Martial Yao Kouassi (born 4 October 1989) is an Ivorian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in

Bingerville Bingerville is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a suburb of Abidjan and is one of four sub-prefectures of Abidjan Autonomous District. Bingerville is also a commune. The town is located about 10 kilometres east of Abidjan and lies on th ...

, Yao has played for

ASEC Mimosas The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Côte d'Ivoire, Ivorian Association football, football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Mimosas A ...

Stade Tunisien Stade Tunisien (; ar, الملعب التونسي) or ST is a football club from Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia. Alongside Espérance de Tunis and Club Africain it forms the group of three best teams in the capital city region. Founded in 1948, it is th ...

, LPS Tozeur, US Ben Guerdane, Al-Merrikh,

AS Gabès Avenir Sportif de Gabès ( ar, المستقبل الرياضي بڨابس), often referred to as ''ٍِASG'' or ''Zliza'' is a football club from Gabès in Tunisia. The club was founded in 1978,by M. Hmad Nasfi, a local businessman. the team pl ...

, Al-Adalah, Fujairah and Al-Bukiryah. On 2 June 2018 he moved from Tunisian club

to Saudi club Al-Adalah.

International career

He played at the

2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the eleventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participa ...

, and was compared to

Claude Makélélé Claude Makélélé Sinda (born 18 February 1973) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently a youth coach and technical mentor at Chelsea, having formerly been the head co ...

for his tireless midfield performances.

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1989 births Living people People from Bingerville Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian men's footballers ASEC Mimosas players Stade Tunisien players LPS Tozeur players US Ben Guerdane players Al-Merrikh SC players AS Gabès players Al-Adalah FC players Fujairah FC players Al-Bukiryah FC players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi First Division League players UAE Pro League players Men's association football midfielders Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan Expatriate men's footballers in Sudan Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Ivory Coast men's youth international footballers {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub