Yahia Kébé

Yahia Kébé

Yahia Kébé with Al-Kharitiyath
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-07-11) 11 July 1985
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Al-Zawraa
Youth career
1999–2002	US Torcy
2002–2003	Blackburn Rovers
2003–2004	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Bordeaux B	34	(9)
2005–2007	FC Libourne Saint-Seurin	59	(18)
2007–2009	Troyes	63	(14)
2009–2014	Al-Kharitiyath	40	(17)
2014–2015	Raja Club Athletic	2	(3)
2015–2016	Al-Kharitiyath
2017–	Al-Zawraa	0	(0)
International career‡
2005–	Burkina Faso	13	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2009 {UTC} ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:35, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Yahia Kébé (born 11 July 1985) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Zawraa.

Club career

Kébé began his career in 1999 with US Torcy. He played with the club's youth squad before transferring to Blackburn Rovers in 2003. In 2003 he joined Bordeaux and was promoted to the reserve team 2004 where he played with his brother Boubacar, Kébé who scores 6 goals in 20 games.

In 2005 Kébé moved to FC Libourne Saint-Seurin. In the 2005–06 season he played 21 matches and scored 8 goals and in 2006–07, he made 35 appearances in Ligue 2 scoring 10 goals.

Kébé left Libourne in July 2007 and moved to Troyes AC, where he played 23 games and scored 7 goals in his first season. In the season 2008–09 season he scored 3 goals in 18 games for Troyes in the French Ligue 2.

International career

Kébé represented Burkina Faso national team internationally.

Personal life

His father is Malian and his mother is Burkinabé; he is the elder brother of Boubacar Kébé and sister Asta.

External links

• Yahia Kébé at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Footmercato Stats
• Yahia Kébé at National-Football-Teams.com