Yaya Touré

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[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-up2006
Runner-up2012
Winner2015
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Beveren 2001–02[4] Belgian First Division 280———280
2002–03[4] Belgian First Division 303———303
2003–04[4] Belgian First Division 120———120
Total 703———703
Metalurh Donetsk 2003–04[5] Vyshcha Liha 11100———111
2004–05[5][6] Vyshcha Liha 22221—4[lower-alpha 3]1—284
Total 33321—41—395
Olympiacos 2005–06[4][7] Alpha Ethniki 203—6[lower-alpha 4]0—263
Monaco 2006–07[8] Ligue 1 2750010——285
Barcelona 2007–08[9] La Liga 26130—9[lower-alpha 4]1—382
2008–09[10] La Liga 25261—12[lower-alpha 4]0—433
2009–10[11] La Liga 23110—8[lower-alpha 4]05[lower-alpha 5]0371
Total 744101—291501186
Manchester City 2010–11[12] Premier League 35673008[lower-alpha 6]1—5110
2011–12[13] Premier League 32600009[lower-alpha 7]31[lower-alpha 8]0429
2012–13[14] Premier League 32641005[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 8]1429
2013–14[15] Premier League 352040337[lower-alpha 4]1—4924
2014–15[16] Premier League 291010215[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 8]03712
2015–16[17] Premier League 326005110[lower-alpha 4]1—478
2016–17[18] Premier League 25542002[lower-alpha 4]0—317
2017–18[19] Premier League 10000403[lower-alpha 4]0—170
Total 230592061454983131679
Olympiacos 2018–19[20] Super League Greece 2010—2[lower-alpha 6]0—50
Qingdao Huanghai 2019[20] China League One 142————142
Career total 47079338155901081616103
  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. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one in UEFA Super Cup, two in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearance in FA Community Shield

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[21]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 200430
200520
2006151
200751
2008111
200982
2010132
201152
2012101
2013106
2014102
201591
Total10119
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.
124 January 2006Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt7 Libya2–12–12006 Africa Cup of Nations[22]
23 June 2007Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast21 Madagascar3–05–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[23]
325 January 2008Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana28 Benin2–04–12008 Africa Cup of Nations[24]
420 June 2009Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso39 Burkina Faso1–03–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification[25]
55 September 2009Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast41 Burkina Faso3–05–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification[26]
625 June 2010Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa54 North Korea1–03–02010 FIFA World Cup[27]
74 September 2010Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast56 Rwanda1–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[28]
810 August 2011Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland59 Israel2–04–3Friendly[29]
99 October 2011Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast61 Burundi2–12–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[30]
104 February 2012Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea66 Equatorial Guinea3–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations[31]
1122 January 2013Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa74 Togo1–02–12013 Africa Cup of Nations[32]
1226 January 2013Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa75 Tunisia2–03–02013 Africa Cup of Nations[33]
1323 March 2013Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast77 Gambia2–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[34]
148 June 2013Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia78 Gambia3–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[35]
1516 June 2013National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania79 Tanzania2–14–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification[36]
163–2
1710 September 2014Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon88 Cameroon1–11–42015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[37]
1815 October 2014Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast90 DR Congo1–13–42015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[38]
194 February 2015Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea98 DR Congo1–03–12015 Africa Cup of Nations[39]

Honours
Touré lifting the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations trophy

Olympiacos

  • Alpha Ethniki: 2005–06[40]
  • Greek Football Cup: 2005–06[41]

Barcelona

Manchester City

Qingdao Huanghai

  • China League One: 2019[55]

Ivory Coast

Individual

  • Ivory Coast Player of the Year: 2009[59]
  • African Footballer of the Year: 2011,[60] 2012,[61] 2013,[62] 2014[63]
  • CAF Team of the Year: 2008,[64] 2009,[65] 2011,[66] 2012,[67] 2013,[68] 2014,[69] 2015[70]
  • Premio Bulgarelli Number 8: 2013[71]
  • ESM Team of the Year: 2013–14[72]
  • PFA Team of the Year: 2011–12 Premier League,[73] 2013–14 Premier League[74]
  • BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2013,[75] 2015[76]
  • Manchester City Player of the Year: 2013–14[77]
  • Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2015[78]
  • IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[79]
  • IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021[80]
  • FWA Tribute Award: 2023[81]

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