Karim Yoda

Karim Yoda

Personal information
Full name	Abdoul Karim Yoda
Date of birth	(1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Annemasse, France
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Hazem
Number	74
Youth career
2000–2007	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Servette	54	(4)
2009–2013	Sion	64	(5)
2013–2014	Astra Giurgiu	21	(2)
2014–2018	Getafe	44	(4)
2017	→ Almería (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Reus (loan)	22	(0)
2018	Reus	0	(0)
2019	Karpaty Lviv	10	(1)
2019–2020	Racing Santander	15	(7)
2020–2021	Al-Hazem	49	(14)
2021–2023	Al-Wehda	41	(8)
2023–2024	Al-Adalah	33	(11)
2024–	Al-Hazem
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2023

Abdoul Karim Yoda (born 25 October 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Al-Hazem.

Club career

Born in Annemasse, Yoda joined Servette FC's youth system in 2000, aged 11.[1] 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.[2] 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[3] 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.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 25 September, starting in a 0–2 away loss against RCD Espanyol.[5]

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 Real Sociedad.[6] On 31 January 2017, he moved to Segunda División club UD Almería on loan until the end of the season, with Chuli moving in the opposite direction.[7]

On 22 November 2017, Yoda was loaned to CF Reus Deportiu in the second level, until the following June,[8] and signed a permanent two-year contract the following 31 July 2018.[9] However, he was one of the four players who were not registered for the new season due to the club's wage limit,[10] and left the club after it was expelled by the LFP the following January.[11]

In February 2019, Yoda signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv.[12] On 23 July, however, he returned to Spain and its second division, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Racing de Santander.[13]

On 23 January 2020, Al-Hazem has signed with Karim Yoda from Racing de Santander .[14]

On 17 August 2021, Yoda joined Al-Wehda.[15]

On 17 June 2023, Yoda joined Al-Adalah.[16]

Personal life

Born in France, Yoda is of Ivorian and Burkinabe descent.[17]

Honours

Sion

• Swiss Cup: 2010–11

Astra Giurgiu

• Cupa României: 2013–14

Al-Hazem

• MS League: 2020–21

References

1. Abdoul Yoda - profil (Abdoul Yoda - profile) Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine; Servette's official website. Retrieved on 29 July 2014 (in French)
2. Constantin: «Ne jamais baisser la garde» (Constantin: «Never down your guard») Archived 2009-06-25 at the Wayback Machine; Le Temps, 18 June 2009 (in French)
3. Exclusiv Astra Giurgiu l-a transferat pe Karim Abdoul Yoda, de la FC Sion (Exclusive: Astra Giurgiu, Abdoul Karim Yoda transferred from FC Sion); Digisport, 2 September 2013 (in Romanian)
4. Yoda, nuevo jugador del Getafe (Yoda, new player of Getafe); Marca, 14 July 2014 (in Spanish)
5. Espanyol claim Getafe victory; ESPN FC, 25 September 2014
6. Real Sociedad 1–2 Getafe; ESPN FC, 20 October 2014
7. Karim Yoda llega del Getafe, a donde se marcha cedido Chuli (Karim Yoda arrives from Getafe, where Chuli moves to)^[permanent dead link‍]; UD Almería, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
8. Karim Yoda, nou jugador del CF Reus (Karim Yoda, new player of CF Reus) Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine; CF Reus Deportiu, 22 November 2017 (in Catalan)
9. El francés Karim Yoda renueva dos temporadas (Frenchman Karim Yoda renews two seasons); Mundo Deportivo, 31 July 2018 (in Spanish)
10. "Los jugadores del Reus sin ficha no estarán disponibles ante el Zaragoza" [The unregistered Reus players will not be available against Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
11. "Nota Informativa" [Informative note] (in Spanish). La Liga. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
12. "АБДУЛ КАРІМ ЙОДА – ГРАВЕЦЬ "КАРПАТ"". FC Karpaty Lviv. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
13. "Karim Yoda, sexto refuerzo del Racing 2019/20" [Karim Yoda, sixth addition of Racing 2019/20] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
14. "x.com".
15. "اكتمال أجانب الوحدة". www.al-jazirah.com.
16. الأحساء, مصطفى الشريدة (17 June 2023). "الفرنسي كريم يودا يدعم العدالة". alyaum.
17. "Racing Santander (Espagne) : le Burkinabè Abdoul Karim Yoda file à Al-Hazm (Arabie Saoudite) - Letalon.net/Sports". 29 January 2020.

External links

• Karim Yoda at BDFutbol
• Karim Yoda at Soccerway
• Abdoul Karim Yoda – UEFA competition record (archive)