| Sambou Yatabaré | |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Beauvais, France |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Gençlerbirliği |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Years1: | 2008–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Caen |
| Caps1: | 57 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Monaco |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Bastia |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Olympiacos |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Clubs5: | → Bastia (loan) |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs6: | → Guingamp (loan) |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Clubs7: | → Standard Liège (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs8: | Werder Bremen |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs9: | Werder Bremen II |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs10: | → Antwerp (loan) |
| Caps10: | 20 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs11: | Antwerp |
| Caps11: | 17 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2021 |
| Clubs12: | Amiens |
| Caps12: | 4 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs13: | Valenciennes |
| Caps13: | 26 |
| Goals13: | 3 |
| Years14: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs14: | Sochaux |
| Caps14: | 2 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs15: | Sochaux II |
| Caps15: | 3 |
| Goals15: | 1 |
| Years16: | 2023– |
| Clubs16: | Gençlerbirliği |
| Caps16: | 5 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008– |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps1: | 32 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 20:15, 10 October 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 27 March 2017 |
Sambou Yatabaré (born 2 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. Born in France, he represents Mali at international level.
Yatabaré has played for Caen, Monaco and Bastia.[1]
On 30 August 2013, he signed a four-year contract with Greek side Olympiacos F.C., for a reported fee of €2.2 million.[2] Six months later, lacking game-time in Greece, Yatabaré was sent back to Bastia on loan for six months[3] where he made his return in the first team against Bordeaux on 18 January 2014.[4] He spent the 2014–15 season in Ligue 1 with Guingamp. On 1 September 2015, he signed a year-long loan deal with Standard Liège.[5]
On 28 January 2016, Yatabaré signed for Werder Bremen on a -year contract running until 2019.[6] While the transfer fee was reported as €2.5 million,[6] Standard Liège also stated they had received €500,000 in compensation from Bremen to end the player's loan with the club.[7]
On 31 August 2017, the last day of the German summer transfer window, Yatabaré joined Royal Antwerp on loan for the 2017–18 season. His new club was given the option to sign him permanently.[8] [9]
In March 2018, Werder Bremen's sporting director Frank Baumann confirmed Yatabaré would join Antwerp permanently in the summer.[10] [11]
On 27 June 2022, Yatabaré joined Sochaux on a two-year contract.[12]
Yatabaré was eligible to play for the national teams of either France or Mali,[13] making his international debut for Mali in 2008.
Yatabaré represented Mali at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring the team's first goal of the tournament in a 1–1 draw with Cameroon on 20 January 2015.[14]
Yatabaré was born in France to a Malian father and Senegalese mother.[15] His brother, Mustapha, is also a professional footballer, who has played for the Mali national side.[16] [17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Caen | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Total | 57 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | |||
| Monaco | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Bastia | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Bastia | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Guingamp | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Standard Liège | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Werder Bremen II | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Antwerp (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Antwerp | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Career total | 205 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 238 | 16 | |||
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yatabaré goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2014 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2 | 20 January 2015 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
| 3 | 4 September 2016 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 4 | 8 October 2016 | Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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