Reinhold Yabo

German footballer (born 1992)

Reinhold Yabo
Yabo playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Aldenhoven, Germany[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1997–2001 Teutonia Niedermerz
2001–2009 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 1. FC Köln 5 (0)
2009–2013 → 1. FC Köln II 58 (17)
2011–2012 → Alemannia Aachen (loan) 17 (0)
2013–2015 Karlsruher SC 62 (6)
2015–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 35 (3)
2017 → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 14 (4)
2019–2021 Arminia Bielefeld 52 (7)
Total 243 (37)
International career
2007 Germany U15 2 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U16 11 (1)
2008–2009 Germany U17 20 (1)
2009–2010 Germany U18 4 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U19 13 (1)
2011–2012 Germany U20 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2009 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reinhold Yabo (born 10 February 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Yabo began his career with Teutonia Niedermerz and joined 2001 into the youth of 1. FC Köln.[2] He was to begin of the 2009–10 season promoted in the A-Jugend Bundesliga West,[3] but he earned his first game on senior side for 1. FC Köln II on 8 August 2009 against Fortuna Düsseldorf II in the Regionalliga West.[4]

After four games more for the reserve team of 1. FC Köln he earned his first Bundesliga game against VfL Bochum on 16 April 2010.[5]

Yabo announced his retirement from playing aged 29 in May 2021, at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, due to knee problems.[6]

International career

Yabo was the captain of the Germany under-17 national team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Germany[7] and won the European Championship with the team.[8] Later tat year he played at the 2009 World Cup[9] earning four caps in the tournament in Nigeria.[10]

Personal life

Yabo was born in Aldenhoven to Congolese parents.[11] On 25 May 2014, he was elected as a member of the city council of Karlsruhe.[12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[13]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln 2009–10 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2010–11 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1. FC Köln II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 5 2 — 5 2
2010–11 24 9 — 24 9
2012–13 29 6 — 29 6
Total 58 17 0 0 0 0 58 17
Alemannia Aachen (loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
Karlsruher SC 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 31 1 1 0 — 32 1
2014–15 31 5 1 0 2[a] 1 34 6
Total 62 6 2 0 2 1 66 7
Red Bull Salzburg 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga 2 0 2 2 1[b] 0 5 2
2017–18 24 2 2 1 12[c] 0 38 3
2018–19 9 1 2 2 6[d] 0 17 3
Total 35 3 6 5 19 0 60 8
Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 14 4 0 0 — 14 4
Arminia Bielefeld 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 15 2 0 0 — 15 2
2019–20 24 4 1 0 — 25 4
2020–21 Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 — 13 1
Total 52 7 1 0 0 0 53 7
Career total 243 37 10 5 21 1 274 43
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2015 Bundesliga play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League, four appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Reinhold Yabo zieht zum FC". an-online.de (in German). 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille für Reinhold Yabo". Teutonia Niedermerz. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. ^ "FC-Nachwuchs: Doppelt lernen fürs Leben – Ein Tag im Sportinternat Köln" (in German). 1. FC Köln. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Reinhold Yabo: Das Idol kehrt zur Kindheit zurück" (in German). az-web.de. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Reinhold Yabo" (in German). Teutonia Niedermerz.[dead link]
  6. ^ ""Schweren Herzens": Bielefelds Yabo verkündet Karriereende mit 29". kicker (in German). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ ""Ich bin kein Ronaldo-Fan"" (in German). spox.com. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Migrantenkinder trumpfen als Leistungsträger auf" (in German). fussball.com. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Als FC-Profi zur WM" (in German). 18mal18. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  10. ^ Reinhold Yabo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ Tweet Yabos vom 30. Juli 2014
  12. ^ http://web1.karlsruhe.de/Stadtentwicklung/afsta/Wahlen/Wahlabend-Netmodul-ab2014/2014-komm/gr/gemeinderat-2014-kandi.php Archived 27 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in German) retrieved on 26 May 2014
  13. ^ Reinhold Yabo at Soccerway

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