Yanis Salibur

Personal information
Full name	Yanis Salibur-Ilongo
Date of birth	24 January 1991 (1991-01-24) (age 18)
Place of birth	Saint-Denis, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lille
Number	5
Youth career
1998–2004	Red Star Paris
2004–2006	INF Clairefontaine
2006–2009	Lille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Lille	0	(0)
National team‡
2007–2008	France U17	11	(0)
2008–2009	France U18	9	(0)
2009–2010	France U19	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2009

Yanis Salibur-Ilongo (born January 24, 1991 in Saint-Denis, Paris, France) is a French footballer of Congolese descent who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC.

Contents 1 Football Career 2 International Career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Football Career

Yannis began his career with his local club Red Star Paris. In early 2004, he was one of three Red Star players selected to attend the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. After spending three years there, he signed with Nord-based side Lille OSC.

Despite reported interests from Italian sides Roma, Torino, and Udinese^[1], Yannis signed his first professional contract with Lille in June 2008. The contract is for three years. For the 2008-09 season, he was placed on Lille's first-team squad, though he would not be handed a number. He instead continued playing in the reserves. He made his professional football debut for Lille on January 23, 2009, a day before his 18^th birthday, in a Coupe de France match against USL Dunkerque coming on as a substitute in the 76^th minute.^[2]

[edit] International Career

Yannis is a France youth international having played for the U-16s, U-17s, and is currently playing on the France U-18 squad. He was apart of the U-17 squad that finished runner-ups at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile on Lille OSC Website
• LFP Profile

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