Défenseur central · France

Yllan Okou#99

RAAL La Louvière

Repères

Âge

23 ans

Poste

Défenseur central

Nationalité

France

Numéro

#99

Taille

189 cm

Poids

77 kg

Naissance

23 décembre 2002

Lieu de naissance

Poitiers, France

Parcours

Yllan Okou (born 23 December 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club RAAL La Louvière. Born in Poitiers, Okou is the son of the Ivorian former rugby union player Alfred Okou. He moved to Buxerolles as a 7-year-old, whilst starting to play football with the Poitiers. There he was a close friend of Nicolas Tié, who would also end up pursuing a professional career in football at Chelsea and Vitória de Guimarães. While playing his youth club football at Poitiers, Okou also joined the federal pôle espoirs of Châteauroux in 2015. After this spell in the FFF institution, he entered the Monaco academy in 2017. Okou made his professional debut for Monaco on 2 January 2022, starting and playing every minute of a Coupe de France 3–1 away win against Quevilly-Rouen as a centre-back. On 23 October 2023, Okou joined Ligue 2 club Bas…