Yakou Méïté

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Yakou Méïté
Personal information
Full name Yakou Méïté[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger / Striker
Club information
Current team
 Reading
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2014 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Paris Saint-Germain B 45 (8)
2015–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 1 (0)
2016– Reading 116 (38)
2017–2018 → Sochaux (loan) 31 (3)
National team‡
2013 Ivory Coast U17 5 (1)
2015 Ivory Coast U20 4 (0)
2017– Ivory Coast U23 1 (0)
2018– Ivory Coast 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:37, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2019

Yakou Méïté (born 11 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for Championship side Reading and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career[]

Paris Saint Germain[]

Born in Paris, Méïté started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain. He made his professional debut on 9 April 2016, in a Ligue 1 match against Guingamp, replacing Jean-Kévin Augustin after 91 minutes, in a 2–0 away win.[2]

Reading[]

On 29 July 2016, Méïté signed a three-year contract with English side Reading.[3] He made his debut for Reading as a substitute in an EFL Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle on 9 August 2016,[4] with his first goal for the club coming on 21 January 2017, during a 3–2 defeat to Derby County in the Championship.[5]

On 8 July 2017, Méïté moved to Sochaux, on a season-long loan deal.[6]

On 3 October 2018, Reading announced that Méïté had signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022.[7] On his return to Reading, he became a mainstay as the club's striker and scored 6 goals in 5 games, impressing manager Paul Clement.[8]

In August 2019, Méïté spoke out about racist abuse he received on social media.[9] He said he chose to do so due to the impact it had on players.[10] On 4 July 2020, he scored four goals in a 5–0 win away at Luton Town.[11]

International career[]

Méïté was born and raised in France to Ivorian parents. He has represented the Ivory Coast U17s and U20s.[12] He debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–0 friendly win over the Togo U23s on 27 March 2018.[13]

Méïté was called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a friendly against Togo in March 2018.[14] He was selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea on 18 November 2018.[15] He made his debut for the Ivory Coast on 26 March 2019, in a 1–0 victory over Liberia, playing 73 minutes before being replaced by eventual goalscorer Jonathan Kodjia.[16]

Style of play[]

Méïté is a physically strong player. He has impressive strength, ability in the air, speed and tireless stamina. Paul Clement praised him for his workrate and willingness to battle for every ball.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 8 May 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2013–14 CFA 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2014–15 CFA 20 6 — — — — 20 6
2015–16 CFA 24 2 — — — — 24 2
Total 45 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 8
Paris Saint-Germain 2015–16 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Reading 2016–17 Championship 14 1 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 15 1
2018–19 Championship 37 12 1 0 2 1 — — 40 13
2019–20 Championship 40 13 3 2 2 2 — — 45 17
2020–21 Championship 25 12 0 0 0 0 — — 25 12
Total 116 38 4 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 125 43
Reading U21 2016–17 — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Sochaux (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 31 3 3 2 1 0 — — 35 5
Career total 192 49 7 4 6 3 0 0 1 0 207 56
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

International[]

As of match played 13 October 2019
Ivory Coast
Year Apps Goals
2018 1 0
2019 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours[]

Paris Saint-Germain U19

Paris Saint-Germain

Reading U23

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Guingamp vs. PSG - 9 April 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Royals swoop to sign Yakou Meite". reading.co.uk. Reading F.C. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Reading 2-0 Plymouth". BBC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Derby 3-2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Meite returns to France for loan season at Sochaux". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Méïté pens new long-term deal as a Royal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b ""Fighting spirit and attitude… Yakou has that in abundance!"". www.readingfc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Yakou Meite: Reading striker calls out racist abuse". BBC Sport. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Yakou Meite: Reading striker chose to share racist abuse to demonstrate impact on players". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Luton 0-5 Reading". BBC. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b Yakou Méïté at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  13. ^ Ewan. "Yakou Méïté et les U23 de la Côte d'Ivoire s'imposent face au Togo". fcsochaux.fr.
  14. ^ "Togo vs Ivory Coast". ESPN. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  15. ^ http://www.fifciv.com/?q=elim-can-2019-5%C3%A8-j-guiciv-voici-les-23-el%C3%A9phants-s%C3%A9lectionn%C3%A9s
  16. ^ "CÔTE D'IVOIRE 1-0 LIBERIA". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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