Yannis Salibur
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yanis Salibur-Ilongo | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boulogne | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Red Star Paris | ||
| 2004–2007 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 2007–2009 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Lille | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | Boulogne | 14 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | France U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | France U19 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2011 | |||
Yanis Salibur-Ilongo (born 24 January 1991 in Saint-Denis) is a French football player who currently plays for French club Boulogne-sur-Mer in Ligue 2.[1][2]
Football career
Yannis began his career with his local club Red Star Paris. In early 2004, he was one of three Red Star players selected to attend the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. After spending three years there, he signed with Nord-based side Lille OSC.
Despite reported interests from Italian sides Roma, Torino, and Udinese,[3] Yannis signed his first professional contract with Lille in June 2008. The contract is for three years. For the 2008–09 season, he was placed on Lille's first-team squad, though he would not be handed a number. He instead continued playing in the reserves. He made his professional football debut for Lille on January 23, 2009, a day before his 18th birthday, in a Coupe de France match against USL Dunkerque coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute.[4] In his 3 years at Lille he played in the regional league for the Lille "B" team 41 times scoring 4 goals.
On 13 January 2011, Salibur joined Ligue 2 club US Boulogne on an 18-month contract.[5]
International career
Yannis is a France youth international having played for the U-16s, U-17s, and is currently playing on the France U-18 squad. He was apart of the U-17 squad that finished runner-ups at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
References
- ^ "IDENTITÉ" (in French). Jeunesse-Sports. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Yannis Salibur" (in French). Espace officiel d'information Manager. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ L’AS ROME PISTE SALIBUR
- ^ Dunkerque v. Lille Match Report
- ^ Y. Salibur finalement transféré à l'USBCO