Sambou Yatabaré

Sambou Yatabaré (born 2 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. Born in France, he represents Mali at international level.[1]

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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
Number 22
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)
2014 → Bastia (loan) 13 (1)
2014–2015 → Guingamp (loan) 19 (1)
2015 → Standard Liège (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen 10 (1)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen II 11 (3)
2017–2018 → Antwerp (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2020 Antwerp 17 (1)
2021 Amiens 4 (0)
2021–2022 Valenciennes 26 (3)
2022–2023 Sochaux 2 (0)
2022–2023 Sochaux II 3 (1)
2023– Gençlerbirliği 5 (0)
International career‡
2008– Mali 32 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2017

Club career

Yatabaré has played for Caen, Monaco and Bastia.[2][3]

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.[4] Six months later, lacking game-time in Greece, Yatabaré was sent back to Bastia on loan for six months[5] where he made his return in the first team against Bordeaux on 18 January 2014.[6] 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.[7]

Werder Bremen

On 28 January 2016, Yatabaré signed for Werder Bremen on 3 and a half-year contract running until 2019.[8] While the transfer fee was reported as €2.5 million,[8] Standard Liège also stated they had received €500,000 in compensation from Bremen to end the player's loan with the club.[9]

Royal Antwerp (loan)

On 31 August 2017, the last day of the German summer transfer window, Yatabaré joined Royal Antwerp on loan for the 2017–18 season. His new club was given the option to sign him permanently.[10][11]

In March 2018, Werder Bremen's sporting director Frank Baumann confirmed Yatabaré would join Antwerp permanently in the summer.[12][13]

Sochaux

On 27 June 2022, Yatabaré joined Sochaux on a two-year contract.[14]

International career

Yatabaré was eligible to play for the national teams of either France or Mali,[15] making his international debut for Mali in 2008.[16]

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.[17]

Personal life

Yatabaré was born in France to a Malian father and Senegalese mother.[18] His brother, Mustapha, is also a professional footballer, who has played for the Mali national side.[19][20]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 September 2020[3][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caen 2008–09 Ligue 1 111——111
2009–10 Ligue 2 21040—250
2010–11 Ligue 1 25211—263
Total 5735100624
Monaco 2011–12 Ligue 2 9110—101
Bastia 2012–13 Ligue 1 28110—291
2013–14 Ligue 1 30——30
Total 3111000321
Olympiacos 2013–14 Super League Greece 51213[lower-alpha 1]0102
Bastia 2013–14 Ligue 1 131——131
Guingamp 2014–15 Ligue 1 1912080291
Standard Liège 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 13030—160
Werder Bremen 2015–16 Bundesliga 8110—91
2016–17 Bundesliga 2010—30
Total 1012000121
Werder Bremen II 2016–17 3. Liga 113——113
Antwerp (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 20120—221
Antwerp 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 171004[lower-alpha 2]0211
Career total 2051418215023816
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in the Belgian First Division A play-offs

International goals
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yatabaré goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Sambou Yatabaré
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2014Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia2–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
220 January 2015Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Cameroon1–01–12015 Africa Cup of Nations
34 September 2016Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Benin1–05–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
48 October 2016Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast1–01–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Mali

References
  1. Sambou Yatabaré at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. "Palmieri et Yatabaré vont s'engager" (in French). SC Bastia. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. Sambou Yatabaré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  4. "S. Yatabaré (Bastia) à l'Olympiakos" [S. Yatabaré (Bastia) to Olympiacos] (in French). lequipe.fr. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  5. "Sambou Yatabaré prêté 6 mois" [Sambou Yatabaré on loan for 6 months] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. "Bastia-Bordeaux, u gruppu turchinu" [Bastia-Bordeaux, the blue group] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  7. "Standard Liège : M.Dossevi et S.Yatabaré en prêt" (in French). www.mercato365.com. 1 September 2015.
  8. 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.
  9. "Sambou Yatabaré". Standard de Liege Site Officiel (in French). 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  10. "Mali's Sambou Yatabare completes loan move to Royal Antwerp". Goal. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. Hanke, Maik (31 August 2017). "Yatabare wechselt nach Antwerpen" [Yatabare joins Antwerp]. Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  12. "L'Antwerp a levé l'option sur Yatabaré". RTBF (in French). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. "Yatabare und Diagne kommen nicht mehr zurück". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung Syke. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. "SAMBOU YATABARÉ S'EST ENGAGÉ POUR DEUX SAISONS AVEC LE FCSM" (in French). Sochaux. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  15. "Mali, France set for tug-of-war". BBC Sport. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  16. Sambou Yatabaré at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. "Mali 1-1 Cameroon". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  18. "Football : Sambou Yatabaré, les promesses de l'ombre". caen.maville.com.
  19. Huchet, Arnaud (4 September 2014). "Adieu Mustapha, bonjour Sambou Yatabaré" [Goodbye Mustapha, hello Sambou Yatabaré]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  20. "2015 Nations Cup: Modibo Maiga recalled to Mali squad". BBC Sport. 29 December 2014.
  21. "Sambou Yatabaré » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  22. "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  23. "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".
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