Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yann Trécy Kitala | ||
Date of birth | 9 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Almere City | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Paris FC | |||
2013–2017 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Lyon B | 64 | (20) |
2019–2020 | → Lorient B (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Lorient (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Sochaux | 28 | (5) |
2022– | Le Havre | 32 | (2) |
2023– | → Almere City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
International career | |||
2015 | DR Congo U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023 |
Yann Trécy Kitala (born 9 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club Almere City on loan from the French club Le Havre. Born in France, he represented DR Congo at youth international level.
On 30 August 2019, Kitala joined Lorient on loan from Lyon.[2] He made his debut with Lorient in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over Clermont on 14 September 2019.[3]
In June 2020, Kitala moved to Sochaux on a three-year contract.[4][5] Sochaux paid a transfer of €300,000 plus a potential €500,000 in bonuses.[4]
On 13 July 2022, Kitala signed a three-year contract with Le Havre.[6]
On 1 September 2023, Kitala moved on loan to Almere City in the Netherlands.[7]
Born in France, Kitala is of Congolese descent.[8][citation needed] He represented the DR Congo U20s in a friendly against the England U20s on 7 October 2015.[9]