Yannis Clementia (born 5 July 1997) is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Caen and the Martinique national team. Clementia was born in Martinique to Martiniquais father and Malagasy French mother.

Yannis Clementia
Personal information
Full name Yannis Clementia
Date of birth (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Fort-de-France, Martinique
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Caen
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2012 Club Franciscain
2012–2013 Drancy
2013–2014 Arles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Arles II 2 (0)
2015–2019 Nice II 42 (0)
2019–2021 Nice 2 (0)
2021– Caen II 12 (0)
2022– Caen 5 (0)
International career
2022– Martinique 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:03, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Professional career

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Clementia began playing football as a child with his local Martiniquais side Club Franciscain. After some trials in metropolitan France, he moved there in 2012 to continue his footballing career.[1] On 14 May 2019, Clementia signed his first professional contract with OGC Nice.[2] He made his professional debut for Nice in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Amiens SC on 10 August 2019.[3] In June 2020, he was released by Nice at the end of his contract.[4] On 3 February 2021, Clementia joined Ligue 2 side Caen on a free transfer until the end of the season.[5] At 26, Yannis Clémentia achieved his first clean sheet in a professional championship.[6]

International career

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Clementia was called up to represent the Martinique national team for a pair of friendlies in March 2022.[7] He debuted with Martinique in a friendly 4–3 win over Guadeloupe on 26 March 2022.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "" Aujourd'hui, je vois bien qu'il y a une différence entre le monde des pros et celui des amateurs "". 23 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Nice: plusieurs jeunes passent pro". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 Conforama - Season 2019/2020 - Week 1 - OGC Nice / Amiens SC". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Officiel - L'OGC Nice confirme trois départs". madeinfoot.com. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ "YANNIS CLÉMENTIA JOINS STADE MALHERBE CAEN" (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ https://actu.fr/normandie/caen_14118/sm-caen-a-26-ans-yannis-clementia-a-realise-son-premier-clean-sheet-en-championnat-professionnel_60562485.html%7Ctitle= SM CAEN. À 26 ANS, YANNIS CLÉMENTIA A RÉALISÉ SON PREMIER CLEAN-SHEET EN CHAMPIONNAT PROFESSIONNEL|publisher=actu.fr/normandie/caen. 16 January 2024. Retrieved=16 January 2024.
  7. ^ "MATININO – Match International contre la Guadeloupe".
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Martinique vs. Guadeloupe". www.national-football-teams.com.
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