Yannick Salem

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Yannick Salem
Personal information
Full name Yannick Salem Louniangou[1]
Date of birth (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Amiens, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–2000 Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Châteauroux B
2001–2003 Créteil
2003–2005 Grenoble
2005–2006 De Graafschap 23 (3)
2006–2008 AGOVV Apeldoorn 7 (0)
2008–2009 K.S.K. Beveren[2] 11 (1)
2009–2010 Eintracht Trier 15 (4)
2010–2011 Stockport County 5 (0)
2011 AFC Telford United 5 (2)
2011–2012 Concordia Chiajna 11 (1)
2012–2013 1.FC Wülfrath 19 (8)
2013–2014 Târgu Mures 5 (0)
2014–2015 TuRU Düsseldorf 22 (4)
2016 TSV Meerbusch 1 (0)
2016–2017 Rather SV
2017–2018 TuRU Düsseldorf
International career
2009 Congo 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yannick Salem Louniangou is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] Born in France, he represented Congo at international level.

Club career[edit]

The first three clubs that Salem played for were Grenoble, Créteil and Châteauroux.[3] In 2005, he moved to Dutch team De Graafschap before joining AGOVV Apeldoorn in 2006. He went on a trial with Nottingham Forest in August 2007.[4] In 2008 Salem moved to Belgian club K.S.K. Beveren and then the following season to German side Eintracht Trier having agreed a two-year contract until summer 2011.[5]

On 30 October 2010, Salem signed a short-term deal at Stockport County in England.[6]

International career[edit]

Salem was called up to the Congo national team on a number of occasions. He made his debut in an African Cup Of Nations qualifier against Zambia in 2007, and has at least a further two caps from friendlies in 2009 against North Korea[7] and Angola.[8] He was also called up for a game against Morocco, but had to withdraw from the squad.

Personal life[edit]

Salem was born in Amiens, France to parents from the Republic of the Congo.[9] He has six brothers and three sisters.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Yannick Salem at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Footgoal Profile
  3. ^ Yannick Salem at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Salem has Forest trial extended". BBC Sport. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Trier: Yannick Salem wechselt zur Eintracht". Reviersport (in German). 7 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ^ "County sign Yannick Salem". Stockport County F.C. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Congo 0-0 North Korea - October 13, 2009 / Friendlies 2009".
  8. ^ http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=34498&cat_id=6&oldaction=home&regpay_id=0
  9. ^ a b "Eintracht Trier: Stürmer Yannick Salem im Portrait". Volksfreund. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

External links[edit]

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