Yvon Mvogo

Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma (born 6 June 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PSV on loan from RB Leipzig. He has also played for the Switzerland national team.

Yvon Mvogo
Mvogo with Leipzig in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma
Date of birth (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 PSV (on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number 38
Youth career
0000–2012 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Young Boys 124 (0)
2017– RB Leipzig 5 (0)
2020– → PSV Eindhoven (loan) 20 (0)
National team‡
2011 Switzerland U17 2 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U19 9 (0)
2013–2017 Switzerland U21 8 (0)
2018– Switzerland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Mvogo was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[2][3] He made his professional debut at 17 August 2013 in the Swiss Cup against Veyrier. He played the full game in a 0-8 away win. He wears kit number 18. His contract expires in June 2018.[2][3]

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.[4]

On August 25 2020, Mvogo signed for PSV on a two-year loan.[5]

International career

Mvogo got his first call up to the senior Switzerland squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania in June 2015.[6] He was included in the Switzerland national football team 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[7] 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 2018-19 UEFA Nations League final matches, but he never played in any matches and his team finished 4th.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 June 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys 2013–14 Swiss Super League 20010—210
2014–15 3500011[lower-alpha 1]0460
2015–16 340204[lower-alpha 2]0400
2016–17 3502010[lower-alpha 3]0470
Young Boys total 1240502501540
RB Leipzig 2017–18 Bundesliga 10000010
2018–19 200010[lower-alpha 1]0120
2019–20 20301[lower-alpha 4]060
RB Leipzig total 5030110190
Career total 1290803601730
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League and six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 30.
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/players/yvon-landry--mvogo/182815/
  3. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.yvon.mvogo.143057.en.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Official: Yvon Mvogo joins PSV on loan". Bulinews. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. https://www.footballcritic.com/uefa-euro-qualification-lithuania-switzerland/match-stats/387540
  7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/sports/dcunited/switzerland-opts-for-experience-in-world-cup-squad/2018/06/04/86572ee2-680a-11e8-a335-c4503d041eaf_story.html
  8. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48191915
  9. "Y. Mvogo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2018.


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