Yvon Mvogo
Squad number 12 · Lorient
Their 2026 World Cup
Yvon Mvogo travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Switzerland, wearing number 12, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 6 matches (3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the quarter-finals, beaten by Argentina 3-1.
The goalkeeping job went to G. Kobel (6 matches, 600′).
Another 2 players in the Switzerland squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Switzerland team page.
Biography
Yvon Landry Mvogo Nganoma (born 6 June 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in Cameroon, he plays for the Switzerland national team.
Club career Mvogo was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He made his professional debut at 17 August 2013 in the Swiss Cup against Veyrier. He played the full game in an 8-0 away win. In April 2017, it was revealed that Mvogo will be joining Bundesliga and future UEFA Champions League debutants Leipzig on 1 July 2017, after signing a four-year deal with the Saxony-based club. On 25 August 2020, Mvogo signed for PSV on a two-year loan. On 14 July 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Lorient in France.
International career Mvogo got his first call up to the Switzerland senior national team squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania in June 2015. He was included in Switzerland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He made his first appearance for the national team on 15 October 2018 against Iceland for a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League group match.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Steffen Prößdorf · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)