Ibrahim Yattara

Ibrahima Yattara
Personal information
Full name Ibrahima Yattara
Date of birth June 3, 1980 (1980-06-03) (age 31)
Place of birth Kamsar, Guinea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right Winger
Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club Al-Shabab
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–1999 San Garedi ? (?)
1999–2000 Athlético Coléah ? (?)
2000–2003 Royal Antwerp 66 (10)
2003–2011 Trabzonspor 193 (32)
2011– Al-Shabab 8 (3)
National team
2002– Guinea 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011[1][2].
† Appearances (Goals).

Ibrahima Yattara (born June 3, 1980 in Kamsar), is a Guinean footballer playing for Al-Shabab. On 29 October 2010, he became a Turkish citizen as İbrahim Üçüncü.[3]

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Career

Yattara began his career in his native Guinea with the team San Garedi. He moved on to Athlético de Coléah, another Guinean club before embarking on his career in Europe. He joined Antwerp FC in Belgium in 2000 and was used primarily on the right side of midfield. Yattara joined Trabzonspor in 2003.

He plays international football for Guinea and was part of the Guinea squad for the 2004 and 2006 African Cup of Nations tournaments in Tunisia and Egypt.

Playing style

Spanish coach Luis Aragones once stated that Yattara's playing style is very similar to Ronaldinho.[4] Several big European clubs also wanted to sign him when he was playing for Trabzonspor. In May 2008, AS Roma wanted to sign him and it is said that both Roma and Yattara agreed terms. However, when Trabzonspor wanted Francesco Totti as an exchange from Roma, the deal fell through.[5][6] On January 29, 2009, it was reported that Real Madrid were interested in signing Yattara, but they later decided against signing him, saying he wasn't good enough. [7]

Career statistics

As of 14 September 2010[8][9]

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Royal Antwerp 2000–01 9 0 - - - - - - 9 0
2001–02 30 6 - - - - - - 30 6
2002–03 29 4 - - - - - - 29 4
Total 68 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 10
Trabzonspor 2003–04 30 6 4 1 - - 2 0 36 5
2004–05 28 8 4 0 - - 5 2 37 10
2005–06 32 7 4 0 - - 1 0 37 7
2006–07 18 2 4 1 - - 2 1 24 4
2007–08 32 3 2 1 - - 2 1 36 5
2008–09 27 3 3 0 - - - - 30 3
2009–10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2010–11 14 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 18 4
Total 186 32 22 4 1 0 14 4 223 42
Career total 254 42 22 4 1 0 14 4 291 52

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 September 2010 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 1–4 Win 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qual.
Correct as of 6 September 2010

Honours

Trabzonspor

References

  1. ^ TFF Ana Sayfa Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu
  2. ^ Player Details
  3. ^ "Yattara Türk vatandaşı oldu" (in Turkish). Ntvspor.net. 29 October 2010. http://www.ntvspor.net/haber/futbol/26077/yattara-turk-vatandasi-oldu. Retrieved 31 October 2010. 
  4. ^ According to Marca Yatarra is in Spanish side Real Madrid's transfer list. "NetHaber". nethaber.com. http://www.nethaber.com/Spor/73545/Aragones-Yattaraya-bayildi-Onu-Ronaldinhoya-benzettim. Retrieved September 4, 2008. 
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ Real Madrid interested in Yattara
  8. ^ "Yattara, Ibrahima". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=2847. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  9. ^ "IBRAHIMA YATTARA". Turkish Football Federation. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=29994. Retrieved 2010-09-14.