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.
 Cahuzac with Lens in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1985 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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
| 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
References
External links
- Yannick Cahuzac – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Yannick Cahuzac at ESPN FC
- Yannick Cahuzac at Soccerway