Arthur Yamga

Arthur Yamga
Yamga with Esteghlal in May 2022
Personal information
Full name Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu
Date of birth (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Cong An Ho Chi Minh City
Number 58
Youth career
2012–2015 Chievo Verona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Chievo Verona 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Robur Siena (loan) 25 (4)
2016–2017 → Arezzo (loan) 29 (3)
2017–2018 → Carpi (loan) 2 (0)
2018 → Pescara (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Châteauroux (loan) 20 (1)
2019–2020 Desportivo das Aves 21 (1)
2020–2021 Vejle 27 (0)
2021–2024 Esteghlal 68 (21)
2024–2025 ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Nassaji 22 (5)
2025–2026 Maghreb Fez 6 (0)
2026– Cong An Ho Chi Minh City 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2026

Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu (born 7 September 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for V.League 1 club Cong An Ho Chi Minh City. He plays mainly as a right-back but also can play as a winger.

Club career

ChievoVerona

Loan to Robur Siena

On 8 August 2015, Yamga signed a one-year loan with the Serie C side Robur Siena. On 6 September, Yamga made his professional debut in Serie C for Robur Siena in a 1–1 home draw against Carrarese, he was replaced by Gianmarco De Feo in the 78th minute. On 13 December, Yamga scored his first professional goal for Robur Siena in the 27th minute of a 3–0 away win over Savona. On 10 January 2016, Yamga played his first entire match for Robur Siena and he scored twice in a 2–0 away win over Ancona. On 31 January he scored his fourth goal in the third minute of a 1–0 away win against Prato. Yamga ended his loan to Robur Siena with 25 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assist.

Loan to Arezzo

On 1 July 2016, Yamga was signed by Serie C side Arezzo on a season-long loan deal. On 31 July, Yamga made his debut for Arezzo in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Sergio Sabatini in the 79th minute of a 2–1 away win over Carrarese. On 7 August he played in the second round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced in the 78th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against Cesena. On 28 August, Yamga made his debut in Serie C for Arezzo, as a starter, playing the entire match and scoring his first goal for Arezzo in the 19th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Como. On 24 October he scored his second goal in the 64th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Livorno. On 8 April 2017, Yamga scored his third goal in the 35th minute of a 3–3 home draw against Giana Erminio. Yamga ended his loan to Arezzo with 31 appearances, 3 goals and 2 assists.

Loan to Carpi and Pescara

On 31 August 2017, Yamga signed a one-year loan with the Carpi. On 3 September, Yamga made his debut in Serie B for Carpi as a substitute replacing Jacopo Manconi in the 70th minute, but he was replaced by Riccardo Brosco, for an injury, in the 89th minute of a 1–0 away win over Spezia. On 24 October he played his second match for Carpi, again as a substitute, replacing Enej Jelenič in the 76th minute of a 3–1 home defeat against Palermo. On 29 November, Yamga played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia as a substitute replacing Davide Vitturini in the 86th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against Torino. In January 2018, Yamga was re-called to ChievoVerona leaving Carpi with only 3 appearances, all as a substitute.[citation needed]

On 23 January 2018, Yamga was signed by Serie B club Pescara on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy.

Loan to Châteauroux

On 3 September 2018, Yamga was loaned to Ligue 2 club LB Châteauroux.

Aves

On 22 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with the Portuguese club Desportivo das Aves.

Vejle BK

On 23 September 2020, Yamga joined newly promoted Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a deal until the summer 2022.

Esteghlal

After a season at Vejle, Yamga joined Iranian club Esteghlal on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. He scored two goals on his debut against Zob Ahan. After a while in Esteghlal, he became the team's penalty taker.[citation needed]

Maghreb Fez

On 1 August 2025, Yamga joined Moroccan club Maghreb Fez on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.

Personal life

Yamga was born in France and is of Cameroonian descent.

Career statistics

As of match played 30 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Robur Siena 2015–16 Lega Pro 25 4 0 0 2 2 27 6
Arezzo 2016–17 Lega Pro 28 3 0 0 1 0 29 3
Carpi 2017–18 Serie B 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Pescara 2017–18 Serie B 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Châteauroux 2018–19 Ligue 2 20 1 1 0 — 21 1
Aves 2019–20 Primiera Liga 21 1 1 0 — 22 1
Vejle 2020–21 Danish Superliga 20 0 2 1 — 22 1
2021–22 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
Total 27 0 4 1 — 31 1
Esteghlal 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League 271020—2910
2022–23 2672210299
2023–24 15400—154
Total 682142107323
Nassaji 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League 22531—256
Maghreb Fez 2025–26 Botola Pro 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City 2026–27 V.League 1 00000000
Career total 223351144223841
  1. ↑ Appearance in Iranian Super Cup

Honours

ChievoVerona Primavera

Esteghlal

Maghreb Fez

References

  1. ↑ "Arthur Yamga to Siena from Chievo". Siena Free Quotidiano Online (in Italian). Siena Free. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Robur Siena vs. Carrarese - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Savona vs. Robur Siena - 13 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ancona 1905 vs. Robur Siena - 10 January 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Prato vs. Robur Siena - 31 January 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Cameroon - A. Yamga - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Yamcha and Solini in amaranth" (in Italian). U.S. Arezzo. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Carrarese vs. Arezzo - 31 July 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Cesena vs. Arezzo - 7 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Arezzo vs. Como - 28 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Livorno vs. Arezzo - 24 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Arezzo vs. Giana Erminio - 8 April 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Belloni and Yamga are the latest shots" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Spezia vs. Carpi - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Carpi vs. Palermo - 24 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Torino vs. Carpi - 29 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Kevin Arthur Yamga è #BiancAzzurro | PESCARA Calcio 1936". PESCARA Calcio 1936 (in Italian). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Chievo Verona, Yamga in prestito allo Chateauroux". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "CONTRATAÇÃO KEVIN YAMGA" (in Portuguese). Desportivo das Aves. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  20. ↑ Vejle Boldklub henter Kevin Yamga Archived 11 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine, vejle-boldklub.dk, 23 September 2020
  21. ↑ PLDC (16 October 2021). "French winger Yamga joins Esteghlal". www.persianleague.com. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "Yamga's brace leads Esteghlal to win over Zob Ahan". Tehran Times. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  23. ↑ "Kevin Yamga riparte dal Marocco: l'ex Chievo firma con il Maghreb de Fez". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 1 August 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  24. ↑ Shiralizadeh, Hatam (1 August 2025). "Arthur Yamga signs with Maghreb Fez". twitter.com. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  25. ↑ "Yamga, Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.