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Ben Yagan (born 9 February 1995) is a
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n football player who plays as a forward and is currently playing for S.C. Eendracht Aalst in the
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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 Genk () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the town of Genk itself. It is one of the most important industrial towns in Flanders, located on the Albert Canal, ...
. 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
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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.


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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 {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub Association football forwards K. Diegem Sport players