Faouzi Yaya
Faouzi Yaya | |
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| Born | September 21, 1989 Algeria |
| Occupation | Professional footballer |
| Years active | 2010– |
| Known for | Playing for MO Béjaïa, ES Sétif, USMA |
Faouzi Yaya (; born on September 21, 1989) is an Algerian professional football player currently affiliated with MO Béjaïa.
Club career
Yaya's tenure at MO Béjaïa spanned two separate intervals (2010–2012 and 2013–2017), during which he played a key role in guiding the team to the final stage of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup. In 2012, he made a move to their local competitors ES Sétif, where he was coached by Hubert Velud. Upon returning to MO Béjaïa for his second term, Yaya assumed the captaincy and was pivotal in the club's close contention for the 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 championship. Notably, in the first leg of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup final against TP Mazembe, led at the time by Velud, Yaya netted MO Béjaïa's sole goal; however, TP Mazembe secured the trophy by winning the second leg 4–1. In 2017, Yaya transferred to USMA.