Karim Yoda
Personal information
Full name Abdoul Karim Yoda
Date of birth (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988
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

Abdoul Karim Yoda (born 25 October 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Al-Adalah.

Club career

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]

On 17 August 2021, Yoda joined Al-Wehda.[15]

On 17 June 2023, Yoda joined Al-Adalah.[16]

Personal life

Born in France, Yoda is of Ivorian and Burkinabe descent.[17]

Honours

Sion

Astra Giurgiu

Al-Hazem

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ Yoda, nuevo jugador del Getafe (Yoda, new player of Getafe); Marca, 14 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Espanyol claim Getafe victory; ESPN FC, 25 September 2014
  6. ↑ Real Sociedad 1–2 Getafe; ESPN FC, 20 October 2014
  7. ↑ Karim Yoda llega del Getafe, a donde se marcha cedido Chuli (Karim Yoda arrives from Getafe, where Chuli moves to); UD Almería, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ 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)
  9. ↑ El francés Karim Yoda renueva dos temporadas (Frenchman Karim Yoda renews two seasons); Mundo Deportivo, 31 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Nota Informativa" [Informative note] (in Spanish). La Liga. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "АБДУЛ КАРІМ ЙОДА – ГРАВЕЦЬ "КАРПАТ"". FC Karpaty Lviv. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Al-Hazem is officially signed by Karim Yoda
  15. ↑ "اكتمال أجانب الوحدة".
  16. ↑ "الفرنسي كريم يودا يدعم العدالة".
  17. ↑ https://letalon.net/racing-santander-espagne-le-burkinabe-abdoul-karim-yoda-file-a-al-hazm-arabie-saoudite/
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