Yllan Okou
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Poitiers, France | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hellas Verona | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2017 | Poitiers | ||
2017–2021 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Monaco B | 23 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Bastia | 24 | (2) |
2024– | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 |
Yllan Okou (born 23 December 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan from SC Bastia.[2]
Early life
Born in Poitiers, Yllan Okou is the son of the Ivorian former rugby union player Alfred Okou. He moved to Buxerolles as a 7-year-old, whilst starting to play football with the Poitiers.[3][4] There he was a close friend of Nicolas Tié, who would also end up pursuing a professional career in football at Chelsea and Vitória de Guimarães.[5]
Career
While playing his youth club football at Poitiers, Okou also joined the federal pôle espoirs [fr] of Châteauroux in 2015.[3][5] After this spell in the FFF institution, he entered the Monaco academy in 2017.[3][4][5]
Yllan Okou made his professional debut for Monaco on 2 January 2022, starting and playing every minute of a Coupe de France 3–1 away win against Quevilly-Rouen as a centre-back.[6]
On 23 October 2023, Okou joined Ligue 2 club Bastia, signing a two-year contract with an option for a further year.[7]
References
- ^ "Yllan Okou". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ Yllan Okou at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Géniteau, Jacqueline (30 July 2017). "Le sport de haut niveau, affaire de famille". Centre Presse [fr] (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Yllan OKOU". AS Monaco (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Niort remercie Brouard". La Nouvelle République. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Maltret, Laurent (2 January 2022). "Quevilly-Rouen 1-3 Monaco, Coupe de France , résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Yllan Okou (AS Monaco) s'engage pour 2 ans avec le Sporting!" [Yllan Okou (AS Monaco) signs up for 2 years with Sporting!]. SC Bastia (in French). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
External links
- Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
- Yllan Okou at Soccerway
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