Yohan Mollo (born 18 July 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for National 3 club Olympique Alès.

Yohan Mollo
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Right-back
Team information
Current team
Olympique Alès
Youth career
1996–2003 Marseille
2003–2004 Aubagne
2004–2008 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Monaco 42 (2)
2010–2011Caen II (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011Caen (loan) 35 (4)
2011–2012 Granada 6 (0)
2011–2012Nancy (loan) 19 (3)
2012–2013 Nancy 17 (3)
2012–2013 Nancy II 1 (0)
2012–2013Saint-Étienne (loan) 19 (4)
2013–2016 Saint-Étienne II 4 (2)
2013–2016 Saint-Étienne 51 (5)
2015–2016Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 23 (0)
2016–2017 Krylia Sovetov Samara 12 (5)
2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg 7 (1)
2017Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 4 (0)
2017–2018 Fulham 6 (0)
2018 Al-Rayyan 0 (0)
2018 Krylia Sovetov Samara 7 (0)
2019 Sochaux 16 (2)
2019–2021 Panathinaikos 29 (1)
2020Orléans (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2023 Hyères 52 (2)
2023–2024 Istres 25 (1)
2024– Olympique Alès 0 (0)
International career
2008–2010 France U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:45, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Youth career

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Mollo began his football career with Olympique de Marseille in 1996, who were at the time attempting to bounce back from the bribery scandal the club had endured in the early 1990s. After spending nearly eight years in Marseille's youth system, Mollo had a one-year spell at local club Aubagne FC before moving to the principality-based side Monaco.[1]

Monaco

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Just before the end of the 06–07 season, Mollo and Monaco agreed to terms on a professional contract with the player signing for three years.[2]

Mollo was promoted to the first-team and handed the number 26 kit for the 2008–09 season. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2008 in a 1–2 loss to OGC Nice appearing as a substitute.[3]

On 7 December 2009, Mollo signed his first professional contract with Monaco.[4]

Krylia Sovetov Samara

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In the summer of 2015, he joined Krylia Sovetov Samara in the Russian Football Premier League on loan.[5] On 29 August 2015, in his second game and first start for Krylia Sovetov he assisted on all three goals as his new club unexpectedly defeated the reigning champion FC Zenit Saint Petersburg with a score of 3–1 in an away game. On 31 August 2016, he moved to Krylia Sovetov on a permanent basis.[6]

Zenit St. Petersburg

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On 10 January 2017, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg on a €3 million transfer fee.[7] Before the 2017–18 season, Zenit hired Roberto Mancini as their new manager and Mollo was moved to the second-tier farm-club FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg. On 26 July 2017, he brought attention on himself by showing the middle finger to Zenit Saint Petersburg fans when being substituted. On 30 August 2017, he was released from his Zenit contract by mutual consent.[8]

Fulham

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On 31 August 2017, Mollo signed for championship side Fulham, signing a two-year contract.[9] On 30 January 2018, Fulham announced the mutual termination of Mollo's contract,[10] after featuring just six times for the club during his five months, and failing to play a full 90 minutes once.[11]

Return to Krylia Sovetov Samara

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On 6 September 2018, he returned to Russia, rejoining Krylia Sovetov Samara on a one-year deal.[12] He left Krylia Sovetov in January 2019.[13]

Sochaux

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On 28 January 2019, he signed with Sochaux until the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]

Panathinaikos

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On 25 July 2019, Mollo joined Panathinaikos on a two-year contract.[15]

In January 2020 he joined Ligue 2 side US Orléans on loan for the rest of the season. He made six appearances while Orléans placed last in the league when the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

On 23 October 2020, after 11 months he is again part of Panathinaikos' squad. Specifically, the French winger had played for last time on 24 November 2019 in a match against Panetolikos, as a late substitution. After a quarrel with club's coach Giorgos Donis, before a Super League match with Xanthi F.C. he was loaned out, to return in the summer of 2020, with ex- Panathinaikos coach Dani Poyatos not counting on him.[17]

