Yaya Kerim (born 10 August 1991) is a

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ian

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striker and the member of

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. He currently plays for

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in the

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Career

Yaya Kerim started his football career in

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. In 2010, he joined

Renaissance FC Renaissance FC or RFC is a football (soccer) club from Chad based in N'Djamena. The club won Chad Premier League 7 times, last time in 2007. Recently, it produced few Chad national football team players, such as Mondésir Alladjim, Yaya Kerim, ...

. He helped his team win the

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and Super Cup, scoring the goal in both finals. In 2011, he was called on a trial by Spanish segunda division club

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. He joined

USM El Harrach Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الحراش), known as USM El Harrach or simply USMH for short, is an Algerian football club based in El Harrach, Algiers. The club was founded in 1935 ...

in 2012. He currently plays for

in the

International career

He has 7 caps for national team, and he was a part of qualifying campaign for

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. He debuted in home match against

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which ended 2–2, in July 2010. For the national team, he usually plays left wing, or left back.

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* 1991 births Living people Chadian footballers People from N'Djamena USM El Harrach players Expatriate footballers in Algeria Chadian expatriate footballers Chad international footballers Chadian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Association football utility players {{Chad-footy-bio-stub

Career

International career

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