Ishmael Yartey
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990
Place of birth Swedru, Central Region, Ghana
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Alta
Number 7
Youth career
Polo FC
Coastal Fauzan
Liberty Professionals
2006–2007 All Blacks
2007–2009 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Benfica 0 (0)
2009 → Beira-Mar (loan) 17 (2)
2010 → Fátima (loan) 14 (2)
2010–2011 → Beira-Mar (loan) 10 (1)
2011–2012 → Servette (loan) 31 (8)
2012–2014 Sochaux 10 (0)
2013–2014 → Sion (loan) 22 (2)
2014–2015 Sion 27 (2)
2015 → Portland Timbers (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 → Gil Vicente (loan) 22 (0)
2017–2018 FC Sion II 35 (14)
2018–2019 Stade Nyonnais 15 (1)
2019–2020 KPV 11 (6)
2020 Hetten 9 (7)
2021 Haka 20 (4)
2022 Al Hidd Club (1)
2022 KPV 9 (0)
2023– Alta 20 (3)
International career
2007 Ghana U-17 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.[1]

Club career

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] In January 2011 he was loaned to Beira-Mar for a second time, for the remainder of the 2010–11 Primeira Liga season.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Yartey completed his move to Finnish top-flight side KPV Kokkola in July 2019.[8] He scored on his competitive debut for KPV.[9] He was voted the MVP on his debut game for KPV.[10] Yartey also won the Man of the Match Award against giants HJK Helsinki.[11] In that game he scored a wonderful goal for KPV.[12]

In January 2020, Yartey signed for Saudi side Hetten FC.[13]

In February 2021, Yartey signed for Finland Veikkausliiga side FC Haka.[14] He scored two goals in March 2021 in pre-season friendly games for Haka.[15][16] 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.[17]

International career

Yartey represented Ghana U-17 (Black Starlets) in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic.[18]

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.[19]

Career statistics

As of 30 May 2016[20]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beira-Mar (loan) 2009–10 1722232–226
Fátima (loan) 2010–11 1422141–204
Beira-Mar (loan) 2010–11 1010000–101
Servette (loan) 2011–12 31810––328
Sochaux 2012–13 1002030–150
Sochaux B 2012–13 140–––140
Sion (loan) 2013–14 22210––232
Sion 2014–15 5000––50
Portland Timbers (loan) 2015 5000––50
Gil Vicente (loan) 2015–16 2205000–270
Career total 120151331030017321

Honours

Beira-Mar

Portland Timbers

References

  1. ↑ Ishmael Yartey at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Yartey por 4 anos" [Yartey for 4 years]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Ishmael Yartey Ghana's Winger Archived 1 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine. dailyguideghana.com.
  4. ↑ "Gossip/Transfers: Kyere for Atletico Madrid". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  5. ↑ Yartey no Beira-Mar Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). 29 January 2012. record.xl.pt.
  6. ↑ Le Servette FC engage le milieu offensif ghanéen Ishmael Yartey et le gardien portugais Joao Barroca (in French). 21 June 2011. tsr.ch.
  7. ↑ "Portland Timbers acquire winger Ishmael Yartey | Portland Timbers". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  8. ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Ghana U17 Star Ishmael Yartey Joins Finnish Side KPV, ghanasportsonline.com, 19 July 2019
  9. ↑ Ishmael Yartey Marks Finnish Top-Flight Debut With Match Winner For KPV, ghanasportsonline.com, 28 July 2019
  10. ↑ Ex-Ghana Youth Star Ishmael Yartey Wins MVP After Excelling On Finnish League Debut, ghanasportsonline.com, 28 July 2019
  11. ↑ "Ishmael Yartey voted MVP in KPV famous win over HJK in Finland — Ghana Sports Online". 18 August 2019.
  12. ↑ On-Fire Ishmael Yartey Scores Brave Finish To Claim Sensational Win For KPV Over Giants HJK In Finland, ghanasportsonline.com, 18 August 2019
  13. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Saudi side Hetten capture Ghana winger Ishmael Yartey – Ghana Sports Online". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Ishmael Yartey joins Finnish giants FC Haka". Ghana Sports Online. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Imperious Ishmael Yartey strikes to take down Musan in pre-season friendly in Finland". Ghana Sports Online. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Evergreen Ishmael Yartey announces return to Finland with a silky finish for Haka in pre-season friendly win". Ghana Sports Online. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Ishhmael Yartey palaa Kokkolaan – Myös muita vahvistuksia!" [Ishmael Yartey returns to Kokkola - Also other confirmations!] (in Finnish). KPV. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  18. ↑ Ishmael Yartey – FIFA. fifa.com.
  19. ↑ "Appiah names Black Stars squad". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  20. ↑ Ishmael Yartey at Soccerway
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