Yazid Atouba (; born 2 January 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder, lastly for Angolan football club Primeiro de Agosto.

Career

Club

After spending his early career in his native land of Cameroon, Atouba was drafted by the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer on 17 January 2013 as the 30th overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Then after impressing coaches in Chicago's pre-season camps, Atouba was officially signed by the team on 1 March 2013. Then, just two days after signing his first professional contract, Atouba made his MLS debut in the Fire's first match of the season against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California when he came on in the 70th minute for Joel Lindpere, however the Fire came out in the end with a 4–0 loss.

Yazid Atouba

He was waived by the Fire in March 2014. On 31 January 2015, Atouba signed with Elite One champions Coton Sport. He remained there until July 2016 when he departed to join Linafoot side AS Vita Club in the DR Congo.

Yazid Atouba

On 26 February 2019, Atouba was released by Maritzburg United.

Yazid Atouba

In 2019–20, he signed in for Primeiro de Agosto in the Angolan league, the Girabola.

International

Atouba has represented Cameroon at U20 and senior level. He won four caps for the U20s while he has currently won five caps and scored two goals for the seniors, both goals and all but one appearance came during the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda.

Career statistics

Club

International

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International goals

. Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.

References

External links

1993 births

Living people

Footballers from Yaoundé

Cameroonian men's footballers

Girabola players

Major League Soccer players

Men's association football midfielders

Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers

Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa

Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers

Cameroon men's international footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Angola

Expatriate men's footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa

AS Vita Club players

C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players

Canon Yaoundé players

Chicago Fire FC players

Chicago Fire FC draft picks

2016 African Nations Championship players

African Games bronze medalists for Cameroon

African Games medalists in football

Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games

Cameroon men's A' international footballers