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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yann Mael Kembo Diantela | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Le Mans, France | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | AS Le Mans Villaret | ||
| 2014–2017 | Le Mans | ||
| 2017–2019 | Tours | ||
| 2019–2021 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Tours II | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | Tours | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Lens II | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sporting B | 33 | (1) |
| 2024– | Sporting Gijón | 1 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Ibiza (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | France U17 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
Yann Mael Kembo Diantela (born 20 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Sporting de Gijón.
Club career
[edit]Born in Le Mans, Kembo played for local sides AS Le Mans Villaret and Le Mans FC before joining Tours FC in 2017.[1] He made his first team debut with the latter on 18 May 2019, starting in a 2–2 home draw against SO Cholet which sealed the club's relegation to the Championnat National 2.[2]
On 15 July 2019, Kembo signed a four-year contract with RC Lens and returned to youth football.[3] He left the club in January 2023 after being rarely used for their reserves, and went on a trial at Sporting de Gijón shortly after;[4] he then signed a contract with the club on 4 February, being assigned to the B-team.[5]
Kembo made his first team debut with the Asturians on 30 October 2024, starting in a 1–0 away win over CD Numancia, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6] He made his professional debut on 4 December, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss to Racing de Santander, also for the national cup.[7]
On 28 June 2025, Kembor renewed his contract with Sporting until 2028, being promoted to the first team.[8] The following 15 January, after just one league match, he was loaned to Primera Federación side UD Ibiza until June.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gambardella: Yann Kembo a toujours un temps d'avance" [Gambardella: Yann Kembo is always one step ahead] (in French). La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "National: incapable de gagner, le Tours FC relégué en National 2" [National: unable to win, Tours FC are relegated to National 2] (in French). La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Transferts: Yann Kembo signe quatre ans à Lens" [Transfers: Yann Kembo signs for four years with Lens] (in French). L'Équipe. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Yann Kembo, de viejo objetivo a fichaje a tiro del Sporting" [Yann Kembo, from old target to Sporting's close signing] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Oficial: El Sporting ficha a Kembo para su filial" [Official: Sporting sign Kembo to their reserve team] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "El fútbol francés cala en Mareo" [French football is getting to Mareo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Albés apuesta por Kembo y Mbemba de centrales en la Copa: el once del Sporting" [Albés bets on Kembo and Mbemba as centre-backs in the Cup: Sporting's starting eleven] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Yann Kembo amplía su vinculación como rojiblanco" [Yann Kembo extends his link as a red-and-white] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "Yann Kembo, cedido a la UD Ibiza" [Yann Kembo, loaned to UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Yann Kembo at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Yann Kembo at BDFutbol
- Yann Kembo at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Footballers from Le Mans
- Living people
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Tours FC players
- RC Lens players
- Sporting Atlético players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- UD Ibiza players
- Ligue 3 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Tercera Federación players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain