Yannick Salem

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Yannick Salem Louniangou (born 29 March 1983 in Amiens, France) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward and represented Congo at international level. He began his career in France with Grenoble, Créteil and Châteauroux, then moved to the Netherlands to play for De Graafschap and AGOVV Apeldoorn, even having a trial with Nottingham Forest in 2007.

Salem later played for K.S.K. Beveren in Belgium and Eintracht Trier in Germany. In 2010 he signed a short-term deal with Stockport County in England, followed by AFC Telford United. His career continued with clubs in Romania, Germany and elsewhere, including Concordia Chiajna, 1.FC Wülfrath, Târgu Mureș, TuRU Düsseldorf, TSV Meerbusch, Rather SV and a return to TuRU Düsseldorf.

Internationally, Salem earned caps for Congo, making his debut in a 2007 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zambia and playing in friendlies in 2009. He was born to Congolese parents and comes from a large family with six brothers and three sisters. He is 1.84 meters tall.