| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yann-Erik Randa Bahezre de Lanlay [1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandnes Ulf | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2007 | Vaulen IL | ||
| 2007–2009 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Viking | 127 | (13) |
| 2015–2019 | Rosenborg | 71 | (10) |
| 2020–2025 | Viking | 105 | (5) |
| 2026– | Sandnes Ulf | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Norway U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Norway U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 20 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Yann-Erik Randa Bahezre de Lanlay (born 14 May 1992)[2] is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sandnes Ulf.
Club career
Early years
De Lanlay was born in Norway to a French father and Norwegian mother,[3] and is therefore eligible to play for both countries. He began playing football for Vaulen IL when he was five years old. In 2006, he was picked for Statoil's football academy, where he played with Hull's Markus Henriksen, Molde's Ruben Gabrielsen and ex-teammate Christian Landu Landu. After having great success for his team he was during the summer of 2007 picked up by Viking FK.
Viking
De Lanlay came to Viking from Vaulen as a 15-year-old. He became a part of Viking's talent programme, under the leadership of Gary Goodchild. Here he also played with his three years older Brother Even de Lanlay. He was also considered a substantial talent, but had to cut down due to a knee injury. Yann-Erik was picked for the first team squad ahead of the 2010 season and made his first team debut 17 October 2010 against Odd Grenland. During the winter of 2011 de Lanlay began playing regularly for the first team, and he scored his first goal against Fredrikstad in a 2–0 victory.
In October 2013, de Lanlay signed a new contract with Viking, binding him to the club until the end of the 2016 season.[4]
Rosenborg
At 17 July 2015, Rosenborg announced that they had agreed with Viking for a transfer. De Lanlay signed a four-year contract with Rosenborg.[5]
Return to Viking
On 23 December 2019, de Lanlay returned to Viking, signing a four-year contract with the club.[6] He left the club after the 2025 season.[7]
Sandnes Ulf
On 26 February 2026, de Lanlay signed a one-year contract with Sandnes Ulf.[8]
International career
De Lanlay was first called up for the Norwegian national team for the friendly matches against South Africa and Zambia in January 2013,[3] and made his debut when he replaced Erik Huseklepp as a substitute at half time in the 1–0 victory against South Africa.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viking | 2010 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Eliteserien | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | Eliteserien | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2013 | Eliteserien | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2014 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| Total | 127 | 13 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 142 | 19 | ||||
| Rosenborg | 2015 | Eliteserien | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Eliteserien | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4[b] | 2 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Total | 71 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 15 | ||
| Viking | 2020 | Eliteserien | 19 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 105 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 124 | 8 | |||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2026 | OBOS-ligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 304 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 42 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 27 August 2014[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 January 2014 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Moldova | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [13] |
Honours
Club
Rosenborg
- Tippeligaen/Eliteserien (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[14][15]
- Norwegian Football Cup (3): 2015, 2016, 2018[15]
Viking
References
- "RBKweb - Spiller: Yann-Erik de Lanlay". Rbkweb.no. 14 May 1992. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Nifs.no. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- Andersen, Gorm S. (26 November 2012). "Drillo tok ut de Lanlay mot Zambia og Sør-Afrika" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- Nilsen, Knut Arne (24 October 2013). "De Lanlay skrev under ny kontrakt med Viking". 100% Sport (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "de Lanlay blir Rosenborg-spilller" (in Norwegian). 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- "De Lanlay tilbake i mørkeblått". www.vikingfotball.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- "Viking-veteran ferdig etter sesongen: – Trist og vemodig". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). NTB. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- "Yann-Erik de Lanlay klar for Sandnes Ulf!". Sandnes Ulf (in Norwegian). 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- "Yanni debuterte". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- "Yann-Erik de Lanlay". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB.
- Yann-Erik de Lanlay at Soccerway
- "Yann-Erik de Lanlay". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- "Norway 2 Moldova 1". ESPN. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- "Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg". Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- Barka, Even Hye Tytlandsvik (30 November 2025). "Banestorming og enorme scener da Viking vant Eliteserien" [Pitch invasion and huge scenes as Viking win the Eliteserien]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
External links
- Yann-Erik de Lanlay at WorldFootball.net
- Yann-Erik de Lanlay at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)