Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma (born 6 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Lorient. Born in Cameroon, he plays for the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Mvogo was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He made his professional debut at 17 August 2013 in the Swiss Cup against Veyrier. He played the full game in a 0-8 away win. He wears kit number 18. His contract expires in June 2018.

Yvon Mvogo

In April 2017, it was revealed that Mvogo will be joining Bundesliga and future UEFA Champions League debutants Leipzig on 1 July 2017, after signing a four-year deal with the Saxony-based club.

Yvon Mvogo

On 25 August 2020, Mvogo signed for PSV on a two-year loan.

Yvon Mvogo

On 13 July 2022, Mvogo signed a two-year contract with Lorient in France.

International career

Mvogo got his first call up to the senior Switzerland squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania in June 2015. He was included in the Switzerland national football team 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He made his first appearance for the national team on 15 October 2018 against Iceland for a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League group match. In May 2019, he was named to the national team for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, but did not play in either of Switzerland's matches as his side finished fourth. In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

PSV

KNVB Cup: 2021–22

Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021

References

1994 births

Living people

Footballers from Yaoundé

Swiss men's footballers

Switzerland men's youth international footballers

Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers

Switzerland men's international footballers

Men's association football goalkeepers

BSC Young Boys players

RB Leipzig players

PSV Eindhoven players

FC Lorient players

Swiss Super League players

Bundesliga players

Eredivisie players

2018 FIFA World Cup players

UEFA Euro 2020 players

Swiss expatriate men's footballers

Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands

Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands

Swiss expatriate sportspeople in France

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Swiss people of Cameroonian descent