Youl Mawene

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Youl Mawene
Personal information
Full name	Youl Mawene
Date of birth	July 16, 1979
Place of birth	Caen, France
Height	6ft 1in
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Preston North End
Number	5
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1999-2000 2000-2004 2004-	Lens Derby County Preston North End	6 (0) 55 (1) 76 (3)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19/11/2006.

Youl Mawene (born 16 July 1979) is a French footballer currently playing for Preston North End. He usually plays as a central defender.

Mawene started his career at Lens, where he played an important part in side which was reached the semi-finals of the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup.

In the summer of 2000, Derby County signed Mawene for £500,000. He played 60 games for the Rams, scoring one goal. In 2003/04 he was Derby's Player of the Season.

In the summer of 2004, at the end of his contract with Derby, Mawene moved to Preston on a free transfer. This was despite a bid from Championship rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he had played three trial games during that summer.

An ever-present in his debut season, he formed a strong partnership with Chris Lucketti. His good form that year was rewarded with the Player of the Season award. In 2005/06 he formed another strong partnership with Claude Davis as Preston reached the play-offs for the second season in a row.

Mawene sustained a knee-ligament injury in a pre-season match against Manchester United. He is set to miss a significant part of the 2006/07 season. [1]

Preston North End F.C. - Current Squad
1 Lonergan | 2 Alexander | 3 Davidson | 4 Pugh | 5 Mawene | 7 Sedgwick | 9 Agyemang | 10 Nugent | 11 Dichio | 12 St Ledger | 14 Chilvers | 15 Whaley | 16 McKenna | 17 Ormerod | 18 Hill | 19 Smith | 20 Miller | 22 Nash | 23 L. Neal | 24 Anyinsah | 25 Nowland | 26 Stock | 27 McCormack | 28 Wilson | 29 Hinchcliffe | 30 C. Neal | 32 Parillon | 33 Mellor | 34 Beattie | Manager: Simpson