Kouakou Privat Yao

Kouakou Privat Yao N’goran
Personal information
Full name Kouakou Privat Yao N’goran
Date of birth (1991-06-30) 30 June 1991
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cacereño 13 (0)
2014–2015 Madridejos
2015 Blava Jaslovské Bohunice 12 (7)
2015–2017 Spartak Trnava 2 (0)
2017 → Zlaté Moravce (loan) 9 (1)
2019 Palanga 22 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kouakou Privat Yao N’goran (born 30 June 1991) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward.

Yao began his career in Spain, before moving to amateur sides in the lower leagues of Slovakia. Following good performances for Jaslovské Bohunice, he joined the B team of Spartak Trnava. He later transferred to the A-team, debuting in July 2016 in the Europa League qualifiers.

Club career

Slovakia

Jaslovské Bohunice

In March 2015, Yao transferred mid-season from the Spanish lower-division club CD Madridejos to FC Senec in Slovakia.[2] He was later loaned to ŠK Blava Jaslovské Bohunice, a club competing in the 4. liga, where he debuted as an offensive midfielder in a 0–1 defeat to OK Častkovce on March 29, 2015.[3] During his time with Blava Jaslovské Bohunice in 2015, Yao featured in 12 appearances and netted 7 goals across the 4. liga relegation phase.[4]

Spartak Trnava

Privat Yao joined FC Spartak Trnava in the summer of 2015, beginning his time with the club's reserve team, in the DOXXbet Liga.[5]

On 24 June 2016, Yao signed a two-year professional contract with the first team, following impressive performances in the reserves that earned him a spot in pre-season training ahead of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.[4][5][6] He made 3 appearances in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. He played in a shock 1–0 away win against FK Austria Wien, coming on off the bench as a substitute in the 88th minute for Martin Mikovič.[7][8] Yao made his professional Fortuna Liga debut on 31 July 2016 in a 1–1 away draw against MFK Ružomberok, playing the full match.[9][10]

Over the course of the 2016/17 season, he made 2 appearances in the league, totaling 96 minutes without scoring.[11]

ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan)

In February 2017, Yao joined FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce on a loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 league spring season.[12] He scored his first goal in his debut on 19 February 2017, when he scored a header in the 93rd minute to secure a 1–1 draw against league leaders MFK Ružomberok.[13][14] During his time at the club, Yao made 9 appearances in the league, scoring 1 goal.[15]

Later career

Yao later played for FK Palanga in Lithuanian top A Lyga.[16]

References

  1. ↑ FC ViOn pred štartom jari: hráčske profily a zaujímavosti 17.02.2017, nasanitra.sme.sk
  2. ↑ redakcia@trnavskyhlas.sk. "Keď ide o futbal, východniar s Afričanom sa dohodnú bez problémov". Trnavský Hlas. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  3. ↑ redakcia@trnavskyhlas.sk. "Futbal, 4. liga: Modranke stačil na body jediný gól, Jaslovské Bohunice nasadili exotickú posilu". Trnavský Hlas. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Privat Yao zostane v Trnave, podpísal zmluvu na dva roky". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 redakcia@trnavskyhlas.sk. "Spartak získal aj dve africké posily, do Podbrezovej mieri Mikinič". Trnavský Hlas. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Šport.sk (24 June 2016). "Útočník Pobrežia Slonoviny Privat Yao novou posilou Trnavy". Šport.sk. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Trnava šokovala Austriu, vo Viedni vyhrala 1:0. Karhan je spokojný". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Šport.sk (28 July 2016). "Video: Paráda! Veľké víťazstvo Spartaka Trnava nad Austriou Viedeň". Šport.sk. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Futbalisti Ružomberka s Trnavou nerozhodne". ta3 (in Slovak). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  10. ↑ MFK RUŽOMBEROK - FC SPARTAK TRNAVA 31.07.2016, futbalnet.sk
  11. ↑ "Kouakou Privat Yao". Niké liga. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Teraz.sk (6 January 2017). "Spartak Trnava aj Vion začali zimnú prípravu. Toto sú ich ciele". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Výhru Slovana zariadil Soumah, ViOn remizoval s Ružomberkom". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 19 February 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce - Vráble - MFK Ružomberok | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Kouakou Privat Yao". Niké liga. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Yao N'Goranas | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". alyga.lt. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.