| Ishmael Yartey | |
| Birth Date: | 1990 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Swedru, Central Region, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Position: | Left midfielder, left winger |
| Currentclub: | Alta |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | Polo FC |
| Youthclubs2: | Coastal Fauzan |
| Youthclubs3: | Liberty Professionals |
| Youthyears4: | 2006–2007 |
| Youthclubs4: | All Blacks |
| Youthyears5: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs5: | Benfica |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Benfica |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009 |
| Clubs2: | → Beira-Mar (loan) |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | → Fátima (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs4: | → Beira-Mar (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs5: | → Servette (loan) |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs6: | Sochaux |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2012–2013 |
| Years8: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs8: | → Sion (loan) |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs9: | Sion |
| Caps9: | 27 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2015 |
| Clubs10: | → Portland Timbers (loan) |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs11: | → Gil Vicente (loan) |
| Caps11: | 22 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs12: | FC Sion II |
| Caps12: | 35 |
| Goals12: | 14 |
| Years13: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs13: | Stade Nyonnais |
| Caps13: | 15 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Years14: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs14: | KPV |
| Caps14: | 11 |
| Goals14: | 6 |
| Years15: | 2020 |
| Clubs15: | Hetten |
| Caps15: | 9 |
| Goals15: | 7 |
| Years16: | 2021 |
| Clubs16: | Haka |
| Caps16: | 20 |
| Goals16: | 4 |
| Years17: | 2022 |
| Clubs17: | Al Hidd Club |
| Goals17: | 1 |
| Years18: | 2022 |
| Clubs18: | KPV |
| Caps18: | 9 |
| Goals18: | 0 |
| Years19: | 2023– |
| Clubs19: | Alta |
| Caps19: | 20 |
| Goals19: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana U-17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 7 December 2023 |
Ishmael Yartey (born 11 January 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left winger for Norwegian club Alta.
Yartey began his youth and professional career with Ghanaian club All Blacks F.C., before joining S.L. Benfica on a one-year loan deal with a buy option at the end of the contract.[1] Former Benfica manager Quique Flores was the first manager that called Yartey to train with the senior squad, but he never debuted for the first team.[2]
On 15 July 2009, Yartey left Benfica and signed a one-year loan deal with S.C. Beira Mar. At the end of the season he signed for C.D. Fátima, on another one-year loan.[3] In January 2011 he was loaned to Beira-Mar for a second time, for the remainder of the 2010–11 Primeira Liga season.[4]
On 21 June 2011, he was again loaned, this time to Servette F.C. of the Swiss Super League until the end of the 2011–12 Swiss Super League.[5]
On 19 July 2012, after returning to Benfica from his Servette loan, Yartey signed a four-year contract with French Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
On 26 March 2015, Yartey signed a loan contract with Portland Timbers of MLS with a transfer option from French Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[6]
Yartey completed his move to Finnish top-flight side KPV Kokkola in July 2019.[7] He scored on his competitive debut for KPV.[8] He was voted the MVP on his debut game for KPV.[9] Yartey also won the Man of the Match Award against giants HJK Helsinki.[10] In that game he scored a wonderful goal for KPV.[11]
In January 2020, Yartey signed for Saudi side Hetten FC.[12]
In February 2021, Yartey signed for Finland Veikkausliiga side FC Haka.[13] He scored two goals in March 2021 in pre-season friendly games for Haka.[14] [15] In January 2022, Yartey signed for Bahrain Premier League side Al Hidd Club after leaving Haka.
In August 2022, Yartey returned to KPV until the end of the 2022 season.[16]
Yartey represented Ghana U-17 (Black Starlets) in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic.[17]
On 16 May 2012, Yartey was called up for two of the Ghana national team's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications, against Lesotho in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana, and on 1 June 2012 and against Zambia in Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia, on 9 June 2012.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Beira-Mar (loan) | 2009–10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 22 | 6 | ||
| Fátima (loan) | 2010–11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 20 | 4 | ||
| Beira-Mar (loan) | 2010–11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Servette (loan) | 2011–12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 8 | |||
| Sochaux | 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Sochaux B | 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Sion (loan) | 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| Sion | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Portland Timbers (loan) | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 21 | ||
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Portland Timbers