Gilles Donald Yapi Yapo (born January 30, 1982 in
AbidjanAbidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire . It is the largest city in the nation, and the third largest French speaking city in the world. It has, according to the authorities of the country in 2006, 5,068,858 residents in the municipal area and 3,796,677 residents in the...
) is a
Ivorian' , formerly named, and often referred to as the Ivory Coast, officially the ', is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name to be used in all languages.With an area of 322,462 km
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football player.
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Gilles Donald Yapi Yapo (born January 30, 1982 in
AbidjanAbidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire . It is the largest city in the nation, and the third largest French speaking city in the world. It has, according to the authorities of the country in 2006, 5,068,858 residents in the municipal area and 3,796,677 residents in the...
) is a
Ivorian' , formerly named, and often referred to as the Ivory Coast, officially the ', is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name to be used in all languages.With an area of 322,462 km
2 Côte...
football player.
A
midfielderIn association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. Their main functions are to dispossess the opposing team, to retain possession of the ball, and to feed it to the strikers, and perhaps, to score as well...
, he has been playing for
FC Nantes AtlantiqueFootball Club de Nantes is a French football team, based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 2.The team has one of the most impressive histories in French football with 8 Ligue 1 titles and 3 Coupe de France...
since January 2004. He has lately been playing for the Swiss club
BSC Young BoysBSC Young Boys is a Swiss sports club based in Bern. The name is often abbreviated to "YB", but the Y is pronounced as "E". Abroad, YB is often referred to as "Young Boys Bern"...
. He represented the Ivory Coast national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany.
Yapi Yapo is playing as a defensive midfielder. He is taking penalties for Young Boys at the moment together with the injured Mario Raimondi and the YB-star, Seydou Doumbia.
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Nantes biography