# Cédric Yambéré

Cédric Yambéré (born 6 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux. Born in France, he plays for the Central African Republic national team.

## Club career
### Bordeaux

Yambéré joined Girondins de Bordeaux in January 2013 from US Lormont. He made his Ligue 1 debut at 25 October 2014 against Paris Saint-Germain playing the full game in a 3–0 away defeat.

#### Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)

On 13 July 2016, he joined the Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala for the 2016–17 season on loan.

#### APOEL (loan)

On 24 January 2017, he moved on loan to Cypriot First Division champions APOEL until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his official debut on 11 February 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against Karmiotissa in the league. He scored his first official goal on 23 April 2017, netting a late equalizer in APOEL's 1–1 home draw against Anorthosis.

### Dijon

On 30 June 2017, Yambéré left Bordeaux definitively, and signed a two-year deal with fellow Ligue 1 side Dijon for a transfer fee of around €500,000.

### Ettifaq

On 29 June 2019, Yambéré signed a three-year deal with Saudi Professional League club Ettifaq.

### Orléans

On 1 October 2021, he signed with Orléans in the French third-tier Championnat National.

### KÍ Klaksvik

On 27 February 2024, Faroese side KÍ Klaksvik announced the signing of Yambéré. On 4 May 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against 07 Vestur.

## International career

Yambéré received his first call-up to the Central African Republic national team on 13 August 2016. He made his debut on 27 March 2017, in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Gambia at Stade municipal de Kénitra.

## Career statistics

    As of 20 May 2017
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 |
| Bordeaux | Total | Total | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 4 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala (Loan) | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| APOEL (Loan) | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Dijon | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Dijon | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Dijon | Total | Total | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 121 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 146 | 8 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of 7 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Central African Republic |
| Central African Republic | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 0 |

## Honours

APOEL
* Cypriot First Division: 2016–17