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Yaya Touré

Ivorian association football player

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach for the Saudi Arabia national team.

Yaya Touré
Touré in 2013
Personal information
Full name Gnégnéri Yaya Touré[1]
Date of birth (1983-05-13) 13 May 1983 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Saudi Arabia (assistant)
Youth career
1996–2001 ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Beveren 70 (3)
2003–2005 Metalurh Donetsk 33 (3)
2005–2006 Olympiacos 20 (3)
2006–2007 Monaco 27 (5)
2007–2010 Barcelona 74 (4)
2010–2018 Manchester City 230 (59)
2018 Olympiacos 2 (0)
2019 Qingdao Huanghai 14 (2)
Total 470 (79)
National team
2004–2015 Ivory Coast 101 (19)
Teams managed
2021 Olimpik Donetsk (assistant)
2021 Akhmat Grozny (assistant)
2022–2023 Tottenham Hotspur (academy coach)
2023 Standard Liège (assistant)
2023– Saudi Arabia (assistant)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Ivory Coast
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2006
Runner-up 2012
Winner 2015
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beveren 2001–02[4] Belgian First Division 28 0 — — — 28 0
2002–03[4] Belgian First Division 30 3 — — — 30 3
2003–04[4] Belgian First Division 12 0 — — — 12 0
Total 70 3 — — — 70 3
Metalurh Donetsk 2003–04[5] Vyshcha Liha 11 1 0 0 — — — 11 1
2004–05[5][6] Vyshcha Liha 22 2 2 1 — 4[c] 1 — 28 4
Total 33 3 2 1 — 4 1 — 39 5
Olympiacos 2005–06[4][7] Alpha Ethniki 20 3 — 6[d] 0 — 26 3
Monaco 2006–07[8] Ligue 1 27 5 0 0 1 0 — — 28 5
Barcelona 2007–08[9] La Liga 26 1 3 0 — 9[d] 1 — 38 2
2008–09[10] La Liga 25 2 6 1 — 12[d] 0 — 43 3
2009–10[11] La Liga 23 1 1 0 — 8[d] 0 5[e] 0 37 1
Total 74 4 10 1 — 29 1 5 0 118 6
Manchester City 2010–11[12] Premier League 35 6 7 3 0 0 8[f] 1 — 51 10
2011–12[13] Premier League 32 6 0 0 0 0 9[g] 3 1[h] 0 42 9
2012–13[14] Premier League 32 6 4 1 0 0 5[d] 1 1[h] 1 42 9
2013–14[15] Premier League 35 20 4 0 3 3 7[d] 1 — 49 24
2014–15[16] Premier League 29 10 1 0 2 1 5[d] 1 1[h] 0 37 12
2015–16[17] Premier League 32 6 0 0 5 1 10[d] 1 — 47 8
2016–17[18] Premier League 25 5 4 2 0 0 2[d] 0 — 31 7
2017–18[19] Premier League 10 0 0 0 4 0 3[d] 0 — 17 0
Total 230 59 20 6 14 5 49 8 3 1 316 79
Olympiacos 2018–19[20] Super League Greece 2 0 1 0 — 2[f] 0 — 5 0
Qingdao Huanghai 2019[20] China League One 14 2 — — — — 14 2
Career total 470 79 33 8 15 5 90 10 8 1 616 103
  1. ↑ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Greek Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one in UEFA Super Cup, two in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Appearance in FA Community Shield

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[21]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2004 3 0
2005 2 0
2006 15 1
2007 5 1
2008 11 1
2009 8 2
2010 13 2
2011 5 2
2012 10 1
2013 10 6
2014 10 2
2015 9 1
Total 101 19
Ivory Coast score listed first, score column indicates score after each Touré goal[21]
List of international goals scored by Yaya Touré
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 January 2006 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt 7   Libya 2–1 2–1 2006 Africa Cup of Nations [22]
2 3 June 2007 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast 21   Madagascar 3–0 5–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [23]
3 25 January 2008 Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana 28   Benin 2–0 4–1 2008 Africa Cup of Nations [24]
4 20 June 2009 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 39   Burkina Faso 1–0 3–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [25]
5 5 September 2009 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 41   Burkina Faso 3–0 5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [26]
6 25 June 2010 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa 54   North Korea 1–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup [27]
7 4 September 2010 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 56   Rwanda 1–0 3–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [28]
8 10 August 2011 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 59   Israel 2–0 4–3 Friendly [29]
9 9 October 2011 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 61   Burundi 2–1 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [30]
10 4 February 2012 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 66   Equatorial Guinea 3–0 3–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations [31]
11 22 January 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa 74   Togo 1–0 2–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations [32]
12 26 January 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa 75   Tunisia 2–0 3–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations [33]
13 23 March 2013 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 77   Gambia 2–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [34]
14 8 June 2013 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia 78   Gambia 3–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
15 16 June 2013 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 79   Tanzania 2–1 4–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
16 3–2
17 10 September 2014 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 88   Cameroon 1–1 1–4 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [37]
18 15 October 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 90   DR Congo 1–1 3–4 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [38]
19 4 February 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea 98   DR Congo 1–0 3–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations [39]

Honours change

 
Touré lifting the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations trophy

Olympiacos

Barcelona

Manchester City

Qingdao Huanghai

Ivory Coast

Individual

References change

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Touré, Yaya at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Туре Яя Гнегнері" [Touré Yaya Gnégnéri] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Association of Football. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ↑ For UEFA Cup: Ionescu, Romeo (2009). The Complete Results & Line-ups of the UEFA Cup 2004–2009. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books. pp. 16–30. ISBN 978-1-86223-187-0.
  7. ↑ For UEFA Champions League: Ionescu, Romeo (2009). The Complete Results & Line-ups of the European Champions League 2004–2009. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 978-1-86223-186-3.
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  9. ↑ "Yaya Touré: Gnégnéri Yaya Touré: Matches: 2007–08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Games played by Yaya Touré in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Yaya Touré in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Yaya Touré in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Yaya Touré in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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  17. ↑ "Games played by Yaya Touré in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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