Sambou Yatabaré
Yatabaré training with Caen in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Beauvais, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Caen | 57 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Monaco | 9 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Bastia | 31 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Olympiacos | 5 | (1) |
2014 | → Bastia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Guingamp (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2015 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2016– | Werder Bremen | 8 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008– | Mali | 25 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 3 May 2016 (UTC). |
Sambou Yatabaré (born 2 March 1989) is a Malian international footballer, who currently plays for Werder Bremen, as a midfielder.
Club career
Yatabaré has played for Caen, Monaco and Bastia.[1][2]
Olympiacos and loans
On 30 August 2013, he signed a four-year contract with Greek side Olympiacos F.C., for a reported fee of €2.2 million.[3] Six months later, lacking game-time in Greece, Yatabaré was sent back to Bastia on loan for six months[4] where he made his return in the first team against Bordeaux on 18 January 2014.[5] He spent the 2014-15 season in Ligue 1 with Guingamp. On 1 September 2015, he signed a year-long loan deal with Standard Liège.[6]
Werder Bremen
On 28 January 2016, Yatabaré signed for Werder Bremen on 3 and a half-year contract running until 2019.[7] While the transfer fee was reported as €2.5 million,[7] Standard Liège also stated they had received €500,000 in compensation from Bremen to end the player's loan with the club.[8]
International career
Yatabaré was eligible to play for the national teams of either France or Mali,[9] making his international debut for Mali in 2008.[10]
Yatabaré represented Mali at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring the team's first goal of the tournament in a 1–1 draw with Cameroon on 20 January 2015.[11]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[nb 1] | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Caen | 2008–09 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
Total | 57 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | |
Monaco | 2011–12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
Bastia | 2012–13 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
2013–14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
Olympiacos | 2013–14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Bastia | 2013–14 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Guingamp | 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
Standard de Liège | 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
Werder Bremen | 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
Career total | 155 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 181 | 11 |
Personal life
His brother Mustapha Yatabaré is also a professional footballer who has played for the Mali national side.[13]
Notes
- ↑ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League.
References
- ↑ "Palmieri et Yatabaré vont s'engager" (in French). SC Bastia. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- 1 2 Sambou Yatabaré – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- ↑ "S. Yatabaré (Bastia) à l'Olympiakos" [S. Yatabaré (Bastia) to Olympiacos] (in French). lequipe.fr. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ↑ "Sambou Yatabaré prêté 6 mois" [Sambou Yatabaré on loan for 6 months] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "Bastia-Bordeaux, u gruppu turchinu" [Bastia-Bordeaux, the blue group] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "Standard Liège : M.Dossevi et S.Yatabaré en prêt" (in French). www.mercato365.com. 1 September 2015.
- 1 2 Klemm, Hans-Günter (28 January 2016). "Eichins Suche beendet: Yatabaré kommt" [Eichin's search completed: Yatabaré is on his way]. Kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Sambou Yatabaré". Standard de Liege Site Officiel (in French). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Mali, France set for tug-of-war". BBC Sport. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ↑ Sambou Yatabaré at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Mali 1-1 Cameroon". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "S. Yatabaré". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Huchet, Arnaud (4 September 2014). "Adieu Mustapha, bonjour Sambou Yatabaré" [Goodbye Mustapha, hello Sambou Yatabaré]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2016.