Yannick Cahuzac

Yannick Cahuzac (born 18 January 1985) is a French former professional footballer and who is current assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Lens who played as a defensive midfielder. In his career, he played for Bastia, Toulouse, and Lens.

Yannick Cahuzac

Cahuzac with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Ajaccio, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lens (assistant manager)
Youth career
0000–2002	Gazélec Ajaccio
2002–2005	Bastia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2017	Bastia	304	(6)
2013	Bastia B	1	(0)
2017–2019	Toulouse	43	(1)
2019–2022	Lens	71	(1)
Total		419	(8)
International career
2009–201?	Corsica	5	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is the grandson of international footballer and coach Pierre Cahuzac.

Career

In July 2017, Cahuzac joined Toulouse from Bastia on a fee transfer, agreeing to a two-year contract.^[1]

In May 2019, it was reported that Cahuzac would be moving to Lens in the summer having agreed a two-year contract. Due to his Toulouse contract running out he would sign on a free transfer.^[2]

On 10 May 2022, Cahuzac announced his retirement at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4][5]

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bastia	2005–06	Ligue 2	7	0	1	0			8	0
	2006–07	Ligue 2	20	1	2	0			22	1
	2007–08	Ligue 2	33	0	5	1			38	1
	2008–09	Ligue 2	28	0	1	0			29	0
	2009–10	Ligue 2	30	0	0	0			30	0
	2010–11	National	27	1	3	0	3	0	33	1
	2011–12	Ligue 2	30	0	1	0	1	0	32	0
	2012–13	Ligue 1	19	0	1	0	2	0	22	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	29	0	2	0	1	0	32	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	21	1	0	0	3	0	24	1
	2015–16	Ligue 1	31	2	0	0	0	0	31	2
	2016–17	Ligue 1	29	1	0	0	0	0	29	1
	Total		304	6	16	1	10	0	330	7
Bastia B	2012–13	CFA 2	1	0	—		—		1	0
Toulouse	2017–18	Ligue 1	20	0	2	0	2	0	24	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	23	1	2	0	1	0	26	1
	Total		43	1	4	0	3	0	500	1
Lens	2019–20	Ligue 2	24	0	0	0	1	0	25	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
	2021–22	Ligue 1	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
	Total		71	1	1	0	1	0	73	1
Career total			419	8	21	1	14	0	454	9

Honours

Bastia

• Ligue 2: 2011–12^[6]
• Championnat National: 2010–11^[7]
• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2014–15^[8]