Yoane Wissa: Football Profile, Newcastle Club, DR Congo Caps and Net Worth

Yoane Wissa is a DR Congo striker, born in France on 3 September 1996, who joined Newcastle United from Brentford on 1 September 2025 for a reported £50m plus add ons to play in England's Premier League. He scored DR Congo's first World Cup goal in a 1-1 draw with Portugal on 17 June 2026. His international appearances and scoring totals are tracked in the caps and goals modules. Estimates of his personal wealth require evidence about assets and liabilities as well as earnings. South African readers who call the game soccer will know him from the other side of the AFCON 2023 third place play off, which Bafana Bafana won on penalties.

Wissa's career connects the youth sides of the Paris region with Congolese international football and England's Premier League. His club history traces that route to Newcastle, while the reported fees and financial estimates carry their dates and context. His live caps, his goals and this season's matches sit in the data modules above, which update after every game.

Who Is Yoane Wissa?

Wissa is a forward who plays for the Dr Congo national team and has spent his senior club career in France and England. He was born in Épinay-sous-Sénart, in the Paris region, to Congolese parents, and he acquired French nationality in December 2000 when his parents were naturalised. He speaks Lingala, a connection to his Congolese heritage alongside his family background. Before he focused on football at 15, he played rugby union, a detail that perhaps explains how comfortable he looks when a defender leans on him.

The Road From Épinay: Every Club and Every Reported Fee

Wissa came through the youth sides of Épinay-sous-Sénart and Linas-Montlhéry before his Châteauroux youth spell from 2013 to 2015. He moved to Angers in 2016. Like many young forwards in France, he learnt the trade away from the spotlight, and the clubs that took a chance on him early deserve credit for it.

Angers held his registration from 2016 to 2018, but he spent much of that spell on loan. His route included Laval in 2017 and Ajaccio across 2017-18, before Lorient signed him in January 2018.

Lorient is where Wissa became a first choice player. He scored 37 goals in 128 appearances between January 2018 and August 2021, and he helped the club win the Ligue 2 title in 2019-20. Brentford signed him on 10 August 2021 for a reported £8.5m, a fee the club itself did not disclose, and he arrived in England in time for the 2021-22 Premier League season.

His four seasons at Brentford ran from 2021 to 2025, and he signed a new contract there in May 2023. Newcastle United then signed him on 1 September 2025 for £50m plus add ons, close to six times the reported fee Brentford had paid four years earlier. Those moves took the Congolese forward from French football to two English clubs.

Why Did Wissa Choose DR Congo Over France?

Wissa chose DR Congo because his family is Congolese, and his first call up came in October 2020, when he was 24 and already established at Lorient. He had held French nationality since December 2000, so the choice was a real one, and it mirrors the path of many diaspora players on African national teams.

His Lingala, his Congolese parents and his decision to represent the Leopards connect his upbringing near Paris with his international career. Scoring the first World Cup goal in DR Congo's history in 2026 added a landmark achievement to that connection, giving supporters in Congo and Congolese diaspora communities a shared football milestone.

What Does Wissa Do on the Pitch?

Wissa is a forward whose value lies in finishing, and in particular in finishing chances that many strikers would not attempt. His attacking movement includes arriving late in the box and striking early before the defence has set itself. It could be argued that his rugby years show in the way he holds off bigger centre backs, although that is a fan's reading of his game rather than a measured statistic, and the records module carries the numbers.

His defining club night came on 14 January 2025, when he scored in a 2-2 draw with Manchester City and, with that 37th league goal, became Brentford's record Premier League goalscorer. For supporters following Congolese players in England, that match marks a dated milestone in his club career. The record will always carry that date beside his name, whatever happens in the seasons after it.

The 2024-25 season brought 20 goals in 39 appearances in all competitions, preceding the move to Newcastle the following September. That completed campaign provides a dated comparison when reading his later season totals in the modules.

