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Fouad Yaha
Personal information
Full nameFouad Yaha فؤاد يحيى
Born (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 29)
Avignon, Vaucluse,
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1]
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–18 Catalans Dragons 70 35 0 0 140
2019–25 Catalans Dragons 107 73 0 0 292
2023(loan) → Hull KR 2 0 0 0 0
2025– Albi 19 18 0 0 0
Total 198 126 0 0 432
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– France 14 4 0 0 16
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 SU Agen 4 2 0 0 10
Source: [2][3]
As of 27 October 2025

Fouad Yaha (born 19 August 1996) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Albi in the Super XIII and France at international level. He is the Catalans Dragons current all-time top try scorer, having played for the Dragons in the Super League in two spells between 2015-2018 and 2019-2025. He has also featured for Hull KR on loan.

Yaha briefly played rugby union for SU Agen before returning to Catalans in 2019.

Background

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Yaha was born in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He is of Moroccan descent.

Club career

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Catalans Dragons

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Yaha made his Super League debut for Catalans Dragons in a 32–24 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015.[4] At 18 years old, he became the youngest player at the time to have played for the Dragons in Super League.

Yaha was a member of the Catalans team that won the 2018 Challenge Cup Final with victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[5]

In round 3 of the 2021 Super League season, he scored a hat-trick in Catalans 42–6 victory over Salford.[6] On 9 October 2021, Yaha played for Catalans in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St. Helens.[7] In round 22 of the 2022 Super League season, Yaha scored a hat-trick in Catalans 20-16 victory over Wakefield Trinity.[8] In round 25 of the 2022 Super League season, Yaha scored a hat-trick in Catalans 24-14 French Derby victory over Toulouse Olympique. The result also meant Toulouse were relegated back to the Championship.[9]

Racing Club Albi XIII

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On 25 September 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Albi in the Super XIII[10]

Rugby union

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At the end of the 2018 Super League season, Yaha joined Top 14 rugby union club SU Agen, however he returned to rugby league with the Dragons in February 2019.[11]

Personal life

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Yaha is the nephew of former France international Bagdad Yaha, who played in the inaugural season of Super League for Paris Saint-Germain.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ RLP
  4. ^ "Carney breathes fire into Dragons". 25 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Super League: Catalans Dragons 42-6 Salford Red Devils - Yaha scores hat-trick". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Super League: Fouad Yaha scores hat-trick to lead Catalans Dragons to 20-16 win over Wakefield Trinity". www.skysports.com.
  9. ^ "Toulouse Olympique officially relegated from Super League". www.loverugbyleague.com. 25 August 2022.
  10. ^ Ben Olawumi (25 September 2025). "Released Catalans Dragons stalwart lands new club following Super League exit". Love Rugby League.
  11. ^ Fouad Yaha: Catalans Dragons re-sign winger after rugby union stint with Agen
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