Yahia Kébé

Yahia Kébé
Personal information
Date of birth July 11, 1985 (1985-07-11) (age 26)
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Al-Kharitiyath
Number TBA
Youth career
1999–2002 US Torcy
2002–2003 Blackburn Rovers
2003–2004 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Bordeaux B 34 (9)
2005–2007 FC Libourne Saint-Seurin 59 (18)
2007–2009 Troyes AC 63 (14)
2009– Al-Kharitiyath 40 (17)
National team
2005– Burkina Faso 23 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2009 {UTC}.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yahia Kébé (born 11 July 1985) is a Burkinabé football striker. He currently plays for Al-Kharitiyath.

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Career

Kébé began his career in 1999 with US Torcy. He played with the club's youth squad before transferring to Blackburn Rovers in 2003. Than 2003 was transferred to Bordeaux and was promoted to the reserve team 2004 who has played with his brother Boubacar, Kébé who scores 6 goals in 20 games.[1] In the year 2005 moved to FC Libourne Saint-Seurin, in the season 2005-2006 played 21 matches and scored 8 goals and 2006–2007, was member in 35 matches in Ligue 2 who scores 10 goals.[2] He left than Libourne in July 2007 and moved to Troyes AC,[3] here played in his first season 23 games and scored 7 goals.[4] In the current season 2008/2009 scores 3 goals in 18 games for Troyes in the French Ligue 2.[5]

International career

He presented on international stage Burkina Faso national football team, holds currently 23 games and scores 8 goals.

Personal life

His father is Malian and mother is Burkinabé, he is the elder brother from Boubacar Kébé.

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