Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martial Yao Kouassi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Bingerville, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
2010–2016 | Stade Tunisien | 68 | (3) |
2013–2014 | → LPS Tozeur (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2016–2017 | US Ben Guerdane | 21 | (0) |
2017 | Al-Merrikh | ||
2017–2018 | AS Gabès | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Al-Adalah | ||
2019–2020 | Fujairah | 6 | (0) |
2020 | → Al-Bukiryah (loan) | ||
International career | |||
Ivory Coast U17 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:04, 20 March 2021 (UTC) |
Martial Yao Kouassi (born 4 October 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Born in Bingerville, Yao has played for ASEC Mimosas, Stade Tunisien, LPS Tozeur, US Ben Guerdane, Al-Merrikh, AS Gabès, Al-Adalah, Fujairah and Al-Bukiryah.[1][2]
On 2 June 2018 he moved from Tunisian club AS Gabès to Saudi club Al-Adalah.[3]
He played at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship,[4] and was compared to Claude Makélélé for his tireless midfield performances.[5]