Reinhold Yabo

Reinhold Yabo (born 10 February 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Reinhold Yabo

Yabo playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Aldenhoven, Germany[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1997–2001	Teutonia Niedermerz
2001–2009	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	1. FC Köln	5	(0)
2009–2013	→ 1. FC Köln II	58	(17)
2011–2012	→ Alemannia Aachen (loan)	17	(0)
2013–2015	Karlsruher SC	62	(6)
2015–2019	Red Bull Salzburg	35	(3)
2017	→ Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	14	(4)
2019–2021	Arminia Bielefeld	52	(7)
Total		243	(37)
International career
2007	Germany U15	2	(0)
2007–2008	Germany U16	11	(1)
2008–2009	Germany U17	20	(1)
2009–2010	Germany U18	4	(0)
2010–2011	Germany U19	13	(1)
2011–2012	Germany U20	10	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2009 Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Yabo began his career with Teutonia Niedermerz and joined 2001 into the youth of 1. FC Köln.^[2] He was to begin of the 2009–10 season promoted in the A-Jugend Bundesliga West,^[3] but he earned his first game on senior side for 1. FC Köln II on 8 August 2009 against Fortuna Düsseldorf II in the Regionalliga West.^[4]

After four games more for the reserve team of 1. FC Köln he earned his first Bundesliga game against VfL Bochum on 16 April 2010.^[5]

Yabo announced his retirement from playing aged 29 in May 2021, at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, due to knee problems.^[6]

International career

Yabo was the captain of the Germany under-17 national team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Germany^[7] and won the European Championship with the team.^[8] Later tat year he played at the 2009 World Cup^[9] earning four caps in the tournament in Nigeria.^[10]

Personal life

Yabo was born in Aldenhoven to Congolese parents.^[11] On 25 May 2014, he was elected as a member of the city council of Karlsruhe.^[12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[13]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Köln	2009–10	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2010–11		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1. FC Köln II	2009–10	Regionalliga West	5	2	—				5	2
	2010–11		24	9	—				24	9
	2012–13		29	6	—				29	6
	Total		58	17	0	0	0	0	58	17
Alemannia Aachen (loan)	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
Karlsruher SC	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	31	1	1	0	—		32	1
	2014–15		31	5	1	0	2[a]	1	34	6
	Total		62	6	2	0	2	1	66	7
Red Bull Salzburg	2016–17	Austrian Football Bundesliga	2	0	2	2	1[b]	0	5	2
	2017–18		24	2	2	1	12[c]	0	38	3
	2018–19		9	1	2	2	6[d]	0	17	3
	Total		35	3	6	5	19	0	60	8
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	14	4	0	0	—		14	4
Arminia Bielefeld	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	15	2	0	0	—		15	2
	2019–20		24	4	1	0	—		25	4
	2020–21	Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		13	1
	Total		52	7	1	0	0	0	53	7
Career total			243	37	10	5	21	1	274	43

1. Appearances in the 2015 Bundesliga play-offs
2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
3. Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League, four appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

• 2009: UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
• 2009: Fritz-Walter-Medaille
• 2009: Honorary Citizen of Aldenhoven