Yohan Cabaye
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Retired
👕500+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
🎯50+ Assists
🏴50+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.13
goals / match
LOSC Lille
top club · 252 apps
Career highs
€23.00m
peak value · 2014
€25.00m
top transfer fee · 13/14
15
best season · 09/10
84 / 10
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1986-01-14 · 6 players total
549Appearances
71Goals
57Assists
119Yellow cards
1Red cards
137Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Yohan Cabaye |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1986-01-14 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Tourcoing, France |
| Citizenship |  France |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2021-02-19 |
| Contract expires | — |
Feb 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Aug 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Saint-Étienne
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — AS Saint-Étienne
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Al-Nasr → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Al-Nasr SC (UAE)
17 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Al-Nasr
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Crystal Palace
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Crystal Palace
35 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Crystal Palace
40 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Paris SG → Crystal Palace
15/16 · Transfer · €13.90m
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Paris Saint-Germain
36 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Newcastle → Paris SG
13/14 · Transfer · €25.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United
41 matches · 8 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Newcastle United
35 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Newcastle United
38 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: LOSC Lille → Newcastle
11/12 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2010
10/11 — LOSC Lille
50 matches · 5 G · 11 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — LOSC Lille
46 matches · 15 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — LOSC Lille
35 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — LOSC Lille
39 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — LOSC Lille
33 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — LOSC Lille
35 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — LOSC Lille
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: LOSC Lille B → LOSC Lille
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: LOSC Lille U19 → LOSC Lille B
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €23.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1509 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 19/20. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 1.00/90
Assists1 total · 1.00/90
G+A2 total · 2.00/90
Yellow cards6 total · 6.00/90
Minutes played by club
AS Saint-Étienne
0.7%
Al-Nasr SC (UAE)
12.4%
Crystal Palace
12.4%
Paris Saint-Germain
11.4%
Newcastle United
12.3%
LOSC Lille
50.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Al-Nasr SC (UAE) | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1,537 |
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 109 | 10 | 6 | 1,534 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 1,416 |
| Newcastle United | 3 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 93 | 18 | 12 | 1,518 |
| LOSC Lille | 7 | 04/05 | 10/11 | 252 | 37 | 32 | 6,279 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | AS Saint-Étienne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Europa League | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | UAE League Cup | Al-Nasr SC (UAE) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 467 |
| 18/19 | UAE Pro League | Al-Nasr SC (UAE) | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,070 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 31 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 32 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 533 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 461 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 33 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 540 |
| 14/15 | Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Coupe de France | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 |
| 14/15 | Coupe de la Ligue | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 958 |
| 13/14 | Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 13/14 | Coupe de la Ligue | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 215 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | Newcastle United | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League Qualifying | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 26 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 354 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 240 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 34 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 709 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de France | LOSC Lille | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de la Ligue | LOSC Lille | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | LOSC Lille | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | LOSC Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 36 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1,546 |
| 09/10 | Coupe de la Ligue | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | LOSC Lille | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 501 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | LOSC Lille | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 261 |
| 09/10 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 196 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de France | LOSC Lille | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de la Ligue | LOSC Lille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 32 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 659 |
| 07/08 | Coupe de France | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Coupe de la Ligue | LOSC Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 36 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 403 |
| 06/07 | Champions League | LOSC Lille | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Champions League Qu. | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Coupe de France | LOSC Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 06/07 | Coupe de la Ligue | LOSC Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 550 |
| 05/06 | Champions League | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Coupe de France | LOSC Lille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Coupe de la Ligue | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,654 |
| 05/06 | UEFA Cup | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Coupe de France | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Coupe de la Ligue | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | UEFA Cup | LOSC Lille | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | LOSC Lille U19 | LOSC Lille B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | LOSC Lille B | LOSC Lille | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | LOSC Lille | Newcastle | Transfer | 11000000 | €5.00m |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-29 | Newcastle | Paris SG | Transfer | 20000000 | €25.00m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Paris SG | Crystal Palace | Transfer | 16000000 | €13.90m |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Crystal Palace | Al-Nasr | Transfer | 10000000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Al-Nasr | Without Club | Transfer | 10000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-27 | Without Club | Saint-Étienne | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Saint-Étienne | Without Club | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-19 | Without Club | Retired | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Groin injury | 2012-11-11 | 2013-01-12 | 63 | 18 |
| 14/15 | Adductor pain | 2015-02-16 | 2015-04-07 | 51 | 11 |
| 15/16 | Knock | 2016-01-30 | 2016-02-05 | 7 | 2 |
| 16/17 | Groin injury | 2016-08-31 | 2016-09-16 | 17 | 3 |
| 17/18 | Foot injury | 2017-07-01 | 2017-08-18 | 49 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€23.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.20m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €23.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #23658 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23101 | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9323 | — | 15 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3377 | #6 | 48 | 4 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Zaha | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 13 | 32 |
| 07/08 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 7 | 36 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 7 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 9 | 36 |
| 09/10 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 8 | 32 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 6 | 34 |
Teams faced most often by Yohan Cabaye's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 48 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 74 | -24 | 31% |
| Manchester City | 41 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 96 | -67 | 10% |
| Manchester United | 40 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 78 | -46 | 15% |
| Arsenal FC | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 71 | -37 | 11% |
| Liverpool FC | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 48 | 89 | -41 | 26% |
| West Ham United | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 39% |
| Everton FC | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 22% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 36% |
| Leicester City | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 31% |
| Southampton FC | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 26% |
| West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 47% |
| Watford FC | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 45% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Senior debut season | |
| 05/06 | First senior goal | |
| 13/14 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 21 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 18/19 | 17 | 1,537 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 17/18 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 35 | 533 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 |
| 15/16 | 40 | 1,001 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 14/15 | 36 | 1,253 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 13/14 | 41 | 378 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 12/13 | 35 | 354 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 11/12 | 38 | 949 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 10/11 | 50 | 1,760 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 09/10 | 46 | 958 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.03 |
| 08/09 | 35 | 874 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 07/08 | 39 | 403 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 |
| 06/07 | 33 | 630 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 |
| 05/06 | 35 | 1,654 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 04/05 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 1
244 apps
31 G
32 A
Premier League
175 apps
26 G
16 A
Coupe de France
25 apps
3 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
15 apps
3 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
2 G
1 A
Europa League
24 apps
1 G
3 A
UAE Pro League
12 apps
1 G
2 A
FA Cup
10 apps
1 G
1 A
League Cup
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Champions League
17 apps
1 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Yohan Cabaye
Who is Yohan Cabaye?
Yohan Cabaye is a France professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Yohan Cabaye?
Yohan Cabaye is 40 years old. He was born on January 14, 1986 in Tourcoing.
What position does Yohan Cabaye play?
Yohan Cabaye plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Yohan Cabaye play for?
Yohan Cabaye currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Yohan Cabaye scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yohan Cabaye has scored 71 goals in 549 appearances.