Yaya Touré

**Gnégnéri Yaya Touré** (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach for the Saudi Arabia national team.

### Club

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|National Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Europe|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=4|Beveren|2001–02|Belgian First Division|28|0|||—|—|—|28|0||||
|2002–03|Belgian First Division|30|3|||—|—|—|30|3||||||
|2003–04|Belgian First Division|12|0|||—|—|—|12|0||||||
|rowspan=3|Metalurh Donetsk|2003–04|Vyshcha Liha|11|1|0|0|—|—|—|11|1||||
|2004–05|Vyshcha Liha|22|2|2|1|—|4|1|—|28|4|||||
|Olympiacos|2005–06|Alpha Ethniki|20|3|||—|6|0|—|26|3||||
|Monaco|2006–07|Ligue 1|27|5|0|0|1|0|—|—|28|5||||
|rowspan=4|Barcelona|2007–08|La Liga|26|1|3|0|—|9|1|—|38|2|||
|2008–09|La Liga|25|2|6|1|—|12|0|—|43|3|||||
|2009–10|La Liga|23|1|1|0|—|8|0|5|0|37|1||||
|rowspan=9|Manchester City|2010–11|Premier League|35|6|7|3|0|0|8|1|—|51|10||
|2011–12|Premier League|32|6|0|0|0|0|9|3|1|0|42|9|||
|2012–13|Premier League|32|6|4|1|0|0|5|1|1|1|42|9|||
|2013–14|Premier League|35|20|4|0|3|3|7|1|—|49|24||||
|2014–15|Premier League|29|10|1|0|2|1|5|1|1|0|37|12|||
|2015–16|Premier League|32|6|0|0|5|1|10|1|—|47|8||||
|2016–17|Premier League|25|5|4|2|0|0|2|0|—|31|7||||
|2017–18|Premier League|10|0|0|0|4|0|3|0|—|17|0||||
|Olympiacos|2018–19|Super League Greece|2|0|1|0|—|2|0|—|5|0||||
|Qingdao Huanghai|2019|China League One|14|2|—|—|—|—|14|2||||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=12|Ivory Coast|2004|3|0|
|2005|2|0|||
|2006|15|1|||
|2007|5|1|||
|2008|11|1|||
|2009|8|2|||
|2010|13|2|||
|2011|5|2|||
|2012|10|1|||
|2013|10|6|||
|2014|10|2|||
|2015|9|1|||

- _Ivory Coast score listed first, score column indicates score after each Touré goal_

|scope=col|No.|scope=col|Date|scope=col|Venue|scope=col|Cap|scope=col|Opponent|scope=col|Score|scope=col|Result|scope=col|Competition|scope=col class=unsortable||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|24 January 2006|Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt|7||2–1|2–1|2006 Africa Cup of Nations|||||||||||
|2|3 June 2007|Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast|21||3–0|5–0|2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|||||||||||
|3|25 January 2008|Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana|28||2–0|4–1|2008 Africa Cup of Nations|||||||||||
|4|20 June 2009|Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso|39||1–0|3–2|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|5|5 September 2009|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast|41||3–0|5–0|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|6|25 June 2010|Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa|54||1–0|3–0|2010 FIFA World Cup|||||||||||
|7|4 September 2010|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast|56||1–0|3–0|2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|||||||||||
|8|10 August 2011|Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland|59||2–0|4–3|Friendly|||||||||||
|9|9 October 2011|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast|61||2–1|2–1|2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|||||||||||
|10|4 February 2012|Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea|66||3–0|3–0|2012 Africa Cup of Nations|||||||||||
|11|22 January 2013|Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa|74||1–0|2–1|2013 Africa Cup of Nations|||||||||||
|12|26 January 2013|Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa|75||2–0|3–0|2013 Africa Cup of Nations|||||||||||
|13|23 March 2013|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast|77||2–0|3–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|14|8 June 2013|Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia|78||3–0|3–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|15|16 June 2013|National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania|79|rowspan=2|align=center|2–1|4–2|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|16|3–2|||||||||||||||||
|17|10 September 2014|Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon|88||1–1|1–4|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|||||||||||
|18|15 October 2014|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast|90||1–1|3–4|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|||||||||||
|19|4 February 2015|Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea|98||1–0|3–1|2015 Africa Cup of Nations|||||||||||

## Honours

**Olympiacos**
- Alpha Ethniki: 2005–06
- Greek Football Cup: 2005–06

**Barcelona**
- La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Copa del Rey: 2008–09
- Supercopa de España: 2009
- UEFA Champions League: 2008–09
- UEFA Super Cup: 2009
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2009

**Manchester City**
- Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18
- FA Cup: 2010–11; runner-up: 2012–13
- Football League Cup: 2013–14, 2015–16
- FA Community Shield: 2012

**Qingdao Huanghai**
- China League One: 2019

**Ivory Coast**
- Africa Cup of Nations: 2015; runner-up: 2006, 2012

**Individual**
- Ivory Coast Player of the Year: 2009
- African Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- CAF Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Premio Bulgarelli Number 8: 2013
- ESM Team of the Year: 2013–14
- PFA Team of the Year: 2011–12 Premier League, 2013–14 Premier League
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2013, 2015
- Manchester City Player of the Year: 2013–14
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2015
- IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020
- IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021
- FWA Tribute Award: 2023

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Yaya Touré
- **image**: Yaya Touré (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Touré in 2013
- **full name**: Gnégnéri Yaya Touré
- **birth place**: Bouaké, Ivory Coast
- **height**: 1.88 m
- **position**: Midfielder
- **currentclub**: Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia (assistant)
- **youthyears1**: 1996–2001
- **youthclubs1**: ASEC Mimosas
- **years1**: 2001–2003
- **clubs1**: K.S.K. Beveren, Beveren
- **caps1**: 70
- **goals1**: 3
- **years2**: 2003–2005
- **clubs2**: FC Metalurh Donetsk, Metalurh Donetsk
- **caps2**: 33
- **goals2**: 3
- **years3**: 2005–2006
- **clubs3**: Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos
- **caps3**: 20
- **goals3**: 3
- **years4**: 2006–2007
- **clubs4**: AS Monaco FC, Monaco
- **caps4**: 27
- **goals4**: 5
- **years5**: 2007–2010
- **clubs5**: FC Barcelona, Barcelona
- **caps5**: 74
- **goals5**: 4
- **years6**: 2010–2018
- **clubs6**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **caps6**: 230
- **goals6**: 59
- **years7**: 2018
- **clubs7**: Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos
- **caps7**: 2
- **goals7**: 0
- **years8**: 2019
- **clubs8**: Qingdao Huanghai F.C., Qingdao Huanghai
- **caps8**: 14
- **goals8**: 2
- **totalcaps**: 470
- **totalgoals**: 79
- **nationalyears1**: 2004–2015
- **nationalteam1**: Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast
- **nationalcaps1**: 101
- **nationalgoals1**: 19
- **manageryears1**: 2021
- **managerclubs1**: FC Olimpik Donetsk, Olimpik Donetsk (assistant)
- **manageryears2**: 2021
- **managerclubs2**: FC Akhmat Grozny, Akhmat Grozny (assistant)
- **manageryears3**: 2022–2023
- **managerclubs3**: Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur (academy coach)
- **manageryears4**: 2023
- **managerclubs4**: Standard Liège (assistant)
- **manageryears5**: 2023–
- **managerclubs5**: Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia (assistant)