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

Club career

Born in Annemasse, Yoda joined

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's youth system in 2000, aged 11. 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. 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 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 Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 25 September, starting in a 0–2 away loss against RCD Espanyol. 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

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. On 31 January 2017, he moved to

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club UD Almería on loan until the end of the season, with

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moving in the opposite direction. On 22 November 2017, Yoda was loaned to

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in the second level, until the following June, and signed a permanent two-year contract the following 31 July 2018. However, he was one of the four players who were not registered for

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due to the club's wage limit, and left the club after it was expelled by the LFP the following January. In February 2019, Yoda signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv. On 23 July, however, he returned to Spain and its second division, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Racing de Santander. On 23 January 2020, Al-Hazem has signed with Karim Yoda from Racing de Santander . On 17 August 2021, Yoda joined Al-Wehda. On 17 June 2023, Yoda joined Al-Adalah.

Honours

Sion *

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Astra Giurgiu *

Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. I ...

: 2013–14 Al-Hazem * MS League: 2020–21

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoda, Karim 1988 births Living people People from Annemasse Footballers from Haute-Savoie French men's footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Men's association football midfielders Swiss Super League players Servette FC players FC Sion players Liga I players FC Astra Giurgiu players La Liga players Segunda División players Ukrainian Premier League players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Getafe CF footballers UD Almería players CF Reus Deportiu players FC Karpaty Lviv players Racing de Santander players Al-Hazem F.C. players Al Wehda FC players Al-Adalah FC players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland French expatriate sportspeople in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia