Date of birth 13 May 1983 (age 30)
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2][3]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 42
Youth career
1996–2001 ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
2001–2003 Beveren 70 (3)
2003–2005 Metalurh Donetsk 33 (3)
2005–2006 Olympiacos 26 (3)
2006–2007 Monaco 27 (5)
2007–2010 Barcelona 74 (4)
2010– Manchester City 121 (33)
10-11 Man City Home FA Cup Final SS Yaya Toure
10-11 Man City Home FA Cup Final SS Yaya Toure
Manchester City Yaya Toure match worn issued shirt.
Issued for Europa
League 2011/2012
In a Europa League game against Porto, 16th February 2012
Manchester City, season 2011-2012, 2nd kit,
match worn against Porto
in Europa League
Champions League 2012/13 Home
National team‡
2004– Ivory Coast 82 (16)
21 June 2006. Pictured are
(top row L to R) Ivorian goalkeeper Boubacar Barry, Ivorian defender
Emmanuel Eboue, Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure, Ivorian forward Arouna
Kone, Ivorian midfielder Kanga Akale, Ivorian defender Blaise Kouassi,
and (bottom row-L to R) Ivorian defender Arthur Boka, Ivorian
midfielder Kader Keita, Ivorian forward Aruna Dindane, Ivorian
defender Cyrille Domoraud and Ivorian midfielder Didier Zokora.