2012 Us Annecy le Vieux
2012–2013 Montpellier
2013–2016 Etoile Sportive Trinité
2016– Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lyon B 16 (2)
International career
2021–2022 Algeria U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:26, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Lagha joined Lyon in 2016. In 2022, He played in the U-19 level whom he was captained and won the Coupe Gambardella beating SM Caen.[3][4]

He signed his first professional contract in June 2022,[5] becoming the second player born in 2004 to sign a contract for Lyon.[6]

International career

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Lagha is eligible to represent either Algeria or France internationally.[7]

After receiving call-ups from both Algeria and France,[7] Lagha chose to play for Algeria.[8] He started and captained on his debut for the Algeria U18 against France.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Yannis Lagha". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ Yannis Lagha at Soccerway
  3. ^ "L'OL doit très sérieusement réfléchir et ne pas commettre l'erreur de trop avec sa pépite Yannis Lagha" (in French). Ferveur Lyonnaise. 6 April 2022.
  4. ^ Toumert, Yanis (7 May 2022). "Coupe Gambardella : Lagha et Aïd sacrés avec l'Olympique Lyonnais" (in French). La Gazette du Fennec.
  5. ^ "Yannis Lagha signe son 1er contrat professionnel avec l'OL". www.ol.fr. OL. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. ^ Lanier, Christian (24 June 2022). "Football. OL : Yannis Lagha dans la cour des grands". www.leprogres.fr (in French).
  7. ^ a b A360, Rédaction (1 October 2021). "Yanis Lagha convoqué par l'Algérie et la France pour le même match". www.algerie360.com (in French).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ B, Leila (2 October 2021). "Convoqué par la France et l'Algérie, Yanis Lagha a enfin tranché". www.algerie360.com (in French).
  9. ^ "Large victoire face à l'Algérie (6-0)". www.fff.fr. 9 October 2021.