PLAYER DETAILS
Yoane Wissa profile
- Club
- Newcastle United
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Nationality
- DR Congo
- Date of birth
- 1996-09-03
- Birthplace
- Villeneuve-Saint-George, France
- Height
- 1.76 m (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 161 lbs
- Shirt number
- 9
- Signing / transfer fee
- £55m
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Yoane Wissa
Yoane Wissa is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Newcastle United. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team at international level.
A product of the Châteauroux academy, Wissa began his senior career with the club in 2015. Following a spell with Angers, he transferred to Lorient in 2018. Wissa was a part of the Lorient team which finished the 2019–20 season as Ligue 2 champions. Following a season in Ligue 1, he joined Brentford in 2021.