Ishmael Yartey

Ishmael Yartey (born 11 January 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left winger.[1]

Ishmael Yartey
Personal information
Full name Ishmael Yartey
Date of birth (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990
Place of birth Swedru, Central Region, Ghana
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder, left winger
Youth career
Polo FC
Coastal Fauzan
Liberty Professionals
2006–2007 All Blacks
2007–2009 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Benfica 0 (0)
2009 → Beira-Mar (loan) 17 (2)
2010 → Fátima (loan) 14 (2)
2010–2011 → Beira-Mar (loan) 10 (1)
2011–2012 → Servette (loan) 31 (8)
2012–2014 Sochaux 10 (0)
2013–2014 → Sion (loan) 22 (2)
2014–2015 Sion 27 (2)
2015 → Portland Timbers (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 → Gil Vicente (loan) 22 (0)
2017–2018 FC Sion II 35 (14)
2018–2019 Stade Nyonnais 15 (1)
2019–2020 KPV 11 (6)
2020 Hetten
National team
2007 Ghana U-17 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:46, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Yartey began his youth and professional career with Ghanaian club All Blacks F.C., before joining S.L. Benfica on a one-year loan deal with a buy option at the end of the contract.[2] Former Benfica manager Quique Flores was the first manager that called Yartey to train with the senior squad, but he never debuted for the first team.[3]

On 15 July 2009, Yartey left Benfica and signed a one-year loan deal with S.C. Beira Mar. At the end of the season he signed for C.D. Fátima, on another one-year loan.[4] In January 2011 he was loaned to Beira-Mar for a second time, for the remainder of the 2010–11 Primeira Liga season.[5]

On 21 June 2011, he was again loaned, this time to Servette F.C. of the Swiss Super League until the end of the 2011–12 Swiss Super League.[6]

On 19 July 2012, after returning to Benfica from his Servette loan, Yartey signed a four-year contract with French Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.

On 26 March 2015, Yartey signed a loan contract with Portland Timbers of MLS with a transfer option from French Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[7]

Yartey completed his move to Finnish top-flight side KPV Kokkola in July 2019.[8] He scored on his competitive debut for KPV.[9] He was voted the MVP on his debut game for KPV.[10] Yartey also won the Man of the Match Award against giants HJK Helsinki.

.[11] In that game he scored a wonderful goal for KPV.[12]

In January 2020, Yartey signed for Saudi side Hetten FC.[13]

International career

Yartey represented Ghana U-17 (Black Starlets) in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic.[14]

On 16 May 2012, Yartey was called up for two of the Ghana national team's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications, against Lesotho in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana, and on 1 June 2012 and against Zambia in Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia, on 9 June 2012.[15]

Career statistics
As of 30 May 2016[16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beira-Mar (loan) 2009–10 1722232–226
Fátima (loan) 2010–11 1422141–204
Beira-Mar (loan) 2010–11 1010000–101
Servette (loan) 2011–12 31810––328
Sochaux 2012–13 1002030–150
Sochaux B 2012–13 140–––140
Sion (loan) 2013–14 22210––232
Sion 2014–15 5000––50
Portland Timbers (loan) 2015 5000––50
Gil Vicente (loan) 2015–16 2205000–270
Career total 120151331030017321

Honours

Beira-Mar

Portland Timbers

References
  1. Ishmael Yartey at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Yartey por 4 anos" [Yartey for 4 years]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. Ishmael Yartey Ghana's Winger Archived 1 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine. dailyguideghana.com.
  4. "Gossip/Transfers: Kyere for Atletico Madrid". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  5. Yartey no Beira-Mar Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). 29 January 2012. record.xl.pt.
  6. Le Servette FC engage le milieu offensif ghanéen Ishmael Yartey et le gardien portugais Joao Barroca (in French). 21 June 2011. tsr.ch.
  7. http://www.timbers.com/news/2015/03/portland-timbers-acquire-winger-ishmael-yartey
  8. EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Ghana U17 Star Ishmael Yartey Joins Finnish Side KPV, ghanasportsonline.com, 19 July 2019
  9. Ishmael Yartey Marks Finnish Top-Flight Debut With Match Winner For KPV, ghanasportsonline.com, 28 July 2019
  10. Ex-Ghana Youth Star Ishmael Yartey Wins MVP After Excelling On Finnish League Debut, ghanasportsonline.com, 28 July 2019
  11. https://ghanasportsonline.com/2019/08/ishmael-yartey-voted-mvp-in-kpv-famous-win-over-hjk-in-finland/
  12. On-Fire Ishmael Yartey Scores Brave Finish To Claim Sensational Win For KPV Over Giants HJK In Finland, ghanasportsonline.com, 18 August 2019
  13. "EXCLUSIVE: Saudi side Hetten capture Ghana winger Ishmael Yartey – Ghana Sports Online". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  14. Ishmael Yartey – FIFA. fifa.com.
  15. "Appiah names Black Stars squad". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  16. "I. Yartey". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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