Karim Yoda

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Full name Abdoul Karim Yoda
Date of birth (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Annemasse, France
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Karim Yoda
Personal information
Full name Abdoul Karim Yoda
Date of birth (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Annemasse, France
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Raed
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2007 Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Servette 54 (4)
2009–2013 Sion 64 (5)
2013–2014 Astra Giurgiu 21 (2)
2014–2018 Getafe 44 (4)
2017Almería (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018Reus (loan) 22 (0)
2018 Reus 0 (0)
2019 Karpaty Lviv 10 (1)
2019–2020 Racing Santander 15 (7)
2020–2021 Al-Hazem 49 (14)
2021–2023 Al-Wehda 41 (8)
2023–2024 Al-Adalah 33 (11)
2024–2025 Al-Hazem 31 (8)
2025– Al-Raed 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2023

Abdoul Karim Yoda (born 25 October 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Raed.

Born in Annemasse, Yoda joined Servette FC's youth system in 2000, aged 11.[1] He made his senior debuts in 2006, and scored his first professional goal in the following year.

In June 2009 Yoda moved to fellow league team FC Sion.[2] He appeared regularly in his first two campaigns, but fell in the pecking order during his two last.

On 2 September 2013 Yoda moved to Romania, signing a three-year deal with FC Astra Giurgiu[3] He appeared in 21 matches during his only season, scoring twice.

On 14 July 2014 Yoda moved teams and countries again, by agreeing to a two-year deal with La Liga side Getafe CF.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 25 September, starting in a 0–2 away loss against RCD Espanyol.[5]

Yoda scored his first goals in the main category of Spanish football on 20 October, netting a brace in a 2–1 away win against Real Sociedad.[6] On 31 January 2017, he moved to Segunda División club UD Almería on loan until the end of the season, with Chuli moving in the opposite direction.[7]

On 22 November 2017, Yoda was loaned to CF Reus Deportiu in the second level, until the following June,[8] and signed a permanent two-year contract the following 31 July 2018.[9] However, he was one of the four players who were not registered for the new season due to the club's wage limit,[10] and left the club after it was expelled by the LFP the following January.[11]

In February 2019, Yoda signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv.[12] On 23 July, however, he returned to Spain and its second division, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Racing de Santander.[13]

On 23 January 2020, Al-Hazem has signed with Karim Yoda from Racing de Santander .[14]

On 17 August 2021, Yoda joined Al-Wehda.[15]

On 17 June 2023, Yoda joined Al-Adalah.[16]

On 5 September 2025, Yoda joined Al-Raed.[17]

Personal life

Born in France, Yoda is of Ivorian and Burkinabe descent.[18]

Honours

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