Yakou Méïté
Yakou Méïté
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yakou Méïté | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain II | 45 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Reading | 30 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sochaux (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Ivory Coast U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018- | Ivory Coast U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018- | Ivory Coast | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2018 | |||
Yakou Méïté (born 11 February 1996) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker for Championship side Reading.
Contents
1 Club career
1.1 Paris Saint Germain
1.2 Reading
1.2.1 Sochaux Loan
2 International career
3 Style of play
4 Career statistics
5 References
Club career[edit]
Paris Saint Germain[edit]
Born in Paris, Méïté started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain. He made his professional debut on 9 April 2016 in the Ligue 1 against Guingamp replacing Jean-Kévin Augustin after 91 minutes in a 0–2 away win.[2]
Reading[edit]
On 29 July 2016, Méïté signed a three-year contract with English side Reading.[3] Méïte made his debut for Reading as a substitute in an EFL Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle on 9 August 2016,[4] with his first goal for the club coming on 21 January 2017, during a 3–2 defeat to Derby County in the Championship.[5]
On 3 October 2018, Reading announced that Méïte had signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022.[6] On his return to Reading he became a mainstay as the club's striker and scored 6 goals in 5 games, impressing manager Paul Clement.[7]
Sochaux Loan[edit]
On 8 July 2017, Méïté moved to Sochaux on a season-long loan deal.[8]
International career[edit]
Méïté was born and raised in France to Ivorian parents. He has played for the Ivory Coast U17s and the U20s.[9] Méïte debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a friendly 5–0 win over the Togo U23s on 27 March 2018.[10] He was also called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a friendly against Togo in March 2018.[11] Méïté was selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea on 18 November 2018.[12]
Style of play[edit]
Méïté is a physically strong player. He has impressive strength, ability in the air, speed and tireless stamina. Paul Clement praised him for his workrate and willingness to battle for every ball. [13]
Career statistics[edit]
As of match played 10 November 2018[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain II | 2013–14 | CFA | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | 20 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 6 | ||||||
2015–16 | 24 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 45 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 8 | ||
Reading | 2016–17 | Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | ||
Sochaux (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 23 | ||
References[edit]
^ "Yakou Meïté". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 December 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Guingamp vs. PSG - 9 April 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
^ "Royals swoop to sign Yakou Meite". reading.co.uk. Reading F.C. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Reading 2-0 Plymouth". BBC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Derby 3-2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "Méïté pens new long-term deal as a Royal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/fighting-spirit-and-attitude-yakou-has-that-in-abundance/
^ "Meite returns to France for loan season at Sochaux". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ ab Yakou Méïté at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
^ Ewan. "Yakou Méïté et les U23 de la Côte d'Ivoire s'imposent face au Togo". --.
^ "Togo vs Ivory Coast". ESPN. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ http://www.fifciv.com/?q=elim-can-2019-5%C3%A8-j-guiciv-voici-les-23-el%C3%A9phants-s%C3%A9lectionn%C3%A9s
^ https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/fighting-spirit-and-attitude-yakou-has-that-in-abundance/
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Paris
- Association football wingers
- Ivorian footballers
- Ivory Coast under-20 international footballers
- French footballers
- French people of Ivorian descent
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Ligue 1 players
- English Football League players
(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.448","walltime":"0.569","ppvisitednodes":{"value":3791,"limit":1000000},"ppgeneratednodes":{"value":0,"limit":1500000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":62225,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":7937,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":27,"limit":40},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":1,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":25376,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 492.543 1 -total"," 49.13% 242.005 1 Template:Infobox_football_biography"," 40.13% 197.671 1 Template:Infobox3cols"," 34.72% 171.000 2 Template:Reflist"," 19.90% 98.013 8 Template:Cite_web"," 9.80% 48.265 1 Template:Height"," 8.60% 42.350 1 Template:Soccerway"," 8.20% 40.402 1 Template:Use_dmy_dates"," 7.59% 37.397 1 Template:Infobox_person/height"," 7.57% 37.283 1 Template:Convert"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.192","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":6573482,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw1302","timestamp":"20190115100800","ttl":1900800,"transientcontent":false}}});});{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Yakou Mu00e9u00eftu00e9","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakou_M%C3%A9%C3%AFt%C3%A9","sameAs":"http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24006154","mainEntity":"http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24006154","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://www.wikimedia.org/static/images/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2016-04-21T18:31:17Z","dateModified":"2019-01-09T12:53:19Z","headline":"French association football player"}(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgBackendResponseTime":107,"wgHostname":"mw1263"});});
