Sambou Yatabaré

Sambou Yatabaré

Yatabaré training with Caen in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989
Place of birth Beauvais, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Werder Bremen
Number 5
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)
2014Bastia (loan) 13 (1)
2014–2015Guingamp (loan) 19 (1)
2015Standard Liège (loan) 13 (0)
2016– Werder Bremen 0 (0)
National team
2008– Mali 24 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 28 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2015

Sambou Yatabaré (born 2 March 1989) is a Malian international footballer, who currently plays for Werder Bremen, as a midfielder.

Club career

Yatabaré has played for Caen, Monaco and Bastia.[1][2]

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

Werder Bremen

On 28 January 2016, Yatabaré signed for Werder Bremen on 3 and a half-year contract running until 2019.[7] While the transfer fee was reported as €2.5 million,[7] Standard Liège also stated they had received €500,000 in compensation from Bremen to end the player's loan with the club.[8]

International career

Yatabaré was eligible to play for the national teams of either France or Mali,[9] making his international debut for Mali in 2008.[10]

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.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 January 2016[2][12]
Club Season League Cup Europe[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Caen 2008–09 111111
2009–10 21040250
2010–11 25211263
Total 5735100624
Monaco 2011–12 9110101
Bastia 2012–13 28110291
2013–14 3030
Total 3111000321
Olympiacos 2013–14 512130102
Bastia 2013–14 131131
Guingamp 2014–15 1912080291
Standard de Liège 2015–16 13030160
Werder Bremen 2015–16 000000
Career total 147814211017210

Personal life

His brother Mustapha Yatabaré is also a professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 En Avant Guingamp and the Mali national side.[13]

Notes

References

  1. "Palmieri et Yatabaré vont s’engager" (in French). SC Bastia. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 Sambou Yatabaré – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
  3. "S. Yatabaré (Bastia) à l'Olympiakos" [S. Yatabaré (Bastia) to Olympiacos] (in French). lequipe.fr. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  4. "Sambou Yatabaré prêté 6 mois" [Sambou Yatabaré on loan for 6 months] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. "Bastia-Bordeaux, u gruppu turchinu" [Bastia-Bordeaux, the blue group] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. "Standard Liège : M.Dossevi et S.Yatabaré en prêt" (in French). www.mercato365.com. 1 September 2015.
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. "Sambou Yatabaré". Standard de Liege Site Officiel (in French). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  9. "Mali, France set for tug-of-war". BBC Sport. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  10. Sambou Yatabaré at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. "Mali 1-1 Cameroon". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  12. "S. Yatabaré". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  13. Huchet, Arnaud (4 September 2014). "Adieu Mustapha, bonjour Sambou Yatabaré" [Goodbye Mustapha, hello Sambou Yatabaré]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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