Élie Youan

Thody Élie Youan (born 7 April 1999) is a French footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.

Élie Youan

Personal information
Full name	Thody Élie Youan
Date of birth	(1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nantes, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hibernian
Number	7
Youth career
2007–2019	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Nantes II	48	(15)
2019–2021	Nantes	6	(0)
2020–2021	→ St. Gallen (loan)	29	(5)
2021–2023	St. Gallen	18	(6)
2022	→ Mechelen (loan)	4	(0)
2022–2023	→ Hibernian (loan)	36	(9)
2023–	Hibernian	46	(7)
International career‡
2017	France U18	6	(3)
2017–2018	France U19	10	(3)
2018–2019	France U20	7	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:45, 14 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:49, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 12 January 2018, Youan signed his first professional contract with his boyhood club FC Nantes.^[1] He made his professional debut for Nantes in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to RC Strasbourg Alsace on 24 May 2019.^[2]

On 17 May 2021, St. Gallen, which previously loaned Youan, exercised the option to purchase his rights.^[3]

On 31 January 2022, Youan was loaned to Mechelen in Belgium.^[4]

On 25 June 2022, Youan joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on a season-long loan deal.^[5] Hibs announced in May 2023 that they would sign Youan on a permanent basis, with his contract due to run until end of the 2025–26 season.^[6]

International career

Youan was born in France to Ivorian parents. He is a youth international for France.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 15 May 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes II	2016–17	Championnat de France Amateur	5	2	—		—		—		—		5	2
	2017–18	Championnat National 3	17	6	—		—		—		—		17	6
	2018–19	Championnat National 2	16	6	—		—		—		—		16	6
	2019–20	Championnat National 2	9	1	—		—		—		—		9	1
	2020–21	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		48	15	—		—		—		—		48	15
Nantes	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	5	0	—		2	1	—		—		7	1
	Total		6	0	—		2	1	—		—		8	1
St. Gallen	2020–21	Swiss Super League	29	5	3	0	—		1	0	—		33	5
	2021–22	Swiss Super League	18	6	2	1	—		—		—		20	7
	Total		47	11	5	1	—		—		—		53	12
Mechelen	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
Hibernian	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	36	9	1	0	0	0	—		—		37	9
	2023–24	Scottish Premiership	31	4	3	1	3	2	6	2	—		43	9
	Total		67	13	4	1	3	2	6	2	—		80	18
Career total			172	39	9	2	5	3	7	2	—		193	46