Mohamed Lamine Yattara (born 28 July 1993) is a Guinean professional
footballer
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who plays for
Armenian Premier League
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club
Ararat-Armenia and the
Guinea national team as a
striker.
Early and personal life
He is brothers of
Ibrahim Yattara and
Naby Yattara
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International career
Yattara was member of the Guinea n ...
.
Club career
Born in
Conakry, Yattara has played club football for
Lyon
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,
Arles-Avignon and
Troyes.
He signed a new two-year contract with Lyon in July 2014.
On 17 July 2015, Yattara was bought by Belgian side
Standard Liège
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They are one of the most ...
for €2 million with a possible future share of profits made from Yattara's sale.
Yattara joined
AJ Auxerre
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on loan in January 2017 for the remainder of the season.
He left Chinese club
Sichuan Jiuniu
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in December 2021.
In August 2022 he signed for
Pau FC
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Pau FC were fo ...
.
On 14 August 2023,
Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Yattara from
Pau.
International career
He made his international debut for
Guinea in 2012
and was included in the nation's squad for the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
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. In team's opening match, Yattara scored the opening goal as Guinea drew 1–1 with the
Ivory Coast. In April 2015, he spoke about the bright future of Guinea in international football.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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1993 births
Footballers from Conakry
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Men's association football midfielders
Guinean men's footballers
Guinea men's international footballers
Olympique Lyonnais players
AC Arlésien players
ES Troyes AC players
Angers SCO players
Standard Liège players
AJ Auxerre players
Shenzhen Peng City F.C. players
Pau FC players
FC Ararat-Armenia players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Belgian Pro League players
China League One players
Armenian Premier League players
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Guinean expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia
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