For the Ivorian manager, see Yeo Martial.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martial Yao Kouassi | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Bingerville, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| 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.
Club career
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.
On 2 June 2018 he moved from Tunisian club AS Gabès to Saudi club Al-Adalah.
International career
He played at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and was compared to Claude Makélélé for his tireless midfield performances.
References
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire - M. Kouassi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- "Martial Yao Kouassi - Fujairah SC". footballdatabase.eu.
- "بالصور… "سعودي" و"سنغالي" و"عاجي" باكورة تعاقدات "العدالة" | صحيفة الأحساء نيوز".
- "USA and Italy tussle for top spot". FIFA. 20 September 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- "Italian-Ivorian clash of styles, US & Korea well prepared". FIFA. 16 September 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
External links
- Profile (in French)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Bingerville
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Ivorian men's footballers
- ASEC Mimosas players
- Stade Tunisien players
- LPS Tozeur players
- US Ben Guerdane players
- Al-Merrikh SC players
- AS Gabès players
- Al-Adalah FC players
- Fujairah FC players
- Al-Bukiryah FC players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Saudi First Division League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sudan
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Ivory Coast men's youth international footballers
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