Darlin Yongwa

Darlin Yongwa
Personal information
Full name Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni
Date of birth (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 13
Youth career
–2018 Brasseries du Cameroun
2018–2019 Niort B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Niort 66 (0)
2022–2026 Lorient 92 (3)
2026– Norwich City 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Cameroon 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:51, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:03, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni (born 22 September 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Cameroon national team.

Club career

On 28 February 2019, Yongwa joined Niort from the Cameroonian club EFBC.[1] He made his professional debut with Niort in a 2–2 Ligue 2 tie with Auxerre on 27 July 2019.[2]

On 24 June 2022, Yongwa signed a four-year contract with Lorient.[3]

On 4 August 2026, following his departure from Ligue 1 side Lorient, with whom he made 97 appearances, Yongwa joined Norwich City on a four-year-deal.[4]

International career

Yongwa debuted with the Cameroon national team as a late substitute in a friendly 2–0 loss to Uzbekistan on 23 September 2022.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Niort B 2018–19 National 2 30———30
2019–20 National 2 110———110
Total 1400 00 00 0140
Niort 2019–20 Ligue 2 803010—120
2020–21 Ligue 2 27010—[a]2[b]0300
2021–22 Ligue 2 310—[c]——310
Total 660400 020720
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 1 14130——171
2023–24 Ligue 1 22100——221
2024–25 Ligue 2 33100——331
2025–26 Ligue 1 23020——250
Total 923500 00 0973
Norwich City 2026–27 EFL Championship 000000—00
Career total 17239010201843
  1. ↑ The Coupe de la Ligue was indefinitely suspended following the 2019–20 edition
  2. ↑ Matches played in the 2020–21 Ligue 2 relegation playoffs
  3. ↑ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

International

As of match played 27 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 202210
202340
202441
202540
202620
Total151

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Darlin Yongwa
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 January 2024King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Zambia1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Lorient

References

  1. ↑ "Darlin YONGWA signe aux Chamois Niortais (France)". www.efbc-cm.com.
  2. ↑ "Niort vs. Auxerre - 27 September 2019". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "DARLIN YONGWA S'ENGAGE AVEC LES MERLUS" (in French). Lorient. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Cresswell, Matthew (4 August 2026). "Norwich sign Cameroon international Yongwa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Highlights and goals: Cameroon 0-2 Uzbekistan in international friendly | 09/23/2022". VAVEL. 23 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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