Karim Yoda


Abdoul Karim Yoda is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Al-Hazem. He is of Ivorian descent.

Club career

Born in Annemasse, Yoda joined Servette FC's youth system in 2000, aged 11. 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. 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 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. He made his debut in the competition on 25 September, starting in a 0–2 away loss against RCD Espanyol.
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. 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.
On 22 November 2017, Yoda was loaned to CF Reus Deportiu in the second level, until the following June, and signed a permanent two-year contract the following 31 July 2018. However, he was one of the four players who were not registered for the new season due to the club's wage limit, and left the club after it was expelled by the LFP the following January.
In February 2019, Yoda signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv. On 23 July, however, he returned to Spain and its second division, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Racing de Santander.
In 23 January 2020, Al-Hazem has signed with Karim Yoda from Racing de Santander.

Honours

Club

;Sion
;Astra Giurgiu