Club

Youla's professional career started in Belgium in 1999, when Lokeren signed him to replace the departed Jan Koller, who had moved to Anderlecht.^{[citation needed]} Scoring 9 goals in 14 matches, Youla played a successful season, before also being signed by Anderlecht.^{[citation needed]} At Anderlecht, he faced fierce competition in the likes of Koller, Tomasz Radzinski, Aruna Dindane and Oleg Iachtchouk.^{[citation needed]} He only remained for one season but is remembered by Anderlecht fans for his injury time winner against PSV Eindhoven in the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, allowing Anderlecht to qualify for the Round of 16 as group winners.^{[citation needed]} Youla moved to Turkey where he signed for Gençlerbirliği SK and played five seasons as a first team player.^{[citation needed]} He signed for Beşiktaş J.K., got much less playing time and was loaned out for one season to French side FC Metz.^{[citation needed]} At Metz, he was noticed by Lille, who signed him in 2007.^{[citation needed]} After again a season where he did not receive much opportunities, he was loaned out back to Turkish side Eskişehirspor where he partnered up with Ümit Karan.^{[citation needed]} The following season, the transfer was made permanent.^{[citation needed]} Thereafter, Youla enjoyed two more seasons in Turkey, with Denizlispor and Orduspor.^{[citation needed]} Following the 2010–11 season, he stayed unemployed until November 2012, when he was hired by Belgian team Sint-Niklaas to help the team remain in the Belgian Second Division.^{[citation needed]} On 11 June 2016, Youla signed for North American Soccer League side Indy Eleven.^[3]

International

He was part of the Guinean 2004 African Nations Cup team who finished second in their group in the first round of competition.^{[citation needed]} The team progressed to the quarter finals, where they lost to Mali.^{[citation needed]}

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 14 November 2009^[7]

International goals

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#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 March 2000	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	2–0	4-4	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.				3–3
3.	2000			–
4.	2000			–
5.	16 November 2003	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	Mozambique	1–0	4–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	5 September 2004	Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Botswana	2–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	11 January 2008	Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain	Sudan	2–0	6–0	Friendly
8.				3–0
9.				4–0
10.				5–0
11.	28 January 2008	Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Namibia	1–1	Draw	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
12.	12 August 2009	International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–1	3–3	Friendly
13.				2–2
Statistics accurate as of match played 14 November 2009[7]

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