Martial Yao

For the Ivorian manager, see Yeo Martial.

Martial Yao

Personal information
Full name	Martial Yao Kouassi
Date of birth	(1989-10-04) 4 October 1989
Place of birth	Bingerville, Ivory Coast
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	ASEC Mimosas
2010–2016	Stade Tunisien	68	(3)
2013–2014	→ LPS Tozeur (loan)	17	(3)
2016–2017	US Ben Guerdane	21	(0)
2017	Al-Merrikh
2017–2018	AS Gabès	6	(0)
2018–2019	Al-Adalah
2019–2020	Fujairah	6	(0)
2020	→ Al-Bukiryah (loan)
International career
	Ivory Coast U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:04, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Martial Yao Kouassi (born 4 October 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Bingerville, Yao has played for ASEC Mimosas, Stade Tunisien, LPS Tozeur, US Ben Guerdane, Al-Merrikh, AS Gabès, Al-Adalah, Fujairah and Al-Bukiryah.

On 2 June 2018 he moved from Tunisian club AS Gabès to Saudi club Al-Adalah.

International career

He played at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and was compared to Claude Makélélé for his tireless midfield performances.

External links

• Profile (in French)