Sambou Yatabaré

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Sambou Yatabaré
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Yatabaré training with Caen in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Beauvais, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Valenciennes
Number 22
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)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen 10 (1)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen II 11 (3)
2017–2018 → Antwerp (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2020 Antwerp 17 (1)
2021 Amiens 4 (0)
2021– Valenciennes 12 (1)
National team‡
2008– Mali 32 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:38, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017

Sambou Yatabaré (born 2 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valenciennes. Born in France, he represents Mali at international level.[1]

Club career[]

Yatabaré has played for Caen, Monaco and Bastia.[2][3]

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.[4] Six months later, lacking game-time in Greece, Yatabaré was sent back to Bastia on loan for six months[5] where he made his return in the first team against Bordeaux on 18 January 2014.[6] 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.[7]

Werder Bremen[]

On 28 January 2016, Yatabaré signed for Werder Bremen on 3 and a half-year contract running until 2019.[8] While the transfer fee was reported as €2.5 million,[8] Standard Liège also stated they had received €500,000 in compensation from Bremen to end the player's loan with the club.[9]

Royal Antwerp (loan)[]

On 31 August 2017, the last day of the German summer transfer window, Yatabaré joined Royal Antwerp on loan for the 2017–18 season. His new club was given the option to sign him permanently.[10][11]

In March 2018, Werder Bremen's sporting director Frank Baumann confirmed Yatabaré would join Antwerp permanently in the summer.[12][13]

International career[]

Yatabaré was eligible to play for the national teams of either France or Mali,[14] making his international debut for Mali in 2008.[15]

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.[16]

Personal life[]

Yatabaré's brother, Mustapha, is also a professional footballer, who has played for the Mali national side.[17][18]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 22 September 2020[3][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Caen 2008–09 Ligue 1 11 1 — — 11 1
2009–10 Ligue 2 21 0 4 0 — 25 0
2010–11 Ligue 1 25 2 1 1 — 26 3
Total 57 3 5 1 0 0 62 4
Monaco 2011–12 Ligue 2 9 1 1 0 — 10 1
Bastia 2012–13 Ligue 1 28 1 1 0 — 29 1
2013–14 Ligue 1 3 0 — — 3 0
Total 31 1 1 0 0 0 32 1
Olympiacos 2013–14 Super League Greece 5 1 2 1 3[a] 0 10 2
Bastia 2013–14 Ligue 1 13 1 — — 13 1
Guingamp 2014–15 Ligue 1 19 1 2 0 8 0 29 1
Standard Liège 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 13 0 3 0 — 16 0
Werder Bremen 2015–16 Bundesliga 8 1 1 0 — 9 1
2016–17 Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 10 1 2 0 0 0 12 1
Werder Bremen II 2016–17 3. Liga 11 3 — — 11 3
Antwerp (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 20 1 2 0 — 22 1
Antwerp 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 17 1 0 0 4[b] 0 21 1
Career total 205 14 18 2 15 0 238 16
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Belgian First Division A play-offs

International goals[]

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yatabaré goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Sambou Yatabaré
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2014 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 2–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 20 January 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Cameroon 1–0 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
3 4 September 2016 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Benin 1–0 5–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 8 October 2016 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Mali

References[]

  1. ^ Sambou Yatabaré at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Palmieri et Yatabaré vont s'engager" (in French). SC Bastia. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b Sambou Yatabaré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
  4. ^ "S. Yatabaré (Bastia) à l'Olympiakos" [S. Yatabaré (Bastia) to Olympiacos] (in French). lequipe.fr. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Sambou Yatabaré prêté 6 mois" [Sambou Yatabaré on loan for 6 months] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Bastia-Bordeaux, u gruppu turchinu" [Bastia-Bordeaux, the blue group] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Standard Liège : M.Dossevi et S.Yatabaré en prêt" (in French). www.mercato365.com. 1 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ "Sambou Yatabaré". Standard de Liege Site Officiel (in French). 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Mali's Sambou Yatabare completes loan move to Royal Antwerp". Goal. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. ^ Hanke, Maik (31 August 2017). "Yatabare wechselt nach Antwerpen" [Yatabare joins Antwerp]. Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  12. ^ "L'Antwerp a levé l'option sur Yatabaré". RTBF (in French). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Yatabare und Diagne kommen nicht mehr zurück". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung Syke. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Mali, France set for tug-of-war". BBC Sport. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  15. ^ a b Sambou Yatabaré at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ "Mali 1-1 Cameroon". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  17. ^ Huchet, Arnaud (4 September 2014). "Adieu Mustapha, bonjour Sambou Yatabaré" [Goodbye Mustapha, hello Sambou Yatabaré]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  18. ^ "2015 Nations Cup: Modibo Maiga recalled to Mali squad". BBC Sport. 29 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Sambou Yatabaré » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  21. ^ "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".
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