Arthur Yamga
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 Yamga with Esteghlal in May 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Esteghlal | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Chievo Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Chievo Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Robur Siena (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | → Arezzo (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → Carpi (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Pescara (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Desportivo das Aves | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Vejle | 27 | (0) |
| 2021– | Esteghlal | 68 | (21) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 | |||
Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu (born 7 September 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal. He plays mainly as a right-back but also can play as a winger.
Club career[edit]
ChievoVerona[edit]
Loan to Robur Siena[edit]
On 8 August 2015, Yamga signed a one-year loan with the Serie C side Robur Siena.[1] On 6 September, Yamga made his professional debut in Serie C for Robur Siena in a 1–1 home draw against Carrarese, he was replaced by Gianmarco De Feo in the 78th minute.[2] On 13 December, Yamga scored his first professional goal for Robur Siena in the 27th minute of a 3–0 away win over Savona.[3] On 10 January 2016, Yamga played his first entire match for Robur Siena and he scored twice in a 2–0 away win over Ancona.[4] On 31 January he scored his fourth goal in the third minute of a 1–0 away win against Prato.[5] Yamga ended his loan to Robur Siena with 25 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assist.[6]
Loan to Arezzo[edit]
On 1 July 2016, Yamga was signed by Serie C side Arezzo on a season-long loan deal.[7] On 31 July, Yamga made his debut for Arezzo in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Sergio Sabatini in the 79th minute of a 2–1 away win over Carrarese.[8] On 7 August he played in the second round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced in the 78th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against Cesena.[9] On 28 August, Yamga made his debut in Serie C for Arezzo, as a starter, playing the entire match and scoring his first goal for Arezzo in the 19th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Como.[10] On 24 October he scored his second goal in the 64th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Livorno.[11] On 8 April 2017, Yamga scored his third goal in the 35th minute of a 3–3 home draw against Giana Erminio.[12] Yamga ended his loan to Arezzo with 31 appearances, 3 goals and 2 assists.[6]
Loan to Carpi and Pescara[edit]
On 31 August 2017, Yamga signed a one-year loan with the Carpi.[13] On 3 September, Yamga made his debut in Serie B for Carpi as a substitute replacing Jacopo Manconi in the 70th minute, but he was replaced by Riccardo Brosco, for an injury, in the 89th minute of a 1–0 away win over Spezia.[14] On 24 October he played his second match for Carpi, again as a substitute, replacing Enej Jelenič in the 76th minute of a 3–1 home defeat against Palermo.[15] On 29 November, Yamga played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia as a substitute replacing Davide Vitturini in the 86th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against Torino.[16] In January 2018, Yamga was re-called to ChievoVerona leaving Carpi with only 3 appearances, all as a substitute.[citation needed]
On 23 January 2018, Yamga was signed by Serie B club Pescara on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy.[17]
Loan to Châteauroux[edit]
On 3 September 2018, Yamga was loaned to Ligue 2 club LB Châteauroux.[18]
Aves[edit]
On 22 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with the Portuguese club Desportivo das Aves.[19]
Vejle BK[edit]
On 23 September 2020, Yamga joined newly promoted Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a deal until the summer 2022.[20]
Esteghlal[edit]
After a season at Vejle, he was transferred to Esteghlal F.C. with a free transfer and he scored two goals in his debut.[citation needed] After a while in Esteghlal, he became the team's penalty taker.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Yamga was born in France and is of Cameroonian descent.[21]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 30 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Robur Siena (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie C | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| Arezzo (loan) | 2016–17 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Carpi (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Châteauroux (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Desportivo Aves | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Vejle | 2020–21 | Superliga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Esteghlal | 2021–22 | Pro League | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 73 | 23 | |||
| Career total | 196 | 30 | 22 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 219 | 37 | |||
Honours[edit]
- ChievoVerona Primavera
- Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2013–14
- Esteghlal
References[edit]
- ^ "Arthur Yamga to Siena from Chievo". Siena Free Quotidiano Online (in Italian). Siena Free. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Robur Siena vs. Carrarese - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Savona vs. Robur Siena - 13 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Ancona 1905 vs. Robur Siena - 10 January 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Prato vs. Robur Siena - 31 January 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Cameroon - A. Yamga - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Yamcha and Solini in amaranth" (in Italian). U.S. Arezzo. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Carrarese vs. Arezzo - 31 July 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Cesena vs. Arezzo - 7 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Arezzo vs. Como - 28 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Livorno vs. Arezzo - 24 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Arezzo vs. Giana Erminio - 8 April 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Belloni and Yamga are the latest shots" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Spezia vs. Carpi - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Carpi vs. Palermo - 24 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Torino vs. Carpi - 29 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Kevin Arthur Yamga è #BiancAzzurro | PESCARA Calcio 1936". PESCARA Calcio 1936 (in Italian). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Chievo Verona, Yamga in prestito allo Chateauroux". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "CONTRATAÇÃO KEVIN YAMGA" (in Portuguese). Desportivo das Aves. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Vejle Boldklub henter Kevin Yamga Archived 11 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine, vejle-boldklub.dk, 23 September 2020
- ^ "Yamga, Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
External links[edit]
Media related to Arthur Yamga at Wikimedia Commons- Arthur Yamga at Soccerway
