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Mvogo with Leipzig in 2019
Personal information
Full name Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma
Date of birth (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.87 m
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Lorient
Number 38
Youth career
0000–2012 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Young Boys 124 (0)
2017–2022 RB Leipzig 5 (0)
2020–2022 PSV (loan) 41 (0)
2022– Lorient 54 (0)
National team
2011 Switzerland U17 2 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U19 9 (0)
2013–2017 Switzerland U21 8 (0)
2018– Switzerland 9 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2024

Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma (born 6 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in Cameroon, he plays for the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Mvogo was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He made his professional debut at 17 August 2013 in the Swiss Cup against Veyrier. He played the full game in an 8-0 away win. He wears kit number 18. His contract expires in June 2018.

In April 2017, it was revealed that Mvogo will be joining Bundesliga and future UEFA Champions League debutants Leipzig on 1 July 2017, after signing a four-year deal with the Saxony-based club.

On 25 August 2020, Mvogo signed for PSV on a two-year loan. On 14 July 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Lorient in France.

International career

Mvogo got his first call up to the Switzerland senior national team squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania in June 2015. He was included in Switzerland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He made his first appearance for the national team on 15 October 2018 against Iceland for a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League group match. In May 2019, he was named to the national team for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, but did not play in either of Switzerland's matches as his side finished fourth. In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys 2013–14 Swiss Super League 20 0 1 0 21 0
2014–15 35 0 0 0 11 0 46 0
2015–16 34 0 2 0 4 0 40 0
2016–17 35 0 2 0 10 0 47 0
Total 124 0 5 0 25 0 154 0
RB Leipzig 2017–18 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 2 0 0 0 10 0 12 0
2019–20 2 0 3 0 1 0 6 0
Total 5 0 3 0 11 0 19 0
PSV Eindhoven (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 33 0 0 0 10 0 43 0
2021–22 8 0 1 0 2 0 11 0
Total 41 0 1 0 12 0 54 0
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 1 21 0 0 0 21 0
2023–24 34 0 0 0 34 0
Total 34 0 0 0 55 0
Career total 225 0 9 0 58 0 292 0

Honours

PSV

Individual

See also

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