Wylan Cyprien

Wylan Jean-Claude Cyprien (born 28 January 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Netanya.

Early life Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France on 28 January 1995, Cyprien moved to metropolitan France at a young age.

Club career

Lens Cyprien began his youth career at Paris FC, before moving to Lens in 2008. The transfer fee was a reported €5m. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the Ligue 1 season, coming on as a second-half substitute for Vincent Marcel in a 1–0 victory over Rennes.

Cyprien's first goal for the club came in the Europa League on 29 September 2016, a consolation goal in his side's 5–2 defeat to Russian club Krasnodar in the group stage of the competition.

On 10 March 2017, Cyprien picked up an ACL injury in a Ligue 1 match against SM Caen, a game that finished 2–2, and he was ruled out a day later for the remainder of the season.

Cyprien spent much of the first-half of the 2017–18 campaign on the sidelines and he eventually appeared in just 946 minutes of Ligue 1 action.

2019–20 season Cyprien made his season debut in the first round of Ligue 1 fixtures against Amiens on 10 August 2019, assisting Dante's winning goal in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time. A week later, he scored his first goal of the season, converting from the penalty spot, before assisting Ignatius Ganago for the game winning goal over Nîmes.

On 18 October, Cyprien picked up two yellow cards and was sent off in a 4–1 home loss to reigning champions PSG. Two months later on 7 December, Cyprien scored two goals and earned man of the match honours as Nice defeated FC Metz in the 17th round of Ligue 1 fixtures by a score of 4–1.

Parma On 5 October 2020, Cyprien signed with Parma. He joined the Serie A side on a season-long loan, potentially to become a permanent deal running until June 2025 upon the meeting of performance-based objectives.

Loan to Nantes The transfer to Parma became permanent at the end of the season. On 24 June 2021, he was loaned to FC Nantes for the 2021–22 season.

Loan to Sion On 9 August 2022, Cyprien joined Sion in Switzerland on loan with an option to buy.

Changchun Yatai On 28 January 2025, Cyprien moved to Changchun Yatai in China.

International career Cyprien is a former France youth international, having been capped at U16, U18, U19 and U21 levels.

Career statistics

Honours Nantes Coupe de France: 2021–22

Parma Serie B: 2023–24