Cédric Yambéré (born 6 November 1990) is a Central African

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who plays as a

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for Greek Super League 2 club Chania and the Central African Republic national team.

Club career

Bordeaux

Yambéré joined

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in January 2013 from US Lormont. He made his

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debut at 25 October 2014 against Paris Saint-Germain playing the full game in a 3–0 away defeat.

Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)

On 13 July 2016, he joined the Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala for the 2016–17 season on loan.

APOEL (loan)

On 24 January 2017, he moved on loan to the Cypriot First Division champions APOEL FC until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his official debut on 11 February 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against Karmiotissa in the league. He scored his first official goal on 23 April 2017, netting a late equalizer in APOEL's 1–1 home draw against Anorthosis.

Dijon

On 30 June 2017, Yambéré left

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definitively, and signed a two-year deal with fellow

side

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for a transfer fee of around €500,000.

Ettifaq

On 29 June 2019, Yambéré signed a three-year deal with Saudi Professional League club Ettifaq.

Orléans

On 1 October 2021, he signed with

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International career

Yambéré received his first international call from

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on 13 August 2016. He made his debut on 27 March 2017, in Central African Republic's 1–2

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defeat against

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at Stade municipal de Kénitra.

Career statistics

International

Honours

APOEL * Cypriot First Division: 2016–17

References

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