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Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983 commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a box-to-box midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side. He plays with the name Touré Yaya on his jersey.

He is renowned for combining speed and physical power with technique and has 55 caps for Côte d'Ivoire, representing the team in their first appearance in a FIFA World Cup, in the 2006 competition as well as in 2010. He is the younger brother of his Côte d'Ivoire and Manchester City teammate Kolo Touré. He also has a younger brother named Ibrahim who currently plays for Egyptian side Makasa.
1 Club career
1.1 Early career
1.2 Olympiacos
1.3 Monaco
1.4 Barcelona
1.5 Manchester City
2 Club statistics
3 International goals
4 Honours
5 References
6 External links
Touré joined ASEC Mimosas youth academy in 1996 on the recommendation of his long-time mentor Patrick van Reijendam. He then moved to Europe where he played for Belgian side Beveren for two-and-a-half years and later for one and a half years at Ukrainian side Metalurh Donetsk.

Touré then moved to Olympiacos in 2005. He was nicknamed "the new Patrick Vieira" by his older brother. Before joining Olympiacos, Touré had a trial with Arsenal, starting in a match against Barnet,but subsequently manager Arsène Wenger failed to sign him because he could not secure a work permit
After representing Côte d'Ivoire in the 2006 World Cup, Touré was signed by French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco in August 2006. He played at the Stade Louis II for one season before leaving for FC Barcelona.
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