Yannis Verdier
{{Infobox football biography | name = Yannis Verdier | birth_date = 29 July 2003 | birth_place = France | height = 1.89 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Rodez | clubnumber = 26 | youthyears1 = {{Saint Martin Gazelec}–2019 | youthclubs1 = Castelnau Le Crès | youthyears2 = 2021–2022 | youthclubs2 = Béziers | years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = Castelnau Le Crès | years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Châteauroux B | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = Châteauroux | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = Rodez | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 1 | club-update = 07:05, 6 June 2024 (UTC) }}
Yannis Verdier (born 29 July 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Rodez.[1]
Career
[edit]Hailing from Hérault, Verdier began his football career at Castelnau Le Crès.[2] After playing for the Béziers under-19s, he signed for Châteauroux in 2022, being initially assigned to the reserve team.[3] He went on to score seven goals in seventeen games in the Championnat National 3, earning him call-ups to play for the first team in the Championnat National in the second half of the 2022–23 season.[2][3] At the end of the season, Verdier left Châteauroux on a free transfer to sign for Ligue 2 club Rodez.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Standing at a height of 1.89 meters, Verdier plays as a forward,[2] and is capable of operating both down the center and on the wings.[4] An ambidextrous player, he has been described as having "above-average technical quality".[5] In August 2023, Rodez manager Didier Santini praised Verdier's technical skills, hold-up play, and movement off the ball.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Verdier is of Algerian descent.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 May 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Castelnau Le Crès | 2020–21 | Régional 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Châteauroux B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 7 | ||
| Châteauroux | 2022–23 | National | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Rodez | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Career total | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 10 | ||
- ^ Statistics are incomplete for the Coupe de France.
- ^ Appearances in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ Yannis Verdier at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b c "Qui sont Yoann Beaka et Yannis Verdier, les deux joueurs mis à l'essai par le FC Sochaux ?". L'Est Républicain (in French). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Yannis Verdier, originaire de l'Hérault et nouveau attaquant axial de Rodez". Midi Libre (in French). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Berrichonne de Châteauroux : à Rodez, Yannis Verdier a trouvé un club « qui lui fait confiance »". La Nouvelle République (in French). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Rodez. Yannis Verdier, d'un possible prêt cet hiver à une délivrance en terre nordiste". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Yannis Verdier at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Hérault
- Castelnau Le Crès FC players
- AS Béziers (2007) players
- LB Châteauroux players
- Rodez AF players
- Régional 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Championnat National players
- Ligue 2 players
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent