Mohamed Yattara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Lamine Yattara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Lyon B | 31 | (5) |
| 2010–2015 | Lyon | 21 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Arles-Avignon (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | → Troyes (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Troyes B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Angers (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 2015–2017 | Standard Liège | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Angers (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Auxerre (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Auxerre | 72 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Guinea | 33 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:27, 21 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:06, 14 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Mohamed Lamine Yattara (born 28 July 1993) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays for the Guinea national team as a striker.
Early and personal life
He is brothers of Ibrahim Yattara and Naby Yattara.[citation needed]
Career
Born in Conakry, Yattara has played club football for Lyon, Arles-Avignon and Troyes.[1][2] He signed a new two-year contract with Lyon in July 2014.[3]
He made his international debut for Guinea in 2012[1] and was included in the nation's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[4] In team's opening match, Yattara scored the opening goal as Guinea drew 1–1 with the Ivory Coast.[5] In April 2015 he spoke about the national team.[6]
On 17 July 2015, Yattara was bought by Belgian side Standard Liège for €2 million with a possible future share of profits made from Yattara's sale.[7]
Yattara joined AJ Auxerre on loan in January 2017 for the remainder of the season.[8]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 14 July 2019[1]
| Guinea national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 33 | 12 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2012 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea |  Niger |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 9 June 2013 |  Mozambique |
1–0 | 6–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 6–1 | |||||
| 4. | 16 June 2013 |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 5. | 25 May 2014 | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris, France |  Mali |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 15 October 2014 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |  Ghana |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7. | 20 January 2015 | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 8. | 12 October 2015 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco |  Morocco |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 9. | 29 March 2016 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi |  Malawi |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 10. | 18 November 2018 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea | Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 11. | 30 June 2019 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Burundi |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 12. | 2–0 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Mohamed Yattara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Mohamed Yattara at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Guinean Mohamed Yattara signs new contract with Lyon". BBC Sport. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "2015 Nations Cup: Constant included in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Ivory Coast 1-1 Guinea". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (28 April 2015). "Lyon's Mohamed Yattara predicts a bright future for Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Transfert Mohamed Yattara (Lyon) transféré au Standard de Liège" [Mohamed Yattara (Lyon) transferred to Standard Liege]. L'equipe.fr (in French). 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Mohamed Yattara va terminer la saison à Auxerre" [Mohamed Yattara to finish the season at Auxerre]. L'equipe.fr (in French). 20 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
External links
- Mohamed Yattara – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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