Mohamed Yattara

Mohamed Yattara
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Lamine Yattara
Date of birth (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Standard Liège
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Lyon 21 (1)
2010–2013 Lyon B 31 (5)
2012Arles-Avignon (loan) 19 (5)
2012–2013Troyes (loan) 23 (3)
2013Troyes B (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014Angers (loan) 30 (11)
2015– Standard Liège 12 (0)
2016Angers (loan) 15 (3)
National team
2012– Guinea 13 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 30 January 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:56, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Mohamed Lamine Yattara (born 28 July 1993) is a Guinean international footballer who plays in Belgium for Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège, as a striker. He is brothers of Ibrahim Yattara and Naby-Moussa Yattara.

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 the 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Mohamed Yattara at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Mohamed Yattara profile at Soccerway
  3. "Guinean Mohamed Yattara signs new contract with Lyon". BBC Sport. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. "2015 Nations Cup: Constant included in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  5. "Ivory Coast 1-1 Guinea". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. Oluwashina Okeleji (28 April 2015). "Lyon's Mohamed Yattara predicts a bright future for Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. "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.


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