Karim Yoda

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

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
Club information
Current team
 Al-Hazem
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– Al-Hazem 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2019

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]

In 23 January 2020, Al-Hazem has signed with Karim Yoda from Racing de Santander .[14]

Honours

Club
Sion
Astra Giurgiu

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. 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
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