Youl Mawéné

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Personal information
Youl Mawéné
Full name	Youl Mawéné
Date of birth	16 July 1979 (1979-07-16) (age 28)
Place of birth	Caen, France
Height	6ft 1in
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Preston North End
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2004 2004-	Lens B Lens Derby County Preston North End	015 (0) 006 (0) 055 (1) 100 (6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8/2/2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Youl Mawéné (born 16 July 1979) is a French footballer currently playing for Preston North End. He usually plays as a central defender.

[edit] Football Career

Mawéné started his career at Lens, where he played an important part in side which was reached the semi-finals of the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup.

In the summer of 2000, Derby County signed Mawéné for £500,000. He played 60 games for the Rams, scoring one goal. In 2003/04 he was Derby's Player of the Season.

In the summer of 2004, at the end of his contract with Derby, Mawéné moved to Preston on a free transfer. This was despite a bid from Championship rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he had played three trial games during that summer.

An ever-present in his debut season, he formed a strong partnership with Chris Lucketti. His good form that year was rewarded with the Player of the Season award. In 2005/06 he formed another strong partnership with Claude Davis as Preston reached the play-offs for the second season in a row.

Mawéné tore cruciate and medial knee ligaments in a pre-season match against Manchester United at Deepdale and missed the entire 2006/07 season. [1] Pronounced fit in June 2007, he has since returned to the first team, with only suspensions and a brief spell on the sidelines around Christmas time preventing him from being an ever present in the side.

[edit] Personal Life

Youl's younger brother, Samy, plays in England for Stafford Rangers

[edit] External links

Youl Mawene career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Preston North End F.C. – current squad

1 Lonergan • 2 Hart • 3 Davidson • 4 Chaplow • 5 Mawéné • 6 Jarrett • 7 Sedgwick • 8 Hawley • 9 Brown • 11 Carter • 12 St Ledger • 14 Chilvers • 15 Whaley • 16 McKenna • 17 Ormerod • 18 Hill • 19 Jones • 20 Nicholls • 21 Trotman • 22 Henderson • 23 L. Neal • 24 Anyinsah • 30 C. Neal • 31 Murphy • 33 Mellor • Manager: Irvine