Karifa Yao
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karifa Yao | ||
| Date of birth | September 28, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Étoiles de l’Est | ||
| 2017–2019 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | CF Montréal[a] | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Cavalry FC (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 25, 2021 | |||
Karifa Yao (born September 28, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for CF Montréal.
Club career[]
CF Montréal[]
Yao joined the Montreal Impact Academy in 2017, after previously playing with amateur side Étoiles de l’Est.[1] On June 4, 2019, Yao signed a homegrown contract with Montreal Impact.[2] He made his professional debut on September 20, 2020, appearing as a 53rd-minute substitute during a 4–1 loss to Philadelphia Union.[3]
On February 3, 2021, Yao went on a season-long loan to Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.[4] He made his debut for Cavalry on June 30 against Atlético Ottawa, starting in a 4-1 victory. On November 20, Yao scored his first professional goal against Pacific FC, netting the equalizer in their 2021 CPL season play-off semi-final, which ultimately ended in a 2-1 defeat for Cavalry.[5] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Yao would leave the club at the end of his loan spell, and CF Montréal would announce that they would exercise the option on Yao's contract for 2022.[6][7]
Personal life[]
Yao was born in Montreal, Quebec to an Ivorian father and a Senegalese mother.[1]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Montreal Impact
Notes[]
- ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
References[]
- ^ a b "Karifa Yao | Montreal Impact".
- ^ "Centre-back and Impact Academy product Karifa Yao signs with the first team | Montreal Impact".
- ^ "Boxscore: Montreal Impact vs. Philadelphia Union 09/20/2020 | Matchcenter".
- ^ Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (3 February 2021). "Cavalry FC adds defender Karifa Yao on loan from MLS side CF Montreal". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Jacques, John (November 20, 2021). "Pacific Powers Way To 2021 CPL Final". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players". CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
- ^ Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (November 25, 2021). "Cavalry FC announce departure of six players including Farsi, Yao". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
External links[]
- Karifa Yao at Soccerway
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian people of Ivorian descent
- Canadian people of Senegalese descent
- Association football defenders
- Soccer players from Montreal
- CF Montréal players
- Cavalry FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Canadian soccer biography stubs