Youl Mawéné

Football player infobox
playername = Youl Mawéné


fullname = Youl Mawéné
height = 6 ft 1 in
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|7|16|df=y
cityofbirth = Caen
countryofbirth = France
currentclub = Preston North End
clubnumber = 5
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2004
2004-
clubs = Lens B
Lens
Derby County
Preston North End
caps(goals) = 015 (0)
006 (0)
055 (1)
122 (7)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 28/8/2008
ntupdate =

Youl Mawéné (born 16 July 1979) is a French footballer currently playing for Preston North End. He usually plays as a central defender.

Football career

Mawéné started his career at Lens, where he played an important part in side which was reached the semi-finals of the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup.

In the summer of 2000, Derby County signed Mawéné for £500,000. He played 60 games for the Rams, scoring one goal. In 2003/04 he was Derby's Player of the Season.

In the summer of 2004, at the end of his contract with Derby, Mawéné moved to Preston on a free transfer. This was despite a bid from Championship rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he had played three trial games during that summer.

An ever-present in his debut season, he formed a strong partnership with Chris Lucketti. His good form that year was rewarded with the Player of the Season award. In 2005/06 he formed another strong partnership with Claude Davis as Preston reached the play-offs for the second season in a row.

Mawéné tore cruciate and medial knee ligaments in a pre-season match against Manchester United at Deepdale and missed the entire 2006/07 season. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/5228686.stm] Pronounced fit in June 2007, he has since returned to the first team, with only suspensions and a brief spell on the sidelines around Christmas time preventing him from being an ever present in the side.

Personal life

Youl's younger brother, Samy, plays in England for Stafford Rangers

External links

* [http://www.pnefc.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10362~5659,00.html Youl Mawéné player profile] at pnefc.net
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