Yan Eteki

Yan Eteki
Personal information
Full name Yan Brice Eteki
Date of birth (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Noah
Number 88
Youth career
2011–2012 Leganés
2012–2016 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Sevilla B 70 (1)
2018–2019 Almería 31 (0)
2019 Sevilla 0 (0)
2019–2022 Granada 65 (0)
2022–2023 Casa Pia 17 (0)
2023 → Cartagena (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024 Alcorcón 32 (1)
2024– Noah 12 (0)
International career‡
2019 Cameroon U23 3 (0)
2020– Cameroon 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2023

Yan Brice Eteki (born 26 August 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for as a central midfielder for Armenian club Noah.

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Eteki signed for Sevilla FC's youth setup in December 2012, from CD Leganés.[1] He made his senior debut for the reserves on 22 February 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 Segunda División B home win against FC Cartagena.

On 11 December 2015, Eteki renewed his contract until 2018.[2] He made his professional debut on 21 August of the following year, starting in a 3–3 Segunda División home draw against Girona FC.[3]

After being a regular starter during the first half of the campaign, Eteki extended his deal until 2019 on 20 January 2017.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 16 April, netting the first in a 6–2 home routing of Real Valladolid.

On 23 August 2018, after suffering relegation, Eteki signed a two-year deal with fellow second division side UD Almería.[5] He became a regular starter in Fran Fernández's side, contributing with 31 appearances during the campaign.

On 17 July 2019, Eteki returned to Sevilla after the club activated his €500,000 buy-back clause.[6] The following day, he agreed to a three-year deal with Granada CF, newly promoted to La Liga.[7]

On 19 July 2022, after Granada's relegation, Eteki signed for Primeira Liga newcomers Casa Pia AC.[8] The following 29 January, he returned to Spain and its second division, joining FC Cartagena on loan until the end of the season, with the option to purchase should they get promoted.[9]

On 8 August 2023, Eteki signed for AD Alcorcón, newly-promoted to the second division.[10]

International career

Eteki made his debut with the Cameroon national team in a friendly 0-0 tie with Japan on 9 October 2020.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sevilla B 2014–15 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2015–16 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016–17 Segunda División 38 1 — — — 38 1
2017–18 Segunda División 30 0 — — — 30 0
Total 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 1
Almería 2018–19 Segunda División 31 0 2 0 — — 33 0
Granada 2019–20 La Liga 28 0 7 0 — — 35 0
2020–21 La Liga 25 0 5 0 — 10[c] 0 40 0
2021–22 La Liga 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Total 65 0 14 0 0 0 10 0 89 0
Casa Pia 2022–23 Primeira Liga 17 0 3 1 3 0 — 23 1
Cartagena (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Career total 193 1 19 1 3 0 10 0 225 2
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey and Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 30 March 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2020 1 0
2021 1 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ "El Sevilla firma a Yan, potente medio del Leganés" [Sevilla sign Yan, powerful midfielder from Leganés] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Yan Brice renueva su contrato hasta 2018" [Yan Brice renews his contract until 2018] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ "El Girona remonta tres goles en el campo del filial sevillista" [Girona come back three goals in the field of sevillista's reserves] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ^ "El camerunés Yan Brice amplía su contrato hasta 2019" [Cameroonian Yan Brice extends his contract until 2019] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Yan Eteki se convierte en la décimo quinta incorporación del Almería" [Yan Eteki becomes the fifteenth addition of Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ^ "El Sevilla recompra a Yan Eteki para sacarle medio millón" [Sevilla buy back Yan Eteki to get half a million on him] (in Spanish). ABC. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Comunicado | Eteki firma por el Granada CF para las próximas tres temporadas" [Announcement | Eteki signs for Granada CF for the following three seasons] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Yan Eteki reforça Casa Pia" [Yan Eteki bolsters Casa Pia] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Eteki llega al Efesé para aportar equilibrio y fuerza al centro del campo" [Eteki arrives at the Efesé to bring balance and strength to the midfield]. www.fccartagena.es (in Spanish). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Yan Eteki refuerza el centro del campo de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Yan Eteki bolsters the centre of the midfield of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Japan vs. Cameroon - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ Yan Eteki at Soccerway
  13. ^ Yan Eteki at National-Football-Teams.com