DARLIN YONGWA
Defender · Norwich · Championship
“A fullback whose game is built on relentless, suffocating pressure.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
Yongwa is a full back in his prime, still moving toward his peak, and Lorient showed his strongest recent level. His value is tempered by the league he plays in and an unsettled starting role.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €3.6M – €4.1M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
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Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Yongwa operates as a high-intensity harrier on the flank, closing down opponents with urgency and aggression rather than elegance. His approach is confrontational—he's hunting possession in transition and in organized phases, using his pressing as the primary tool of his defensive work. It's direct, sometimes crude, but the intent is unmistakable: disrupt before the ball becomes dangerous.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.53
SoT / 90
0.53
Accuracy
100%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 2 shots in 5 matches (342 min).
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Last 8 matches · shots
2 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
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Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 6.34 |
 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 6.08 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 6.19 |
Form (last 5 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
0.53
per 90
Shots on target
0.53
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
1.32
per 90 · 42% completed
Key passes
0.26
per 90
Pass accuracy
78%
Fouls won
1.58
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
6.58
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 |  Charlton | Championship | W1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Oct 17 |  Portsmouth | Championship | L0-1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Oct 10 |  Swansea | Championship | L2-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sep 17 |  Manchester City | Carabao | L5-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sep 1 |  Stoke City | Championship | L1-0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| May 2 |  Paris Saint Germain | Ligue 1 | D2-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Championship191 (56%)League Cup151 (44%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Norwich | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.19 |
| 2025/26 |  Lorient | Ligue 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 6.59 |
| 2024/25 | Lorient | Ligue 2 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0.22 | 7.20 |
| 2023/24 | Lorient | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 6.85 |
| 2021/22 |  Niort | Ligue 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.76 |
| 2020/21 | Niort | Ligue 2 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 6.67 |
| 2019/20 |  Niort II | National 3 - Group M | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 6.55 |
| 2018/19 | Niort II | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
Career highlights
Ligue 2
2024/2025
Spell detail
Apps
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
342
By season
| 2026/27 | Championship | 5 app | 0 g | 6.19 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Cameroon
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.