Yakou Méïté

Yakou Méïté
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 Winger
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 25 (1)
2017–2018 → Sochaux (loan) 31 (3)
National team‡
2013 Ivory Coast U17 5 (1)
2015 Ivory Coast U20 4 (0)
2018- Ivory Coast U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 May 2018

Yakou Méïté (born 11 February 1996) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a winger for Championship side Reading.[1]

Club career

Paris Saint Germain

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

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]

Sochaux Loan

On 8 July 2017, Méïté moved to Sochaux on a season-long loan deal.[7]

International career

Méïté was born and raised in France to Ivorian parents. He has played for the Ivory Coast U17s and the U20s.[8] Méïte debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a friendly 5-0 win over the Togo U23s on 27 March 2018.[9] He was also called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a friendly against Togo in March 2018.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 October 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2013–14 Ligue 1 000000000000
2014–15 000000000000
2015–16 100000000010
Total 100000000010
Paris Saint-Germain II 2013–14 CFA 10----10
2014–15 206----206
2015–16 242----242
Total 458--------458
Reading 2016–17 Championship 1410010-00151
2017–18 000000--00
2018–19 1000021--121
Total 2410031--00272
Sochaux (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 3124210––374
Career total 101115241000011014

    References

    1. ↑ "Ivory Coast - Y. Méïte - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
    2. ↑ "Guingamp vs. PSG - 9 April 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
    3. ↑ "Royals swoop to sign Yakou Meite". reading.co.uk. Reading F.C. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
    4. ↑ "Reading 2-0 Plymouth". BBC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
    5. ↑ "Derby 3-2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
    6. ↑ "Méïté pens new long-term deal as a Royal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
    7. ↑ "Meite returns to France for loan season at Sochaux". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
    8. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire - Y. Méïté - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
    9. ↑ Ewan. "Yakou Méïté et les U23 de la Côte d'Ivoire s'imposent face au Togo". --.
    10. ↑ "Togo vs Ivory Coast". ESPN. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    11. ↑ Yakou Méïté at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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