Mustapha Yatabaré

Mustapha Yatabaré (born 26 January 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team.

Mustapha Yatabaré
Yatabaré with Guingamp in 2014
Personal information
Full name Mustapha Yatabaré[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-26) 26 January 1986[2]
Place of birth Beauvais, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2005 AS Beauvais
2005–2006 Amiens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Villemomble Sports 53 (19)
2008–2010 Clermont 49 (14)
2010–2011 Boulogne 47 (3)
2011–2014 Guingamp 90 (33)
2014–2016 Trabzonspor 15 (1)
2015–2016 → Montpellier (loan) 28 (4)
2016–2017 Karabükspor 41 (12)
2018–2019 Konyaspor 34 (5)
2019–2023 Sivasspor 122 (39)
2023– Gençlerbirliği 6 (2)
International career‡
2009–2017 Mali 35 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:59, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Yatabaré was born in the French town of Beauvais, and began his career at his hometown club AS Beauvais. He stayed at the club until 2005, before signing for Amiens SC, to be part of the youth system. In 2006, he joined Championnat National side Villemomble Sports, scoring eight goals in 25 appearances, before earning a move to Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot in 2008.

Boulogne

Yatabaré moved to Ligue 1 side US Boulogne in January 2010. They were relegated at the end of the season.

Guingamp

During the summer of 2011, Yatabaré moved to the Ligue 2 side En Avant de Guingamp. He did not score in his first season.

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he scored eight goals within the ten first games, including successive goals from the sixth to the tenth game. He finished that season as the Ligue 2 top scorer, with 23 goals, and contributed six assists.[3] His goal-scoring exploits helped earn the Briton club promotion back into Ligue 1 after two years in the second division.[4]

Yatabaré scored his first goal of the 2013–14 Ligue 1 season on the opening day of the campaign, but it came in a losing effort as Guingamp fell 3–1 to Marseille.[5] He scored his sixth league goal on 25 January 2014 in Guingamp's 1–1 draw with reigning champions PSG.[6]

In the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France on 26 March 2014, Yatabaré scored both goals in Guingamp's 2–0 victory over AS Cannes.[7] On 16 April, Yatabaré scored twice against AS Monaco in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France as Guingamp won 3–1 in extra time to reach the final.[8] In the final on 3 May, Yatabaré scored in the first minute of the second half, as Guingamp won 2–0 against Rennes.[9] He headed in a cross from Steeven Langil for his eighth goal of the Coupe de France campaign, securing Guingamp's second Coupe de France championship.[10]

On 2 August 2014, in the Trophée des Champions against Paris Saint-Germain at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, Yatabaré took a penalty in the 32nd minute after Claudio Beauvue had been fouled by Marquinhos. It was saved by Salvatore Sirigu and Guingamp lost 2–0.[11]

Trabzonspor

On 1 September 2014, Yatabaré signed for Süper Lig side Trabzonspor on a three-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Guingamp was reported as €2.5 million.[12][13]

Montpellier

After one season in Turkey, Yatabaré signed for Ligue 1 side Montpellier on a season-long loan deal, while Montpellier was given an option to sign him permanently.[14]

Sivasspor

On 24 July 2019, Yatabaré left Konyaspor and signed a two-year contract with fellow Süper Lig club Sivasspor.[15]

International career

In November 2008, Yatabaré earned himself a call-up to the Mali national football team, following his impressive club displays. He made his international debut on 19 November 2008 against Algeria in Rouen, with the score finishing 1–1.[16] On 10 January 2010, in the opening game of the 2010 African Cup of Nations, he scored a dramatic equaliser, as Mali came from 0–4 down to draw 4–4 with Angola.[17] He also made the squad for the 2012 tournament, helping the team reach the semi-finals and third place.[18]

Personal life

Yatabaré was born in France to a Malian father and Senegalese mother.[19] He holds both French and Malian nationality.[20] His younger brother, Sambou, is also a professional footballer.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 April 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clermont 2008–09 Ligue 2 3190000––319
2009–10 Ligue 2 1850020––185
Total 49140020––5114
Boulogne 2009–10 Ligue 1 1724000––212
2010–11 Ligue 2 3012210––333
Total 4736210––545
Guingamp 2011–12 Ligue 2 2001000––210
2012–13 Ligue 2 35221010––3722
2013–14 Ligue 1 31116811––3820
2014–15 Ligue 1 400000–1[lower-alpha 3]050
Total 90338821–1010142
Trabzonspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 15143–6[lower-alpha 4]1–255
Montpellier (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 2842110––315
Kardemir Karabükspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 26600–––266
2018–19 Süper Lig 15600–––156
Total 411200–––4112
Konyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 5010–––60
2018–19 Süper Lig 29500–––295
Total 34510–––355
Sivasspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 311341–––3514
2020–21 Süper Lig 311021–5[lower-alpha 4]1–3812
2021–22 Süper Lig 321032–6[lower-alpha 5]0–4112
2022–23 Süper Lig 24613–8[lower-alpha 6]31[lower-alpha 7]03412
Total 11839107–1941014850
Career total 42211131216125520486138
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[22]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 February 2009Parc des Cosmonautes, Bois-Guillaume, France Angola2–04–0Friendly
2.30 December 2009Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iran1–12–1Friendly
3.10 January 2010Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Angola4–44–42010 Africa Cup of Nations
4.15 October 2014Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Ethiopia2–22–32015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.19 November 2014Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Algeria2–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.28 March 2016Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea1–01–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.7 January 2017Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco Burkina Faso1–21–2Friendly

Honours

Guingamp

Sivasspor

Mali

Individual

References
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  2. "Mustapha Yatabaré". ESPN. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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  10. "Guingamp easily beats Rennes 2-0 to win French Cup". Miami Herald. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  11. "Paris Saint-Germain beat Guingamp to win the Trophee des Champions". Sky Sports News. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  12. "Trabzonspor, Yatabare, Waris ve Papadopoulos'u da aldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  13. "Yatabare'den Trabzon'a 3 yıllık imza". Goal (in Turkish). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. "Mustapha Yatabaré officiellement prêté à Montpellier". L'Équipe (in French). 30 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. "Mustapha Yatabare Demir Grup Sivasspor´umuzda". Sivasspor (in Turkish). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  16. Yatabaré makes Mali debut
  17. "Angola 4–4 Mali". BBC Sport. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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