Martial Yao

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Martial Yao
Personal information
Full name Martial Yao Kouassi[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Bingerville, Ivory Coast
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 ASEC Mimosas
2010–2016 Stade Tunisien 68 (3)
2013–2014 → LPS Tozeur (loan) 17 (3)
2016–2017 US Ben Guerdane 21 (0)
2017 Al-Merrikh
2017–2018 AS Gabès 6 (0)
2018–2019 Al-Adalah
2019–2020 Fujairah 6 (0)
2020 → Al-Bukiryah (loan)
National team
Ivory Coast U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:04, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Martial Yao Kouassi (born 4 October 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career[]

Born in Bingerville, Yao has played for ASEC Mimosas, Stade Tunisien, LPS Tozeur, US Ben Guerdane, Al-Merrikh, AS Gabès, Al-Adalah, Fujairah and Al-Bukiryah.[1][2]

On 2 June 2018 he moved from Tunisian club AS Gabès to Saudi club Al-Adalah.[3]

International career[]

He played at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship,[4] and was compared to Claude Makélélé for his tireless midfield performances.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Côte d'Ivoire - M. Kouassi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Martial Yao Kouassi - Fujairah SC". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ^ "بالصور… "سعودي" و"سنغالي" و"عاجي" باكورة تعاقدات "العدالة" | صحيفة الأحساء نيوز".
  4. ^ "USA and Italy tussle for top spot". FIFA. 20 September 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Italian-Ivorian clash of styles, US & Korea well prepared". FIFA. 16 September 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2008.

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