Fouad Yaha (born 19 August 1996) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level. He has also featured for Hull KR on loan.
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| Full name | Fouad Yaha فؤاد يحيى | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1996 Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yaha briefly played rugby union for SU Agen before returning to Catalans in 2019.
Background
editYaha was born in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He is of Moroccan descent.
Club career
editYaha made his Super League debut for Catalans Dragons in a 32–24 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015.[4] At 18 years old, he became the youngest player at the time to have played for the Dragons in Super League.
Yaha was a member of the Catalans team that won the 2018 Challenge Cup Final with victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[5]
In round 3 of the 2021 Super League season, he scored a hat-trick in Catalans 42–6 victory over Salford.[6] On 9 October 2021, Yaha played for Catalans in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St. Helens.[7] In round 22 of the 2022 Super League season, Yaha scored a hat-trick in Catalans 20-16 victory over Wakefield Trinity.[8] In round 25 of the 2022 Super League season, Yaha scored a hat-trick in Catalans 24-14 French Derby victory over Toulouse Olympique. The result also meant Toulouse were relegated back to the Championship.[9]
Rugby union
editAt the end of the 2018 Super League season, Yaha joined Top 14 rugby union club SU Agen, however he returned to rugby league with the Dragons in February 2019.[10]
Personal life
editYaha is the nephew of former France international Bagdad Yaha, who played in the inaugural season of Super League for Paris Saint-Germain.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Carney breathes fire into Dragons". 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Super League: Catalans Dragons 42-6 Salford Red Devils - Yaha scores hat-trick". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Super League: Fouad Yaha scores hat-trick to lead Catalans Dragons to 20-16 win over Wakefield Trinity". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Toulouse Olympique officially relegated from Super League". www.loverugbyleague.com. 25 August 2022.
- ^ Fouad Yaha: Catalans Dragons re-sign winger after rugby union stint with Agen
External links
edit- Catalans Dragons profile
- Catalans profile
- France profile
- SL profile
- French profile
- France RL profile
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