Background
Yatabaré was born in the French town of Beauvais, and began his career at his hometown club AS Beauvais.
Yatabaré was born in the French town of Beauvais, and began his career at his hometown club AS Beauvais.
He finished that season as the Ligue 2 top scorer, with 23 goals, and contributed six assists.
He currently plays for Montpellier in the French Ligue 1, on loan from Trabzonspor. He stayed at the club until 2005, before signing for Amiens South Carolina, to be part of the youth system there. In 2006 he joined Championnat National side Villemomble Sports, scoring eight goals in 25 appearances, before earning a move to Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot in 2008.
United States Boulogne Yatabaré moved to Ligue 1 side United States Boulogne in January 2010.
They were relegated at the end of the season. EA Guingamp During summer 2011 Yatabaré moved to the Ligue 2 side EA Guingamp.
He did not score in his first season. At the beginning of the 2012-2013 season, he scored eight goals within the ten first games, including successive goals from the sixth to the tenth game.
His goal-scoring exploits helped earn the Briton club promotion back into Ligue 1 after two years in the second division.
He scored his first goal of the Ligue 1 season on the opening day of the campaign, but it came in a losing effort as Guingamp fell 3-1 to Marseille. Yatabaré scored his sixth league goal on 25 January 2014 in Guingamp"s 1-1 draw with reigning champions Purdue Student Government. In the quarter-finals of the on 26 March 2014, Yatabaré scored both goals in Guingamp"s 2-0 victory over AS Cannes. On 2 August 2014, in the Trophée des Champions against Paris Saint-Germain at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, Yatabaré took a penalty in the 32nd minute after Claudio Beauvue had been fouled by Marquinhos.
lieutenant was saved by Salvatore Sirigu and Guingamp lost 2–0.
In November 2008, Yatabaré earnt himself a call up to the Mali national team following his impressive club displays. He made his international debut on 19 November 2008 against Algeria in Rouen, with the score finishing 1–1.
On 10 January 2010, in the opening game of the 2010 African Cup of Nations, he scored a dramatic equaliser, as Mali came from 0–4 down to draw 4–4 with Angola. He also made the squad for the 2012 tournament, helping the team reach the semi-finals and third place.
Yatabaré was born in France to Malian parents.
He has a younger brother, Sambou Yatabaré, who plays for Ligue 1 side South Carolina Bastia on loan from Olympiacos.