Yllan Okou
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Date of birth
23 December 2002
Place of birth
Poitiers, France
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position
Centre-back
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Poitiers, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RAAL La Louvière | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Poitiers | ||
| 2017–2021 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Monaco B | 23 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Bastia | 24 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | RAAL La Louvière | 21 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2026 | |||
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.[2]
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.[3][4] 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.[5]