Kelly Youga

Kelly Alexandre Youga (born 22 September 1985 in Bangui) is a footballer from the Central African Republic. He is currently without a club having previously played for Charlton Athletic

Playing career

Having played for Olympique Lyonnais,training with French internationals Eric Abidal, Karim Benzema and Florent Malouda amongst others, he transferred to Charlton Athletic on a free transfer in July 2005 after finishing his school exams. Before playing a game for Charlton, in October 2005 he was loaned to Bristol City, where he played four times for the first team. In 2007 he was loaned to Bradford City until the end of the 2006–07 season, as they were relegated from League One. He subsequently joined newly promoted Championship side Scunthorpe United on a six-month loan deal. He made his senior debut for Charlton on 5 January 2008 in the side's 1–1 FA Cup draw with West Bromwich Albion, before making his league debut for the club a week later on 12 January 2008 against Blackpool in a 4–1 win. Kelly Youga has since cemented his place as the regular first choice LB at Charlton Athletic...
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