Yaya Sanogo

Yaya Sanogo (born 27 January 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Armenian Premier League club Urartu. A promising youth player, he came up at local Parisian club CO Les Ulis before moving to Auxerre's youth academy. He made his debut for Auxerre in 2010 at the age of 16. In 2013, he was transferred to the Arsenal team coached by Arsene Wenger. He struggled to break into Arsenal's first team in his four seasons at the club during which time he had loan spells with Crystal Palace, Ajax, and Charlton Athletic. In 2017, he transferred to Toulouse, where he played for three seasons. He had a brief spell at Huddersfield Town in 2021. He is a former French youth international, and was a member of the side that won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.