Olympique Alès

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On 5 December 2024, Mollo signed with Olympique Alès in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3.[18]

Personal life

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Mollo is of half Italian, and half Romani descent. He is the cousin of André-Pierre Gignac.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 18:08, 12 May 2021 (UTC).[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco 2008–09 Ligue 1 24 2 0 0 0 0 24 2
2009–10 18 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
Total 42 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 43 2
Caen II (loan) 2010–11 CFA 2 0 2 0
Caen (loan) 2010–11 Ligue 1 35 4 1 0 2 0 38 4
Granada 2011–12 La Liga 6 0 1 0 7 0
Nancy (loan) 2011–12 Ligue 1 19 3 0 0 0 0 19 3
Nancy 2012–13 Ligue 1 17 3 0 0 1 0 18 3
2013–14 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 19 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 3
Nancy II 2012–13 CFA 1 0 1 0
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2012–13 Ligue 1 19 4 4 0 2 0 25 4
Saint-Étienne II 2013–14 CFA 2 2 1 2 1
2014–15 CFA 2 1 2 1
Total 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Saint-Étienne 2013–14 Ligue 1 17 1 1 0 1 0 19 1
2014–15 23 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 31 4
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Total 51 5 6 0 2 0 4 0 63 5
Krylia Sovetov (loan) 2015–16 Russian Premier League 23 0 2 0 25 0
Krylia Sovetov 2016–17 Russian Premier League 12 5 1 0 13 5
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2016–17 Russian Premier League 7 1 0 0 7 1
Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 2017–18 Russian National Football League 4 0 4 0
Fulham 2017–18 EFL Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Krylia Sovetov 2018–19 Russian Premier League 7 0 0 0 7 0
Sochaux 2018–19 Ligue 2 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Panathinaikos 2019-20 Super League 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1
2020-21 24 0 2 0 0 0 26 0
Total 29 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 1
Orléans (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 281 32 16 0 8 0 4 0 306 32

Honours

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Saint-Étienne

References

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  1. ^ Yohan Mollo : " Notre force : l'esprit d'équipe " Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Transferts - Ewerthon refuse Monaco - AS Monaco Website". as-monaco.net.
  3. ^ Monaco v. Nice Match Report Archived 23 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Ligue 1 - Premier contrat pro pour Mollo - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  5. ^ "Крылья" взяли в аренду Йоана Молло (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 20 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Yohan Mollo transféré au FK Krylia Sovetov" (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ Йоан Молло продолжит карьеру в «Зените» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 10 January 2017.
  8. ^ "FC Zenit dissolves Mollo's contract by mutual consent" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 30 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Mollo Joins Fulham". www.fulhamfc.com. 31 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Mollo Departs | Fulham Football Club". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Yohan Mollo | Football Stats | Fulham U21 | Age 28 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  12. ^ Молло будет внесен в заявку "Крыльев" после медобследования (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 6 September 2018.
  13. ^ Бороздин, Даниил (10 January 2019). Самедов и Джано – в «Крыльях». Ждать ли Попова? [Samedov and Jano in Krylia. Should we wait for Popov?] (in Russian). Championat.
  14. ^ "Communiqué : Yohan Mollo s'engage avec le FCSM" [News Release : Yohan Mollo Commits with FCSM] (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 28 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Παίρνει και τον Μολό για δύο χρόνια". www.sport24.gr. 25 July 2019.
  16. ^ Paumier, Patrick (9 May 2020). "Football: en fin de prêt, Yohan Mollo quitte l'US Orléans". La République du Centre (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Παναθηναϊκός : Στην αποστολή μετά από 11 μήνες ο Μολό". www.tanea.gr. 23 October 2020.
  18. ^ "UNE BELLE SIGNATURE" [A NICE SIGNATURE] (in French). Olympique Alès. 5 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Yohan Mollo, une question de physique". Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  20. ^ Yohan Mollo at Soccerway
  21. ^ "Saint-Etienne-Rennes: la composition des équipes". francetvinfo.fr. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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