Ibrahim Yattara

İbrahim Yattara
Personal information
Full name	İbrahim Yattara
Date of birth	3 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kamsar, Guinea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right Winger ; Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	UR La Louvière Centre
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	San Garedi
1999–2000	Athlético Coléah
2000–2003	Royal Antwerp
2003–2011	Trabzonspor
2011–2012	Al-Shabab
2012–2013	Mersin İdman Yurdu
2013–	UR La Louvière Centre
International career
2002–	Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2012

İbrahim Yattara (born 3 June 1980 in Kamsar), or İbrahim Üçüncü, is a Guinean-Turkish footballer who plays for UR La Louvière Centre in the Belgian Third Division A.

He also once competed on Survivor Turkey.

Career

Yattara began his career in his native Guinea with the team San Garedi. He moved on to Athlético de Coléah, another Guinean club before embarking on his career in Europe. He joined Antwerp FC in Belgium in 2000 and was used primarily on the right side of midfield. Yattara joined Trabzonspor in 2003.

He plays international football for Guinea and was part of the Guinea squad for the 2004 and 2006 African Cup of Nations tournaments in Tunisia and Egypt.

Playing style

Spanish coach Luis Aragones once stated that Yattara's playing style is very similar to Ronaldinho.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 14 September 2010^[4]^[5]

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Royal Antwerp	2000–01	9	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	0
	2001–02	30	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	6
	2002–03	29	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	4
	Total	68	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	10
Trabzonspor	2003–04	30	6	4	1	-	-	2	0	36	5
	2004–05	28	8	4	0	-	-	5	2	37	10
	2005–06	32	7	4	0	-	-	1	0	37	7
	2006–07	18	2	4	1	-	-	2	1	24	4
	2007–08	32	3	2	1	-	-	2	1	36	5
	2008–09	27	3	3	0	-	-	-	-	30	3
	2009–10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2010–11	14	3	1	1	1	0	2	0	18	4
	Total	186	32	22	4	1	0	14	4	223	42
Career total		254	42	22	4	1	0	14	4	291	52

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2010	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–1	1–4	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qual.
2.	9 September 2012	Nongo Stadium, Conakry, Guinea	Niger	1–0	1–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qual.
Correct as of 6 September 2010

Honours

Trabzonspor

Türkiye Kupası: (2): 2004, 2010
Süper Kupa. (1): 2010

References

^ TFF Ana Sayfa Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu
^ Player Details Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today
^ "NetHaber". nethaber.com. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
^ "Yattara, Ibrahima". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
^ "IBRAHIMA YATTARA". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Rigobert Song	Trabzonspor captain 2010–2011	Succeeded by Tolga Zengin

[1] TFF Ana Sayfa Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu

[2] Player Details Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today

[3] "NetHaber". nethaber.com. Retrieved 4 September 2008.

[4] "Yattara, Ibrahima". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

[5] "IBRAHIMA YATTARA". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

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