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Karim Yoda
French professional footballer
Abdoul Karim Yoda (born 25 October 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Al-Adalah.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoul Karim Yoda | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Annemasse, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Adalah | ||
| Number | 74 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Servette | 54 | (4) |
| 2009–2013 | Sion | 64 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Astra Giurgiu | 21 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Getafe | 44 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Almería (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Reus (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2018 | Reus | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Karpaty Lviv | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Racing Santander | 15 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Al-Hazem | 49 | (14) |
| 2021–2023 | Al-Wehda | 41 | (8) |
| 2023– | Al-Adalah | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2023 | |||
Born in Annemasse, Yoda joined Servette FC's youth system in 2000, aged 11.[1] He made his senior debuts in 2006, and scored his first professional goal in the following year.
In June 2009 Yoda moved to fellow league team FC Sion.[2] He appeared regularly in his first two campaigns, but fell in the pecking order during his two last.
On 2 September 2013 Yoda moved to Romania, signing a three-year deal with FC Astra Giurgiu[3] He appeared in 21 matches during his only season, scoring twice.
On 14 July 2014 Yoda moved teams and countries again, by agreeing to a two-year deal with La Liga side Getafe CF.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 25 September, starting in a 0–2 away loss against RCD Espanyol.[5]
Yoda scored his first goals in the main category of Spanish football on 20 October, netting a brace in a 2–1 away win against Real Sociedad.[6] On 31 January 2017, he moved to Segunda División club UD Almería on loan until the end of the season, with Chuli moving in the opposite direction.[7]
On 22 November 2017, Yoda was loaned to CF Reus Deportiu in the second level, until the following June,[8] and signed a permanent two-year contract the following 31 July 2018.[9] However, he was one of the four players who were not registered for the new season due to the club's wage limit,[10] and left the club after it was expelled by the LFP the following January.[11]
In February 2019, Yoda signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv.[12] On 23 July, however, he returned to Spain and its second division, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Racing de Santander.[13]
On 23 January 2020, Al-Hazem has signed with Karim Yoda from Racing de Santander .[14]
Born in France, Yoda is of Ivorian and Burkinabe descent.[17]
Sion
Astra Giurgiu
Al-Hazem
- Abdoul Yoda - profil (Abdoul Yoda - profile) Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine; Servette's official website. Retrieved on 29 July 2014 (in French)
- Constantin: «Ne jamais baisser la garde» (Constantin: «Never down your guard») Archived 2009-06-25 at the Wayback Machine; Le Temps, 18 June 2009 (in French)
- Exclusiv Astra Giurgiu l-a transferat pe Karim Abdoul Yoda, de la FC Sion (Exclusive: Astra Giurgiu, Abdoul Karim Yoda transferred from FC Sion); Digisport, 2 September 2013 (in Romanian)
- Yoda, nuevo jugador del Getafe (Yoda, new player of Getafe); Marca, 14 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- Espanyol claim Getafe victory; ESPN FC, 25 September 2014
- Real Sociedad 1–2 Getafe; ESPN FC, 20 October 2014
- Karim Yoda llega del Getafe, a donde se marcha cedido Chuli (Karim Yoda arrives from Getafe, where Chuli moves to)[permanent dead link]; UD Almería, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- Karim Yoda, nou jugador del CF Reus (Karim Yoda, new player of CF Reus) Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine; CF Reus Deportiu, 22 November 2017 (in Catalan)
- El francés Karim Yoda renueva dos temporadas (Frenchman Karim Yoda renews two seasons); Mundo Deportivo, 31 July 2018 (in Spanish)
- "Los jugadores del Reus sin ficha no estarán disponibles ante el Zaragoza" [The unregistered Reus players will not be available against Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- "Nota Informativa" [Informative note] (in Spanish). La Liga. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "АБДУЛ КАРІМ ЙОДА – ГРАВЕЦЬ "КАРПАТ"". FC Karpaty Lviv. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- "Karim Yoda, sexto refuerzo del Racing 2019/20" [Karim Yoda, sixth addition of Racing 2019/20] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- Karim Yoda at BDFutbol
- Karim Yoda at Soccerway
- Abdoul Karim Yoda – UEFA competition record (archive)