Ben Yagan (born 9 February 1995) is a
Belgian
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Armenia
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football player who plays as a
forward and is currently playing for
S.C. Eendracht Aalst in the
Belgian Division 2
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.
Club career
Yagan grew up as a youth in
K. Diegem Sport
Koninklijke Diegem Sport is a Belgian association football club based in Diegem, Flemish Brabant currently playing in the third amateur division. The club was founded in 1943 when two clubs from Diegem merged, namely Diegem-Star and Diegem- ...
. In Brussels, he was at the age of 16 when he transferred to the
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian association football, football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, ''F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration num ...
youth team. Yagan was promoted from the youth squad of Oud-Heverlee Leuven to the first team at the beginning of the 2012-13 season and was allowed to play for the first time on 25 November 2012, when he was subbed on in injury time for
Günther Vanaudenaerde in a 1-1 draw away to
Genk
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.
Following the 2014-15 season, the contract of Yagan with OH Leuven ended and he was released. Near the end of October 2015, he signed as a free player for
Heist
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Places
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.
Personal
Yagan's older brother
Ivan Yagan
Ivan Yagan (born 11 October 1989) is an Armenian football player who plays as a forward and is currently playing for Tienen.
Yagan's younger brother Ben Yagan
Ben Yagan (born 9 February 1995) is a Belgian-Armenian football player who plays as ...
also plays professional football.
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Brussels
Belgian footballers
Ethnic Armenian sportspeople
Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
K.S.K. Heist players
K.F.C. Dessel Sport players
K.S.V. Roeselare players
K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players
K.V.K. Tienen-Hageland players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
Belgian people of Armenian descent
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Association football forwards
K. Diegem Sport players