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Darlin Yongwa

Darlin Yongwa
Personal information
Full name Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni
Date of birth (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 44
Youth career
EFBC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Niort II 14 (0)
2019–2022 Niort 66 (0)
2022– Lorient 72 (3)
International career‡
2022– Cameroon 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:22, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:16, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni (born 22 September 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Lorient and the Cameroon national team.

Club career

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On 28 February 2019, Yongwa joined Niort from the Cameroonian club EFBC.[1] He made his professional debut with Niort in a 2–2 Ligue 2 tie with Auxerre on 27 July 2019.[2]

On 24 June 2022, Yongwa signed a four-year contract with Lorient.[3]

International career

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Yongwa debuted with the Cameroon national team as a late substitute in a friendly 2–0 loss to Uzbekistan on 23 September 2022.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Niort B 2018–19 National 3 3 0 — — — 3 0
2019–20 National 3 11 0 — — — 11 0
Total 14 0 — — — 14 0
Niort 2019–20 Ligue 2 8 0 3 0 1 0 — 12 0
2020–21 Ligue 2 27 0 1 0 —[a] 2[b] 0 30 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 31 0 —[c] — — 31 0
Total 66 0 4 0 — 2 0 72 0
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 1 14 1 3 0 — — 17 1
2023–24 Ligue 1 22 1 0 0 — — 22 1
2024–25 Ligue 2 33 1 0 0 — — 33 1
2025–26 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 72 3 3 0 — — 75 3
Career total 152 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 162 3
  1. ^ The Coupe de la Ligue was indefinitely suspended following the 2019–20 edition
  2. ^ Matches played in the 2020–21 Ligue 2 relegation playoffs
  3. ^ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

International

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As of match played 9 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2022 1 0
2023 4 0
2024 3 0
2025 2 0
Total 10 0

Honours

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Lorient

References

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  1. ^ "Darlin YONGWA signe aux Chamois Niortais (France)". www.efbc-cm.com.
  2. ^ "Niort vs. Auxerre - 27 September 2019". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "DARLIN YONGWA S'ENGAGE AVEC LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Highlights and goals: Cameroon 0-2 Uzbekistan in international friendly | 09/23/2022". VAVEL. 23 September 2022.
  5. ^ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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