Yohan Mollo

Yohan Mollo
Yohan Mollo
Born	July 18, 1989 (age 37); Martigues, France
Occupation	Professional footballer
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Playing as a winger or right-back

Yohan Mollo (born 18 July 1989) is a French professional football player who operates primarily as a winger or right-back, currently representing the National 3 side Olympique Alès.

Youth career

Mollo embarked on his football journey with Olympique de Marseille in 1996, during a period when the club was recovering from its early 1990s bribery scandal. After spending close to eight years developing within Marseille’s youth ranks, he spent one season at the nearby club Aubagne FC before transferring to AS Monaco FC.

Monaco

Towards the conclusion of the 2006–07 campaign, Mollo secured a three-year professional contract with Monaco. He was promoted to the senior squad for the 2008–09 season and was assigned jersey number 26. Mollo made his professional debut on 18 October 2008, coming off the bench in a 1–2 defeat against OGC Nice. He officially signed his first professional contract with Monaco on 7 December 2009.

Krylia Sovetov Samara

In the summer of 2015, Mollo moved on loan to Russian Premier League outfit FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. During his second appearance, he provided assists for all three goals in an unexpected 3–1 victory over reigning champions FC Zenit Saint Petersburg on their home ground. On 31 August 2016, he completed a permanent transfer to Krylia Sovetov.

Zenit St. Petersburg

On 10 January 2017, Mollo agreed to a three-and-a-half-year deal with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, with a transfer fee of €3 million. After Roberto Mancini took charge ahead of the 2017–18 season, Mollo was demoted to Zenit’s reserve team, FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg. On 26 July 2017, he sparked controversy by making an offensive gesture towards Zenit supporters after being substituted. His contract with Zenit was ended by mutual consent on 30 August 2017.

Fulham

Mollo joined Championship club Fulham on a two-year contract on 31 August 2017. However, after only six appearances and no full matches over five months, his contract was mutually terminated on 30 January 2018.

Return to Krylia Sovetov Samara

He returned to Russia on 6 September 2018, re-signing with Krylia Sovetov Samara on a one-year contract. Mollo left the club in January 2019.

Sochaux

On 28 January 2019, Mollo joined Sochaux for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.

Panathinaikos

On 25 July 2019, Mollo signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos. In January 2020, he was loaned out to Ligue 2 side US Orléans for the rest of that season, making six appearances before the campaign was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following an absence of eleven months from Panathinaikos’ squad—partly caused by disagreements with coach Giorgos Donis and his subsequent loan—Mollo returned to first-team action in October 2020 under new management, though he initially did not receive favor under former coach Dani Poyatos.

Olympique Alès

On 5 December 2024, Mollo joined Olympique Alès, competing in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3.

Personal life

Mollo is of mixed heritage, being half Italian and half Romani, and is related as a cousin to fellow footballer André-Pierre Gignac.

Career statistics

Krylia Sovetov | 2018-19 | Russian Premier League | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | Sochaux | 2018-19 | Ligue 2 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | rowspan=3| Panathinaikos | 2019-20 | rowspan=2| Super League Greece| 5| 1| 1| -| -| -| -| -| 6| 1| -| 202021 | 24| -| 22| -| 26| -| 29| -| 32| -|-

Club appearances and goal records by season and competition
Team	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		International		Overall
Team	Season	Division	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals
Monaco	2008–09	Ligue 1	24	2	0	0	0	0	—		24	2
	2009–10	Ligue 1	18	0	0	0	1	0	—		19	0
	Aggregate		42	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	43	2
Caen II (loan)	2010–11	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Caen (loan)	2010–11	Ligue 1	35	4	1	0	2	0	—		38	4
Granada	2011–12	La Liga	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
Nancy (loan)	2011–12	Ligue 1	19	3	0	0	0	0	—		19	3
Nancy	2012–13	Ligue 1	17	3	0	0	1	0	—		18	3
	2013–14	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Aggregate		19	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	3
Nancy II	2012–13	CFA	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Saint-Étienne (loan)	2012–13	Ligue 1	19	4	4	0	2	0	—		25	4
Saint-Étienne II	2013–14	CFA 2	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
	2014–15	CFA	2	1
	Aggregate		4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Saint-Étienne	2013–14	Ligue 1	17	1	1	0	1	0	—		19	1
	2014–15		23	4	5	0	1	0	2	0	31	4
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
	Aggregate		51	5	6	0	2	0	4	0	63	5
Krylia Sovetov (loan)	2015–16	Russian Premier League	23	0	2	0	—		—		25	0
Krylia Sovetov	2016–17	Russian Premier League	12	5	1		colspan = " "	colspan = " "	colspan = " "	13	5 \|- \|- \| Zenit Saint Petersburg \|- 2016–17 \|- Russian Premier League \|-7	1	colspan = " "	colspan = " "	colspan = " "	7	1 \|- \|- \| Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg \|- 2017–18 \|- Russian National Football League \|-4	colspan = " "	colspan = " "	colspan = " "	colspan = " "	colspan = " "	4	\|- \|- \| Fulham \|- 2017–18 \|- EFL Championship \|-6	\|-6\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|-\|
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Honours

Saint-Étienne

Coupe de la Ligue: 2012–13

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