His honours include the Ligue 2 title with Lorient in 2019-20 and selection for the Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament for AFCON 2023. Becoming Brentford's record Premier League goalscorer in January 2025 added a club milestone to those achievements.

To assess the Congolese forward beyond a scoring total, watch when he starts his run, which defender he draws towards him and where his first touch takes the ball. A run can help a team even when a teammate receives the pass. When comparing his club and international records, check minutes played, starts and substitute appearances where available, and keep league figures separate from totals across all competitions. Those distinctions make comparisons between his roles more useful.

Wissa and the Leopards: First Call Up, AFCON 2023 and the First World Cup Goal

Wissa received his first call up in October 2020. The caps and goals modules above carry his updated international totals. His international milestones include AFCON 2023 and the country's first World Cup goal in 2026.

AFCON 2023, played in early 2024, was where he became a continental name. He played every match and scored twice as DR Congo reached the third place play off, which they lost to South Africa on penalties, and he was named in the Team of the Tournament. For South African readers, that is the match that ties Wissa to Bafana Bafana, a shootout after a long tournament that gave one squad a medal and the other a striker in the team of the event.

On 17 June 2026, Wissa scored in a 1-1 draw with Portugal to record the first World Cup goal in DR Congo's history. That dated milestone links his individual career to the Leopards' World Cup story and gives Congolese supporters a historic goal to revisit.

Ten days later, on 27 June 2026, he scored twice against Uzbekistan, adding another scoring milestone to his 2026 World Cup campaign.

Yoane Wissa net worth

No supported net worth figure, outlet or valuation year is available for Wissa. A career wage estimate measures accumulated estimated pay rather than personal wealth. Establishing net worth requires evidence about assets and liabilities.

No salary figure supported by an eligible informational source is available, so no annual salary or career wage amount is supplied for conversion into Nigerian naira, Kenyan shillings, Ugandan shillings, South African rand or Ghanaian cedis.

No separately documented image rights income is available, so no amount, outlet, year or currency conversion can be supplied for it. It should not be assumed to be included in, or additional to, the reported salary.

No supported market value figure with an outlet and valuation year is available. The reported £50m plus add ons Newcastle transfer in 2025 and £8.5m Brentford transfer in 2021 describe payments between clubs. Neither fee establishes Wissa's personal assets or a separate market valuation.

No supported endorsement income or named endorsement agreement is available, so there is no documented amount to convert. Salary, image rights and endorsements describe possible income streams; a personal net worth estimate also requires evidence about assets and liabilities. The available earnings estimates do not establish that balance.

How to Watch Wissa From Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda

Supporters tracking Wissa from Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Accra or Kampala can read the fixtures module for country specific broadcast listings and kick off times. Its broadcaster entries update as coverage arrangements change, keeping viewing details alongside the relevant fixture. Wissa's DR Congo fixtures also carry venue information and times for each audience.

For a Wissa club fixture starting at 15:00 in England under winter time, viewers in Lagos read WAT 16:00, those in Nairobi and Kampala read EAT 18:00, Johannesburg reads SAST 17:00 and Accra reads GMT 15:00. An English 15:00 start under British Summer Time instead means WAT 15:00 for Lagos, EAT 17:00 for Nairobi and Kampala, SAST 16:00 for Johannesburg and GMT 14:00 for Accra. When arranging an evening around the Congolese forward's matches, use the fixture's converted time, especially near England's March and October clock changes.

Following Wissa offers Congolese diaspora audiences a link between English club football and the Leopards. South African supporters can also trace his international story through the AFCON 2023 medal match involving Bafana Bafana. The African footballers hub brings Wissa's profile together with other African careers for readers building their viewing schedule.

For a shared viewing plan across Accra, Lagos, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala, send the fixture date together with all four time zones. Check that a listing identifies the live match rather than a replay or highlights programme, and distinguish the programme's start from kick off. For DR Congo matches, use the converted fixture time rather than applying an English club offset to the host venue. This keeps plans centred on the same match wherever supporters are watching.