Sambou Yatabare

Sambou Yatabare (born 2 March 1989) is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Valenciennes. Born in France, he represents Mali at international level.

Club Career

Yatabare has played for Caen, Monaco and Bastia.

Olympiacos and loans

On 30 August 2013, he signed a four-year contract with Greek side Olympiacos F.C., for a reported fee of €2.2 million. Six months later, lacking game-time in Greece, Yatabare was sent back to Bastia on loan for six months where he made his return in the first team against Bordeaux on 18 January 2014. He spent the 2014–15 season in Ligue 1 with Guingamp. On 1 September 2015, he signed a year-long loan deal with Standard Liege.

Werder Bremen

On 28 January 2016, Yatabare signed for Werder Bremen on 3 and a half-year contract running until 2019. While the transfer fee was reported as €2.5 million, Standard Liege also stated they had received €500,000 in compensation from Bremen to end the player's loan with the club.

Royal Antwerp (loan)

On 31 August 2017, the last day of the German summer transfer window, Yatabare joined Royal Antwerp on loan for the 2017–18 season. His new club was given the option to sign him permanently.

In March 2018, Werder Bremen's sporting director Frank Baumann confirmed Yatabare would join Antwerp permanently in the summer.

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