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Biography
Ishmael Yartey (born 11 January 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Sion.
Club career
Yartey began his youth and professional career with Ghanaian club All Blacks F.C., before joining S.L. Benfica on a 1-year loan deal with a buy option at the end of the contract. Former Benfica's manager Quique Flores was the first manager that called Yartey to train with the senior squad, but his debut with Benfica's shirt was never made.
On 15 July 2009, Yartey left S.L. Benfica and signed a one-year loan deal with S.C. Beira Mar, then at the end of the season he signed for C.D. Fátima, another one-year loan. In January 2011 he was loaned to S.C. Beira-Mar for the remainder of the 2010–11 Primeira Liga season.
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.
In June 2012, Yartey returned to Benfica from his season long loan at Servette FC. He never made his debut for Benfica. On 19 July 2012, Yartey signed a 4-year contract with French Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
On March 26, 2015, Yartey signed a loan contract with the Portland Timbers of MLS with a transfer option from French Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
International career
Yartey represented Ghana U-17 (Black Starlets) in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic.
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.
Club statistics
Correct as of 30 May 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beira-Mar | 2009–10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 22 | 6 | |
| Fátima | 2010–11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 20 | 4 | |
| Beira-Mar | 2010–11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | |
| Servette | 2011–12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 8 | ||
| Sochaux | 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |
| Sochaux reserves | 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| Sion | 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| Gil Vicente | 2015–16 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 5 | |
| Career total | 150 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - | 173 | 27 | ||
Honours
- Segunda Liga: 2009–10
- MLS Cup: 2015
- Western Conference
- Winners (Playoffs): 2015