Reinhold Yabo

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Reinhold Yabo
Personal information
Full nameReinhold Yabo
Date of birth (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992
Place of birthAldenhoven, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current clubKarlsruher SC
Number8
Youth career
1997–2001Teutonia Niedermerz
2001–20091. FC Köln
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–20131. FC Köln II47(11)
2010–20131. FC Köln5(0)
2011–2012→ Alemannia Aachen (loan)17(0)
2013–Karlsruher SC13(0)
National team‡
2007Germany U-152(0)
2007–2008Germany U-1611(1)
2008–2009Germany U-1720(1)
2009–2010Germany U-184(0)
2010–2011Germany U-1913(1)
2011–Germany U-205(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2011

Reinhold Yabo (born 10 February 1992 in Aldenhoven[1]) is a Ghanaian-German footballer, who is currently playing for the German club Karlsruher SC in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga. He holds both a Ghanaian and a German passport.

Career

Yabo began his career with Teutonia Niedermerz and joined 2001 into the youth of 1. FC Köln.[2] He was to begin of the 2009–10 season promoted in the A-Jugend Bundesliga West,[3] but he earned his first game on senior side for 1. FC Köln II on 8 August 2009 against Fortuna Düsseldorf II in the Regionalliga West.[4] After four games more for the reserve team of 1. FC Köln he earned his first Fußball-Bundesliga game against VfL Bochum on 16 April 2010.[5]

International career

He was the captain of the Germany national under-17 football team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Germany[6] and won with the team the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.[7] He played later in the year the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup[8] and earned four caps in the tournament in Nigeria.[9]

Personal life

Yabo was born in Aldenhoven to an Ghanaian father and Congolese mother.[10] His paternal uncle is the former Black Stars member and now team chef from the Ghana national football team, Anthony Baffoe.[11]

Honours

  • 2009: UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
  • 2009: Fritz-Walter-Medaille
  • 2009: Honorary Citizen of Aldenhoven

References

  1. ↑ "Reinhold Yabo zieht zum FC". an-online.de (in German). 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille für Reinhold Yabo". Teutonia Niedermerz. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  3. ↑ "FC-Nachwuchs: Doppelt lernen fürs Leben – Ein Tag im Sportinternat Köln" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 
  4. ↑ "Reinhold Yabo: Das Idol kehrt zur Kindheit zurück" (in German). az-web.de. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Reinhold Yabo" (in German). Teutonia Niedermerz. 
  6. ↑ ""Ich bin kein Ronaldo-Fan"" (in German). spox.com. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Migrantenkinder trumpfen als Leistungsträger auf" (in German). fussball.com. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Als FC-Profi zur WM" (in German). 18mal18. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  9. ↑ Reinhold Yabo – FIFA competition record
  10. ↑ "Zwei Kölner Fußballer bei der U 17-WM in Nigeria: Sorge macht nur der afrikanische Rasen" (in German). WDR. 
  11. ↑ "Auf den Spuren von Toni Kroos" (in German). spox.com. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 

External links

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