Steeve Yago

Steeve Yago
	Yago with Burkina Faso at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name	Steeve Farid Yago
Date of birth	16 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Sarcelles, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Aris Limassol
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2019	Toulouse
2012–2019	Toulouse B
2019	→ Le Havre (loan)
2019–2021	Caen
2021–	Aris Limassol
International career‡
2013–	Burkina Faso
Medal record
Representing Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:34, 5 June 2024(UTC)

Steeve Farid Yago (born 16 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol. Born in France, he represents the Burkina Faso national team.^[2]

Yago represented Burkina Faso in the 2021 AFCON tournament in Cameroon.^[3]

Club career

Yago made his first Ligue 1 appearance for Toulouse on 25 August 2012, in a 0–1 win over Nancy, at the age of 19.

On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Yago joined Ligue 2 side Le Havre on loan until the end of the season.^[4]

On 1 July 2021, he joined Aris Limassol in Cyprus.^[5]

International career

He received his first call-up to the Burkina Faso national team on 23 March 2013, in a 4-0 win against Niger, a match that was part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Series.^[6]

He went on to represent Burkina Faso at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and again at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

He also participated in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which was held in 2022, where Burkina Faso finished fourth, losing to Cameroon, the host country.

On December 20, 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Burkinabé players selected by Hubert Velud to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 October 2022

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toulouse	2012–13	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		25	0
	2013–14		24	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		27	0
	2014–15		14	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
	2015–16		19	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		22	0
	2016–17		22	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
	2017–18		22	0	2	0	3	0	—		—		27	0
	2018–19	Ligue 2	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		123	0	5	0	12	0	—		—		140	0
Le Havre (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 2	13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
Caen	2019–20	Ligue 2	15	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	24	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		39	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		43	0
Aris Limassol	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	24	1	1	0	—		—		—		25	1
	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	4	0	0	0	—		2	0	—		6	0
	Total		28	1	0	0	—		2	0	0	0	31	7
Career total			203	1	10	0	12	0	2	0	0	0	227	1

Honours

Burkina Faso

Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2017^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2017 Africa Cup of Nations Squad List" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ "Steeve Yago". ligue1.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ Noet, Arthur (31 January 2019). "Officiel: Toulouse continue son dégraissage et prête Steeve Yago" (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ "ANNOUNCEMENT". Aris Limassol. 1 July 2021.
^ 51928 at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads". newvision.co. New Vision. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2017 schedule, scores and what you need to know". 14 January 2017.

External links

Steeve Yago – FIFA competition record (archived)
Steeve Yago at National-Football-Teams.com
Steeve Yago at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Steeve Yago at Soccerway

[2017_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_Squad_List-1] "2017 Africa Cup of Nations Squad List" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[2] "Steeve Yago". ligue1.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.

[3] "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[4] Noet, Arthur (31 January 2019). "Officiel: Toulouse continue son dégraissage et prête Steeve Yago" (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[5] "ANNOUNCEMENT". Aris Limassol. 1 July 2021.

[NFT-6] 51928 at National-Football-Teams.com

[7] "2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads". newvision.co. New Vision. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

[8] "Africa Cup of Nations 2017 schedule, scores and what you need to know". 14 January 2017.

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