Fouad Yaha

Fouad Yaha (born August 19, 1996) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level.

Fouad Yaha
Personal information
Full nameFouad Yaha فؤاد يحيى
Born (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996
Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1]
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–18 Catalans Dragons 69 36 0 0 144
2019– Catalans Dragons 30 25 0 0 100
Total 99 61 0 0 244
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– France 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 SU Agen 4 2 0 0 10
As of 27 December 2020
Source: [2][3]

Yaha briefly played rugby union for SU Agen before returning to Catalans in 2019.

Background

Yaha was born in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Club career

Yaha made his Super League debut for Catalans Dragons in a 32-24 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015.[4] At 18 years old, he became the youngest player at the time to have played for the Dragons in Super League.

Yaha was a member of the Catalans team that won the 2018 Challenge Cup Final with victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[5]

Rugby union

At the end of the 2018 Super League season, Yaha joined Top 14 rugby union club SU Agen, however he returned to rugby league with the Dragons in February 2019.[6]

Personal life

Yaha is the nephew of former France international Bagdad Yaha, who played in the inaugural season of Super League for Paris Saint-Germain.

References
  1. "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. RLP
  4. http://au.eurosport.com/rugby-league/carney-breathes-fire-into-dragons_sto4693524/story.shtml
  5. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. Fouad Yaha: Catalans Dragons re-sign winger after rugby union stint with Agen


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